Marissa Mayer
Essays

Yahoo! is one of the pioneers of what virtual internet world looks like today. Incorporated with the sole objective of providing internet service to both end-users and businesses, Yahoo! has transformed into more than that. It was founded by David Filo and Jerry Yang in 1995. Since then Yahoo! has enjoyed the status of market leader for several years. However with introduction of Google and tough competition from organizations like Microsoft, Yahoo! has failed to retain its old status. In fact, recently it is struggling to revamp the company's structure and vision which may respond to the robust market requirement.

¶ … Multinational Corporations Around the Globe

Flexible work arrangements are not possible or practical for all work situations and scenarios but they are nonetheless becoming more common in the modern workplace. The advancement of technology including software and internet frameworks make it all possible. However, the results of these arrangements has been uneven, including the decision of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to ban the practice and the similar decision of Best Buy to shutter the well-received ROWE program.

This paper addresses the leadership style of Marissa Mayer, CEO at Yahoo! Overlaying an analysis of her change efforts is the framework of Kotter and Cohen's Eight Steps for Successful Large-Scale Change. Media perceptions are presented side-by-side with opinions of business and management professors from major U.S. universities. The public controversies regarding Mayer's approaches are included in the discussion.

Yahoo! is a U.S. based internet firm, known primarily for its' web search engine and related services such as Yahoo Groups, Yahoo Mail and the online publication of news, though Yahoo News.

¶ … leadership pitfalls observed in the Value of Valuing Employees.

When it comes to human resources and general management of employees, one of the major concerns that employers have always had is making and keeping employees motivated. However, there has been a major shift started in…

The objective of this paper is to compare and contrast the leadership styles of Vikram Pandit (Citigroup) and Marissa Mayer (Yahoo) using Darling & Leffel's (2010) to construct different theoretical frameworks to…

Wal-Mart is an American-based multinational discount store, currently operating more than 11,000 retail outlets in 27 different countries, and serving approximately 140 million customers weekly.

FLSA, Telecommute, And Flexible Work Schedules