ZAMBIA CENTRE FOR ACCOUNTANCY STUDIES BA (HONS) BUSINESS STUDIES HOPE KAONGA STUDENT NUMBER: 000790448 MANAGING STRATEGY (BUSI 1484) ASSIGNMENT 2: THE AMAZON.COM CASE DUE DATE: 15/02/2013 WORD COUNT: 1625 INTRODUCTION The internal environment of an organization is unique to the business. In analyzing the internal environment of amazon.com‚ the following models are used: i. ii. iii. The Competency Framework Porter’s Value Chain The Vrio Amazon is rated as one of the top 10 most successful
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The High Cost of High-Tech Foods CASE 13‚ Page 637 By: Paul Denham This case starts in Sept. 2000 which was when Taco Bell was accused of using GM corn in their taco shells because it was not approved for human consumption‚ just animal consumption. According to David Roy‚ the debates are more emotional than logical. That probably has to do with the fear of human nature consuming something genetically modified. Some of the current arguments for the people for GM foods are that people
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Financial Statement Analysis: Amazon‚ Incorporated Ashley B. Stark Dickinson State University October 18‚ 2012 Abstract The following document provides the trend‚ common-size‚ and horizontal analysis of Amazon‚ Incorporated‚ for the fiscal years ending 2007‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2010‚ and 2011. Amazon‚ Incorporated is a healthy company that has reached mature growth with stable returns. Overall‚ Amazon‚ Incorporated is a reasonable investment based on its historical and industry analysis and trends
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Case Study The High Cost of High-Tech Foods 1. What are the ethical issues in this case? The ethical issues in this case revolve around the consumption of genetically modified (GM) foods. On one side of the argument‚ supporters argue that risk should be judged once significant scientific research has been conducted. In the meantime‚ these crops should be made available to because of their higher per acre yields and reduced need for pesticides and herbicides. These
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High-school I never knew going to high-school would be such a big deal for me. High-school never seemed so challenging‚ but my first year of high-school was a challenging year‚ but also a fun year. Going to high-school was like the start of a new life‚ actually it was the start of a new life because I knew I would learn so much and become a mature young lady. My first year of high-school I went to Arsenal Technical High-school. I was in New Tech High‚ it was an academy
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The High Cost of High-Tech Foods 1) What are the ethical issues in this case? I think the main ethical issue in this case is the fact that food not approved for human consumption was allowed to be given to humans. Before humans are allowed to be given these foods‚ long term studies should be conducted. 2) Do you think either group‚ pro-GM or anti-GM foods‚ is correct while the other group is wrong? If so‚ what reasoning do you give for supporting the position of one group over the other
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Alibaba.com’s Brief Company Background On November 6‚ 2007‚ Alibaba.com debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange‚ raising US$1.5 billion to become the world’s biggest Internet stock offering since Google’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2004. On the first trading day‚ frenzied purchases of the stock pushed prices up to by 193%‚ the fourth largest first day gain in Hong Kong’s stock exchange in three years. The closing price of US$5.09 per share gave Alibaba.com a value of about US$25.6 billion
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The case study was conducted to propose an intelligent strategy for the Information Systems (IS) Department of the Fort Wayne‚ Indiana Plant‚ which is the largest custom-machine factory in North America and subsidiary company of International Machine and Tool (IMT-USA). The IS division had made several proposals of incremental solutions to aid the urgent needs of their system‚ however‚ they could not acquire the specific solution which will show them what modifications should be done and how
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The Amazon of Innovation Case 1. Based on the information provided in the case‚ Amazon’s competitive strategy can go either way – it is possible to justify Amazon’s strategy as a cost leader‚ simply because the case stresses‚ in more than on instance‚ in the fact that Amazon has razor thin margins‚ and places emphasis on discounted prices. However‚ I believe that Amazon’s competitive strategy is more oriented to differentiation. It’s clear from the timeline presented in this case that Amazon is not
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Chapter 14: Supply chain management and logistics Amazon: Delivering the goods … millions of times each day! Challenges How to deal with “seamless flow of deliveries to customer”? Supply chain: the most expensive aspect of the business Supply chain management and logistics is the key of success Company background Established in 1994 and open virtual door in 1995 Pick up dot come bubble and developing their company other than books Products: books‚ CDs‚ videos‚ toys and games‚ electronics‚
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