Case Analysis Questions on Leadership Online (A): Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon.com Q1: Summarize Barnes & Noble’s business strategy and business model based in the case descriptions. How have these strategy and business model been evolved since the case was written? Ans. Barnes and Noble applied a combination of Economies of Scale and Vertical Integration and Monopoly as its Business Strategy in the 90s. They were the dominant sellers of books‚ CDs and Videos. Barnes and Noble acquired B. Dalton
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According to the case of Tents-r-Us‚ the leadership theory and approach of great man approach‚ trait theory and behavioral approach was applied in this case. 5.1. Summing up few points of the case which related to great man approach Firstly‚ Ridge is aggressiveness and action orientation leader as he has operated his enterprise over 15 years. If he did not actively run his business‚ his company will close down and impossible to run until now. Secondly‚ Ridge possesses ambitious nature. It is because
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Case study : Amazon 1. What is the business model for Amazon.com? How does their business model differ from that of Barnes and Noble or Borders? How would you value Amazon.com? Amazon is a relatively small player in the bookstore industry‚ and its main competitors are Barnes & Noble and Borders. Despite the difference in scale‚ the company shows great promise‚ because its business model overcomes many of the competitors’ drawbacks. Amazon operates using a web-based platform to sell
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Case Study MG495 TO: Jeff Bezos‚ Founder & CEO‚ Amazon.com DATE: 04/06/08 SUBJECT: Amazon.com Analysis EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Amazon.com was founded as an online bookstore in July‚ 1995 and went public in May 1997. In June‚ 1998 Amazon.com launched its music store. Since then Amazon.com has become the most prominent Internet retailer. Over time Amazon.com has added several products including electronics‚ health and beauty products‚ house wares‚ kitchenware’s‚ music‚ tools‚ toys‚ videos
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Professor Joseph Thomas September 5‚ 2012 MINI CASE Deals-R-Us Brokers (Part 1) I would tell Fred to use the Peer-to-Peer architecture or the Client Server architecture both have pro’s and con’s. The reason that I would tell him to use the Peer-to-Peer architecture is in a peer to peer architecture‚ workstation
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US vs. FOWLER G.R. No. L-49631 J. Torres FACTS: This is an appeal to the Supreme Court by the appellant‚ the United States‚ to review the decision made by the Court of First Instance (CFI) of Manila. The two defendants and appellees‚ Fowler et al‚ have been accused of the theft of sixteen (16) bottles of champagne of the value of $20 on 12 August 1901 while on board the transport Lawton. Lawton was then navigating the high seas. The said champagne bottles are part of the cargo and are owned by Julian
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AMAZON REKINDLES ITS FLAIR FOR TECHNOLOGY Summary of Case Amazon.com‚ headquartered in Seattle‚ Washington‚ the world ’s largest online retailer and also one of the nation ’s biggest book sellers. It was founded in 1994 by Jeffrey P. Bezos‚ a former financial analyst for the New York hedge fund D.E. Shaw & Company. In the beginning‚ the company began as an online bookseller in 1995. The name Amazon.com was chosen because the Amazon River is the largest rivers in the world. The Company operates
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prices. 2. Continuous investment in innovation and technology. 3. Launching of the AWS (Amazon Web services) which allowed to connect to cloud of resources. 4. Expansion of Amazon in Digital content (DRM) which allowed FREE download and access for MP3 content and interfacing with smart technology like iPhone‚ iPod‚ blackberry etc. 5. Launching of NEED-specific websites by Amazon. For E.g.: Endless.com for handbags and purses. Launching of music stores‚ etc. 6. Able to maintain
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R. v. MacIsaac‚ 2015 ONCA 587 Facts The appellant‚ MacIssac‚ was charged with one count of aggravated assault that occurred in a collision during a recreational non-contact ice hockey game. The appeal was upheld in the Ontario Court of Appeal in a decision written by Hourigan J.A.‚ reasoning that the trial judge erred through impermissible speculation to reach their verdict. The appeal concerns a collision between the appellant‚ who played for the Tiger-Cats and the complainant‚ who played for
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begun to expand in the late 1990s. It was the first company to offer the greatest selection of “books‚ CDs‚ videos‚ DVDs‚ electronics‚ toys‚ tools‚ home furnishings and housewares‚ apparel‚ and kitchen gadgets.” Amazon had also begun getting into the retail business by selling products offered from companies such as ToysRUs‚ Target‚ Borders‚ Hotwire‚ and many more. Amazon strived to “set the standard for web businesses. The site was intended to become as user friendly as possible with the ability to match
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