Silicon Valley Dream
Silicon Valley and the American Dream
At first glance, Silicon Valley seems to be the American Dream come true. It is one of the most fabulously affluent regions in the United States, and offers opportunities to get rich fast in the computer industry. The Valley's beginnings were humble: it was known for its citrus fruit production during the 1950's, and named "Valley of the Heart's Delight" at this time. When the information revolution catapulted the Valley to fabled wealth during the 1960s and '70s, the region became known as Silicon Valley. The question is however if achieving the American Dream was truly a dream come true, or if the wealth generated in this way eroded spiritual and moral values to a dangerous extent.
In materialistic terms, Silicon Valley has provided a dream come true for many Americans. Indeed, together with Hollywood, Wall Street and Detroit, it qualifies as one of…...
Diversity
Silicon Valley struggles with hiring a diverse range of people for a couple of reasons. As the case indicates, the Valley tends to look at specific feeder schools, and they do tend to typecast the ideal employee. In particular for engineering, it is usually somebody who has been coding since childhood. Such candidates are different from the ones normally found at African-American universities like Howard, for example. In one sense, any school not among the elite will fail to put many graduates into Silicon Valley, and the few schools that do graduate many people into the Valley tend to lack diversity in those particular programs.
The bigger issue, of course, is that many minorities are not represented in engineering and computer programming because there is a specific culture that is drawn to the field -- white or Asian, male, nerdy and usually in a middle-class or wealthy upbringing. Anybody that does…...
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uthless Overlords of Silicon Valley
Globalization
According to the article "The ruthless overlords of Silicon Valley," the corporate founders of the new digital age have tried to present themselves as benign leaders, more devoted to intellectual excellence and social good, rather than the ruthless pursuit of profits. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said this directly: "simply put: we don't build services to make money; we make money to build better services" (The ruthless overlords of Silicon Valley, 2012, Newsweek). However, the authors of this Newsweek editorial state that this rhetoric is a facade for the actual agenda of organizations such as Google, Apple, Zynga and Facebook. The authors term these new Internet companies as just as unregulated and powerful in their influence over our lives as the robber barons of old. As an example of their profit-focused initiatives, Apple is taken to task for "systematically outsourcing the assembly of iPhones and other…...
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Speculation for land grew wild, as more and more Americans flooded the area, and whites controlled the buying, selling, and ownership of property (39). Despite the treaty, only twenty Mexican men and six Mexican women held property in California by 1860, according to the laws of the United States. The numbers of Mexicans possessing a "personal estate" dropped drastically, even while despised settler groups from the East, such as the Irish, increased their ownership of territory.
The loss of the profits of property ownership in the capitalist American system, which was at its most rapid stage of development during the 19th century in California, reduced non-whites to laborers, not owners. The greater the desire to create a "settler's paradise" the greater the anxiety of the so-called "greasers" in the Anglo's midst. (54) "Hispanics of good character," meant Hispanics willing to toil in the gold, and later when they were driven…...
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The Internet began to rise in the early part of the decade, but the major landmark was the launch of the Netscape Navigator, the pioneering Internet browser. This, combined with significant infrastructure investments on the part of telecommunications companies, helped to drive the rapid growth of the Internet through the 1990s. Already in the mid1990s, companies in the Valley and beyond were beginning to exploit the commercial value of the Internet. By 1995, future giants such as eBay and Amazon had been established.
The early successes of these and other pioneering Internet firms hinted at the commercial viability of the Internet. Investors noted that the opportunity to buy a future global giant at IPO pricing, or near to it, was a rare opportunity. This fueled demand for stock in Internet companies. Although the business models for most Internet companies were unproven, investors were not willing to wait, fearing that it…...
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Employees, competitors and the board are other important stakeholders who must be taken into consideration as well.
There are a number of outcomes that must be noted for this evaluation. To the shareholders, the outcome of Dunn's actions was overwhelmingly positive. The company earned a high governance score, its stock price increased, and the risk posed by the leaks was mitigated. To Dunn, the actions were ultimately negative, but she performed her task to the best of her abilities, and this was valuable. To the board of directors, the outcome was somewhat negative, but neither Keyworth nor Perkins suffered much, both continuing to be incredibly wealthy people and neither having faced criminal prosecution or other infringement upon their freedoms. Their egos were the main victims of the investigation. The company suffered somewhat in the short run, in particular for the negative publicity it faced. That publicity, however, had little bearing…...
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ethics of discarded computers. Discussed is John Stuart Mill's philosophy.
Response scenario: I have just worn out my fourth computer. I love a high speed computer, but I feel guilty when I buy a new one. A new computer is my top priority for a purchase, and I begin saving for a new one almost as soon as I have purchased one. I know that many people are just like me. There must be junkyards full of computers. hy is there such a waste with hardware and software in the computer industry. Should I try to get by with less? Two sources are used. APA.
Computer Junkyards
Computer trash is certainly becoming a problem for societies everywhere. Some people try to make use of them by creating art, but that is a miniscule use of the millions of old computers one can see set out for the garbage men or dumped behind…...
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However, the prospect of relocating manufacturing operations abroad raises new potential issues that must be considered. Specifically, it may be ethically permissible to take advantage of certain prevailing circumstances in foreign countries that are responsible for lower labor (and other overhead) costs. On the other hand, there are also limits to that concept. It is not ethically permissible to relocate manufacturing operations to countries where economic and social conditions are so bad that the population is desperate for work at wages that are exploitative by any objective standard.
Similarly, it is ethically unacceptable to allow American companies to exploit foreign workers by allowing manufacturing processes to be carried out in work environments that would violate the most basic concepts about appropriate and acceptable vocational situations and circumstances if those processes were being conducted within the U.S. And subject to U.S. employment laws and standards set out by occupational hazard regulations.
Assuming that…...
Com industry crash after the boom
This is a paper examining some of the factors that caused the dot-com crash
Many believe the root cause of the dot-com crash was over valuation of stock prices relative to the actual underlying value of the companies themselves. Stocks of Internet companies traded at Price-Earning ratios of higher then 30, buoyed by a speculative bubble. When reality set in for investors many realized that the companies that they were so heavily invested in were little more then money sucking black holes with no upside potential in the near or long-term future. This triggered mass self-offs of not only Internet related stocks but soon impacted the market value of many companies associated with computer, network or telecommunications industries.
This paper will show in fact that over valuation was more a symptom of the speculative boom and was only one of the multifaceted factors that contributed to…...
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Management STYLE IN THE United States
Cultural Values and Business
Theory X vs. Theory Y
Management the High Tech Way
Management STYLE IN THE DOMINICAN EPUBLIC
CULTUAL VALUES AND Business
ole of Entrepreneurship
In the United States, management values, beliefs and attitudes have undergone a gradual shift away from the simplistic stance of planning, organizing and directing. Valuable managerial skills, no matter what culture is being considered, have traditionally been masculine skills, highlighting the dominant, assertive, and decisive elements of management behavior and downplaying the team and supportive aspects that are more readily identified with women. This traditional view is now giving way in the United States to an approach where team behaviour is seen as increasingly important to a truly successful management style.
The global leadership skills of the future will evolve from a combination of individual/group and masculine/feminine traits involving strategic thinking and communication skills. The final result of this evolution will make organizations more competitive…...
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Outsourcing
Many companies outsource large portions of their supply chain. There are different strategic reasons for this - to save money, to focus on marketing or design, or simply because the production in their industry is centered on a specific area. Apple is among the many companies that outsource production, and they do it for a variety of reasons Part of the outsourcing decision simply relates to strategy. Apple focuses its American operations on tasks for which the United States has a competitive advantage, and does the same with its production. The company's design and marketing functions are largely based on the United States. This is because talent in those fields is oriented towards Western countries for marketing, and towards Silicon Valley specifically for consumer technology design. Apple thus takes advantage of a cluster in the Silicon Valley.
Clustering is a phenomenon where an industry is centred in an area (The Economist,…...
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SWOT esource and Capability
Ethics and Social esponsibility
Fundamental principles of ethical leadership comprise of having honesty and integrity, taking note of all stakeholders, building community, and respecting the individual. Leaders ought to seek solutions to a sequence of significant questions prior to reaching a decision regarding an issue that is not clearly either ethical or unethical (DuBrin, 2016). The leader in question is Mary T. Barra, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of General Motors Company. Barra is considered to be a fantastic leader that is extensively respected around the industry, trusted by consumers across the globe, admired by the company's board and well-regarded by her personnel. Meticulously and transparently, Barra has restored trust and vivacity in the organization when it had been destroyed by a number of inconsiderate predecessors. In addition, Barra shaped General Motors' global footprint by bringing an end to Chevrolet sales in Europe and also ending…...
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Socially esponsible Efforts
Social responsibility is quite often associated with corporate organizations and governments with individuals' input being relegated to the periphery. Corporate bodies, governments, and individuals have a duty of care to the greater society. These entities perception of what is socially responsible is; however, a preserve of their ideals and beliefs. Organizations that are sustainability-minded may undertake to develop green buildings where as others may give monetary donations to the neighboring communities towards construction of social amenities. Some organizations may donate their time to volunteer organizations that perhaps endeavor to increase forest cover. Individuals or organizations with businesses that negatively impact environment may undertake to recycle their products or even champion for the use of Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs that save energy. This paper seeks to compare the differences and similarities between two different communities and finally evaluate the effects of socially responsible efforts in each community. The…...
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Strategy and Innovation
Impact of Strategy on Successful Innovation: The Case of Fujitsu Limited
Innovation, both product- and process-wise, has increasingly become a crucial source of competitive advantage in today's business world. Organisations that continually reinvent their products and processes in accordance to environmental dynamics achieve greater success in the marketplace compared to those that pay little or no attention to innovation (Beyene & Wu, 2016). Successful innovation, however, is predominantly dependent on an organisation's business strategy (Hajar, 2015). A firm's strategic orientation determines the extent to which it introduces new products or new ways of doing things. In other words, without the right strategy, an organisation may not innovate successfully. The connection between strategy and innovation is particularly true for Fujitsu Limited, a Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company. With reference to Fujitsu, this paper discusses the impact of strategy on innovation. Attention is particularly paid to how the company…...
Title: Reasons Why the US is the Best Country in the World
Introduction:
The United States of America is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and influential countries globally. As an epitome of democracy, economic strength, innovation, and cultural diversity, several reasons make the US the best country in the world today.
1. Political Stability:
The US boasts a stable political system that upholds the principles of democracy and individual liberties. Its robust system of checks and balances ensures accountability and prevents the concentration of power, making it an attractive destination for both citizens and immigrants.
2. Economic Powerhouse:
The United States possesses the....
The ruthless overlords of Silicon Valley, particularly the major tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon, have had a significant impact on globalization.
One way in which they have influenced globalization is through their dominance in the digital economy. These companies have a massive global reach and control a large portion of the digital infrastructure that enables global communication, commerce, and data exchange. This has allowed them to shape the way in which information flows across borders and has given them a significant amount of power in shaping global trends and behaviors.
Furthermore, these companies have also played a key role....
The Ascendance of Silicon Valley's Titans and Their Impact on Globalization
Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has emerged as a global epicenter of technological innovation, spawning tech behemoths like Google, Apple, Meta (formerly Facebook), Amazon, and Microsoft. These Silicon Valley giants have wielded their immense power to shape the course of globalization, transforming industries, societies, and the lives of billions worldwide.
Economic Impact:
Job Creation: The tech industry has created millions of high-paying jobs in Silicon Valley and beyond, fueling economic growth and prosperity in various regions.
Innovation and Productivity: Silicon Valley companies have pioneered disruptive technologies that have revolutionized....
Steve Jobs: Visionary, Innovator, and Cultural Icon
The Legacy of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs' impact on the tech industry: How his vision and leadership revolutionized computing, mobile communication, and digital technology.
Jobs' influence on design and user experience: The transformative role he played in shaping the way we interact with technology as consumers.
Jobs' entrepreneurial genius: Analyzing the key factors behind his success as a founder, CEO, and innovator.
The Visionary and Creative Genius
Steve Jobs as a visionary leader: How he inspired his employees, motivated innovation, and created a culture of creativity at Apple.
Jobs' obsession with perfection: Examining his relentless....
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