Question

it is describing how Microsoft manages in three different topics in two different countries. the topics are Market economy, exporting, and culture, and the two countries are United States and Canada. please describe it in a word document.

Answer 1

Microsoft is the Multinational Company associate with software, electronics and other related services. Its headquarter is in Washington. This company has gained success in a very short period of time and is in the position that every country is using the services provided by them. Whether the country is developed, developing or under develop, product and services of Microsoft are used by them.

Two such Countries we will discuss are Canada and United State. The basis of discussion will be Market Economy, Exporting and Culture

MARKET ECONOMY OF MICROSOFT IN UNITED STATES

• In the leading newspaper Microsoft once said the success of the company is based on their economy and not on capitalization.
• The United State is counted as a develop country and the prices of the goods and services are depended upon supply a demand
• The Microsoft has always offered new business line model. Moreover in United States education and skilled work force is available therefore the cost of recruitment is saved. The number of employees working for Microsoft in United Stated is always growing.
• Developed technologies and updated model has given the room to consumer innovation and market growth
• If we look at the financial statement of Microsoft for United States the numbers are increasing with terms of assets as well as liabilities. The asset turnover in United States is on the increasing pitch however the wages compensation to the employees is also in the same pitch.
• This means that with an increase in profits and development of the company in United Stated there is increase in expansion and diversification that leads to increase in the level of employment.
• Hence the market economy of Microsoft in United States is the stable one as the reason behind it is developed country with rich in technological resources.

WHEREAS

MARKET ECONOMY OF MICROSOFT IN CANADA

• The success of Canada 's economy is judged by the level of employment the multinational companies are offering
• The Microsoft Company has forecasted about 100000 new job to the Canadian by the end of 2020. The reason behind this massive recruitment is adoption of Cloud Computing.
• The public investment on cloud computing and other innovation will improve the economic condition by the end of the year as suggested by reports.
• The four major areas that will be economically stronger than other will be Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal.
• If we see the Financial statement of Microsoft in Canada the position is yet to be improved and the reason of cloud computing in Canada will increase the profile of Microsoft.
• Hence the economy is moving to be stable by the end of the year as forecasted by IDC. Moreover the investment will increase the production and employment related services.

CULTURE OF MICROSOFT IN UNITED STATES

• The company focused on empowering their employees in United States. With the use of dynamic environment the company is using diversified work culture to adopt different different workers from all over the world.
• At Microsoft the core values are to: learn, develop and grow. This means that Microsoft aims at developing the employees capabilities in such a way that they can excel the expertise in their departments.
• The culture focuses of
  • safety of human resources
  • rights and obligation of human resources
  • allocation of diversified work culture
  • adopting of mind mapping work breakdown structure
  • Channelizing the energy of employees into productive manner.

WHEREAS

CULTURE OF MICROSOFT IN CANADA

• The Microsoft in Canada provides the best suited services to its employees like friendly environment, adjustable social and economic policies, and the environment to live in.
• The culture followed by Microsoft is so satisfactory that they have earned various awards for Best Places to Work in.
• The Canada's Microsoft not only emphasizes on production service but also have invested heavy amount to develop the work culture where there is flexibility and proper delegation of duties.
• The policies and culture include by Microsoft are
  • taking employees feedback
  • Learning and adapting policies
  • understanding the important of front line managers
  • the focus is not only on diversified talent but to develop the environment where every employee can be heard and develop their skills.

MICROSOFT EXPORTING IN UNITED STATES

• The exporting department is governed by the US Department of Commerce and the rules are known as Export Administration Regulations.
• The Microsoft needs to comply will all the policies framed by the US department and with proper classification of goods and services offered by them as different goods and services comes under different regulations.
• However the Microsoft software does not comes under commerce therefore they do not need proper license to be sold in non embargoed areas
• The Microsoft have created separate page for frequently asked question on its web page so that all the queries related to exporting are solved by the answers only.
• Hence Microsoft Exporting in United States has to comply with various regulation like
  • Bureau of Industry and Security
  • The Office of Foreign Asset Control
  • Wassenar Arrangement
  • Or any incidental laws.

WHEREAS

MICROSOFT EXPORTING IN CANADA

• The Microsoft has common policies for all whether it’s US or Canada or any other countries. However the Canada is moving forward from all the other countries have it has developed the system known as Canadian Export Reporting System which is yet to be notified.
• The Microsoft is helping the Government of Canada to go digital and simultaneously protecting the portal using cloud computing
• The Canadian Government has given relaxation in terms of exporting to Microsoft on the condition that the company will help the government in detecting the online scamps. This type of barter system has relaxed the Microsoft in exporting service.

CONCLUSION

Hence whether it is United States or Canada or any other country the aim of Microsoft is to grow and to grow with people. It makes sure that the employees working with them are enhancing their personal skills and are using their capabilities for the company. Moreover with effective organization structure and proper delegation it has indeed created the sense of belongingness among people of the countries and the employees working with them.