Amazon is the world’s biggest e-commerce retailer. They were founded in 1994‚ being the first online retailer to secure one million customers in 1997. They are based out of Seattle‚ Washington but have locations in 18 U.S states and 14 international locations. They currently have over 88‚000 employees and are still growing. Amazon sells pretty much anything you want on their website‚ from DVDs and video games to shoes and sports equipment. When Jeff Bezos‚ founder of Amazon.com‚ started Amazon all
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TYPES OF CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION When a firm chooses to diversify‚ it faces a decision as to how related the new business(es) is(are) to the existing businesses of the firm. When Charles Bluhdorn was CEO of a company called Gulf+Western in the 1950s‚ he diversified into a host of industries: motion pictures (Paramount Pictures‚ the makers of The Godfather‚ Chinatown‚ and other movies)‚ clothing‚ cigars‚ zinc mines‚ auto parts‚ and sugar‚ among others! In contrast‚ a company such as Cooper
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Diversification Strategies Diversification is a risk that companies have to take in order to stay competitive in it’s changing market. Some companies have been successful diversifying their business‚ and in opposition there are other companies that in the process of expanding their business have not succeeded. For the purpose of this report‚ I will use the “Sara Lee Corporation” as a successful company throughout its diversification strategies. On the other hand‚ I would use Ebay as an example
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Jump to: navigation‚ search Videocon Industries Ltd. Videocon Logo.svg Type Public Traded as BSE: 532129 NSE: VIDEOIND Industry Conglomerate Founded 1979 Founder(s) Venugopal Dhoot [1] Headquarters Gurgaon‚ India Key people Venugopal Dhoot ( Chairman & Managing Director) [1] Products Consumer Electronics Home Appliances Components Office Automation Mobile phones Wireless Internet Petroleum Satellite television Power Revenue DecreaseINR 127.565 billion (US$2.32 billion)(2011)[1]
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Planning for Business Growth and Expansion There is a tremendous amount of information to be considered when starting a business. Not only is there planning for the business you are experiencing at the current moment‚ to maintain success an owner must plan ahead for growth and expansion. This planning should include the structure of the company as it grows as well as planning for any type of business product. I plan to discuss the detailed projects and plan regarding growth and expansion of
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Case 4: Amazon: One E-Store to Rule Them All 1) The CEO of Amazon.com‚ Jeff Bezos‚ effectively employed both intuitive and systematic thinking when he developed the Kindle for sale. Through Bezos’s creative idea in the Kindle‚ one can see that he makes decisions that seem to be based off of intuitive thinking. With this approach‚ people make decisions according to their past experiences and gut feelings‚ as opposed to analyzing all of the facts. Bezos took a risk in the creation of the Kindle
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Business Model: Amazon versus eBay A company’s business model is the activities it uses to create and capture value through its offerings to the market. Modelling helps firms develop business visions and strategies‚ redesign and align business operations‚ share knowledge about the business and its vision and ensure the acceptance of business decisions through committing stakeholders to the decisions made (Persson & Stirna ‚ 2001). Amazon and eBay both share space in the retail industry of e-retail
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Diversification Strategies YourFirstName YourLastName University title Introduction When Kelleher Herb and King Rollin founded Southwest Airlines in 1971‚ they wanted to offer airline services which were low-cost‚ in busy markets of not more than 500 miles. The first flights were between Houston‚ Dallas and San Antonio. Today Southwest is one of the largest airlines in United States for its local passenger miles flown. Southwest has executed business models in an effective manner
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PepsiCo ’s Diversification Strategy in 2008 PepsiCo was the world ’s largest snack and beverage company‚ with 2007 net revenues of approximately $39.5 billion. The company ’s portfolio of businesses in 2008 included Frito-Lay salty snacks‚ Quaker Chewy granola bars‚ Pepsi soft drink products‚ Tropicana orange juice‚ Lipton Brisk tea‚ Gatorade‚ Propel‚ SoBe‚ Quaker Oatmeal‚ Cap ’n Crunch‚ Aquafina‚ Rice-A-Roni‚ Aunt Jemima pancake mix‚ and many other regularly consumed products. Company History
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the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site‚ if any‚ every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer‚ an accelerated filer‚ a non-accelerated
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