To further grasp this concept, Management as a Discipline (2008) clarified that “Management as a discipline refers to that branch of knowledge which is connected to study of principles & practices of basic …show more content…
No one knows this more than Microsoft’s new CEO, Ryan Nakashima. The corporation’s previous leader, Satya Nadella, was said to have an ineffective management style. Supposedly Nadella’s approach used to be effective but once the company’s global power continued to expand his style slowed down. Nadella’s calm gestures were actually even more different than former CEO’s style, Steve Ballmer (Nakashima, 2014). While Ballmer focused on emotions, Nadella cared about the bell curve. This ranking system displayed which employees rose to the top, above their fellow co-workers, and that is how Nadella handled the management discipline of Microsoft. This tactic, however, became a battle field were employees put their attention towards being ranked rather than the corporation’s targets. For this reason, Microsoft “experts on leadership say the change in tone is a necessary cultural shift for a mature company transitioning into new businesses while letting go of past successes and missed opportunities” (Nakashima, 2014). Therefore, Nakashima is announced to be that shift that the company is in desperate need of. Next, Bill Gates, being Microsoft’s Chairman and founding father, has a rather laid back managerial way in the corporation. Gates made sure that the company had a comfortable and fun atmosphere so that employees would not mind spending most of