Company DescriptionMicrosoft is an American multinational company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. It was founded in Albuquerque on April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers. Its best-known products are the Microsoft Window line of operating systems, Microsoft Office, and the Internet Explorer web browser. Ethics There is no doubt that Microsoft Corporation proactively contributes to society because it has integrated social responsibility into its strategic plan in order to share its wealth with the community. To date, the company has donated over seventy million dollars in software to more than 60,000 nonprofit organizations in 41 countries. The reason for these donations is to help these charitable organizations better serve their communities. Furthermore, it has launched a global youth initiative so that it can reach millions of young people and help them become future entrepreneurs by educating them. This is why Microsoft has been described by Corporate Social Responsibility as the company that helps small businesses, as well as individuals, reach their full potential. Additionally, Microsoft has earned a reputation for being the leading company that offers the most consistent and comprehensive compensation and benefits to its employees. The company offers competitive salaries, bonuses and equity awards to eligible employees, based on employee performance. Additionally, it provides health, dental and vision coverage to all of its employees and their immediate family members. It also offers paid maternity leave to employees. Furthermore, these new parents...... middle of paper......consumers who are well programmed and have good software to support it. Works cited Author Surname, Name. Title of the book referred to. City Name: Publisher Name, Year. Type of support (e.g. Print). Surname, First name, First name. "Article title." Title of the magazine (year): pages from - to. Print.http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/commerce/anticompetitive/dominance/microsoft/study.phphttp://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/reporting/http://blogs. technet.com/b/boston/archive/2013/01/02/microsoft-ranked-1-in-best-corporate-social-responsibility-programs-continues-dedication-to-citizens-and-communities.aspxhttps:// www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/working-responsibly/http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/reporting/http://www.decisionanalyst.com/publ_art/ marketegmentation.dai