Microsoft Monopoly

The largest characteristic of the software industry that allowed Microsoft the opportunity to become monopolistic was the way that “standards” are introduced and used. Once any piece of software becomes the industry standard, it becomes poised to dominate the market. Examples: Microsoft, Netscape, hypertext transfer protocol (http), etc. Microsoft had an even better position because Read More …

Manager Interview

Rob Ludlow Management 3600 Section 01 October 4, 2000 MANAGER QUESTIONS: Preface: In this assignment I will undertake the task of interviewing Michael Ludlow (my brother) who is the Western Regional Director of Sales with DigitalThink Corporation. The conversation was quite lengthy, so there will be much editing as I endeavor to write this in Read More …

Help Desk Supervisor

Rob Ludlow Marketing 3401 December 6, 2000The job I have chose that I would be most interested in (at least at this point in my life) would be a Help Desk Supervisor or Manager. This decision is based on previous experience on a Help Desk, and would be a good entry point into the market.There Read More …

Free Market Utilitarianism

In the pursuit of the philosophy of business ethics I have come to realize that there are always at least two sides to an issue, that everyone always has an opinion, and that there is always someone out there who wants to argue against an opinion. Among these debates there is one fundamental issue that Read More …

Black and Decker a Case Study

Over the past 10 years Black & Decker Corporation has had a roller coaster ride of ups and downs. These highs and lows in business operations are clearly reflected in Black & Decker’s net profit margin (Exhibit 1). Unfortunately though the company has been under performing and has seen its stock performance fall below the Read More …