TITLE

There's no place like home

AUTHOR(S)

Flynn, Mary Kathleen

PUB. DATE

April 1994

SOURCE

U.S. News & World Report;4/25/94, Vol. 116 Issue 16, p75

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on Patty Stonesifer, the 37-year-old vice president in charge of Microsoft's $200 million-plus consumer software division. Her efforts to understand and articulate customer needs; Challenge of selling software to households over businesses; Restructuring of her staff to better reflect customer behavior; Microsoft's competition; Various software products.

ACCESSION #

9404197676

 

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