Microsoft's People Problems
written by Shirisha Regani, fl. 2005 (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: IBS Center for Management Research, 2003, originally published 2003), 16 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- The case examines the growth of Microsoft Corp. from a small partnership startup to a global software firm. It discusses the changes that occurred in the culture of Microsoft as a result of its growth, and how these changes affected the employees of the company. The late 1990s saw a rise in the voluntary attrition rate at Microsoft. The case discusses the reasons for this increase and its effects on the company. It also talks about some other human resources problems experienced by Microsoft, such as the problem of recruiting new employees and the allegations of discrimination. Further, the case describes the efforts undertaken by the company to retain employees, notably, the restructuring of the company into seven new customer-focused divisions and changes made in the compensation policy.
- Field of Interest
- Business & Economics
- Author
- Shirisha Regani, fl. 2005
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2003 by IBS Center for Management Research
- Content Type
- Case study
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2003
- Page Count
- 16
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Publisher
- IBS Center for Management Research
- Place Published / Released
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Subject
- Business & Economics, Social Sciences, Human Resource Management, Discrimination, Employee benefits, Corporate culture, Human resource management, Software Publishers, Gerenciamento de Recursos Humanos, Gestión de Recursos Humanos, Microsoft, Internationalization of Firms
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Gerenciamento de Recursos Humanos, Gestión de Recursos Humanos
