This document provides an overview of Microsoft Corporation, including a brief history, SWOT analysis, and details on HR practices and key products. It notes that Microsoft was established in 1975 and is now a major American technology company headquartered in Washington. The SWOT analysis identifies strengths like a flexible workforce and recognizable software brands, as well as weaknesses such as a failure to anticipate internet growth. HR practices discussed include recruitment, training, compensation and benefits, and programs for women. Major products highlighted are Windows, Office, Xbox, and Bing.

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4. INTRODUCTION
HISTORY
SWOT
HR PRACTICES
Products

5. INTRODUCTION
•Established on April 4, 1975 .
•In 1975, Gates and Allen form a partnership called Microsoft.
•American public multinational corporation .
•Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA .

6. HISTORY
4 April 1975: The beginning
1995–2005: Internet and the 32-bit era
1984–1994: Windows and Office
2006 on: Vista and Cloud computing

8. SWOT
A SWOT analysis is a structured planning method used
to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
and threats involved in a project
or in a business venture.

9. Strengths:
Flexible workforce
Software products have high name recognition
Revenues and profits rising at 30% a year
Windows 95, 98, 2000 series, Windows NT, Window XP, Windows vista,
Windows 7 & Windows 8.
Weaknesses:
 Microsoft leadership failed to correctly anticipate the growth or popularity
of the Internet
 Falling sales in the operating systems and server software sectors
Dependency on hardware manufacturers to pre-install Microsoft's PC
operating system

10. Opportunities:
Cheaper global telecommunication costs open new markets as people
connect to the Internet.
The demand for personal computers in American and global markets
remains strong despite the growth and increasing popularity of personal
handheld devices.

11. Rapid development of mobile devices
Technology life cycle is shorter and shorter
Software piracy
Threats:
Apple and Linux threaten Microsoft's 88% market share
of the desktop operating market
Currency exchange rates affect demand for application/operation
software and hardware
Hardware manufacturers are issuing their own pre-bundled programs
on their own hardware

12. HR PRCTICES
Recruitment and Selection.
Training and Development.
Compensation and Benefits..
Women's Empowerment.

13. Recruitment and Selection.
Microsoft recruits both fresh graduates from academic campuses and experienced
professionals in the IT industry.
For campus recruitments, the selection process included written tests and several
rounds of personal interviews...

14. Training and Development
• Software skill training (presentation, communication,
• Language training
• Product training
• Leadership development program

15. Compensation and Benefits
• Microsoft provides offered compensation
packages on or higher than the industry
standards based on the technical skills and experience
of the candidates.
• Employee benefits are
Standardized across employees.

16. Microsoft India conducted special recruitment
drives exclusively for women in line with the
overall IT industry's aim of raising the
female-male ratio in the workforce.
Women's Empowerment

17. PRODUCTS
Bing
Windows
DirectX
Xbox - Game Console
Microsoft Office
Internet Explorer
MSN
Microsoft Windows Server
Skype
Nokia

18. Windows and Windows Phone
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Windows Me
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows Server 2008..

19. COMPETITOR’s for WINDOWS O/S

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