Profile of Bill Gates designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical records.

Presents eBay's rationale for its $2.6 billion acquisition in late 2005 of Skype, a fast growing voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) provider. Describes Skype's history, technology, business model, and competition, as well as government regulation of VoIP services.

Profiles the nascent podcasting industry, based on a compilation of published articles. Describes factors driving industry growth, barriers to adoption, ecosystem roles, and potential business models.

The founder/CEO and CFO failed to pay to Treasury funds withheld from employees' salaries. Was their activity "willful" and are they personally liable? The firm was in a cash crisis. The founder/CEO was impaired by cocaine and alcohol use and the CFO was new to the job. May be used with: (9-206-079) Allemeier v. Commissioner.

We encounter in all aspects of our daily lives groups of individuals who identify themselves as professionals. Many of us aspire to be professionals in our vocation and conduct. But what are the aspects of being a professional? The following anthology of book excerpts addresses this question.

Describes life on a product development team, the behaviors that are rewarded, and the difficult tradeoffs members often have to make as a result. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case. May be used with: (9-404-056) Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B); (9-404-057) Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C); (9-404-058) Time Distribution and Interaction Patterns for PEARL Project Team: Work Patterns at Ditto (D).

According to her managers, Laura is an "ideal female employee." Depicts her life and provides a log of how she spends her time. This is a rewritten version of an earlier case. May be used with: (9-404-055) The PEARL Project: Work Patterns at Ditto (A); (9-404-057) Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C); (9-404-058) Time Distribution and Interaction Patterns for PEARL Project Team: Work Patterns at Ditto (D).

According to his managers, Max, a software engineer on a product development team, is an organizational superstar. Describes his life and provides a log of how Max spends his time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. May be used with: (9-404-055) The PEARL Project: Work Patterns at Ditto (A); (9-404-056) Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B); (9-404-058) Time Distribution and Interaction Patterns for PEARL Project Team: Work Patterns at Ditto .....more

Provides data to enable students to analyze how software engineers spend their time. A rewritten version of an earlier case. May be used with: (9-404-055) The PEARL Project: Work Patterns at Ditto (A); (9-404-056) Laura Barr: Work Patterns at Ditto (B); (9-404-057) Max Green: Work Patterns at Ditto (C).

Excerpts from the business press give perspectives on the internal operations of Sears, Roebuck over the course of half a century. May be used with: (9-794-039) Sears, Roebuck and Co.: The Merchandise Group.