7/30/2013 eBay‚ Inc. and Amazon.com (A) Situation of the case: eBay is now faced with a direct competitor‚ Amazon.com. Even though Amazon.com has received most of the hype and publicity surrounding e-commerce‚ eBay has also built an innovative business truly sited to the internet. Initially‚ Amazon’s goal was to be the “Earth’s Biggest Bookstore” Since then‚ the company also entered music‚ video‚ toys and electronics business‚ extending the retail capabilities it had developed for books. Meanwhile
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A Strategic Analysis of Apple Corporation Timothy Pivovarnik Jeff Shaver Adam Siler Richard Sterling Dave Strubbe   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 HISTORY OF APPLE 4 THE PC INDUSTRY 10 THE ONLINE MUSIC INDUSTRY 12 THE FUTURE OF APPLE 12 PERSONAL COMPUTERS A SHIFT IN STRATEGY 12 APPLE IN THE LIVING ROOM 14 STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND ENTERTAINMENT 15 EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 17 TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 17 Brand Awareness Style at a Premium 17 Interoperability 18 Technology
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CASE STUDY MARKETING EXCELLENCE “EBAY” How does ebay price their service? Is it an effective method of pricing? eBay is one of the world’s largest online marketplaces‚ and allows users to buy and sell in nearly every country on earth; PayPal enables individuals and businesses to securely‚ easily and quickly send and receive digital payments; and eBay Enterprise enables omni-channel commerce‚ multichannel retailing and digital marketing for global enterprises in the U.S. and internationally. For
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Index: 1 Describe EBay’s culture using the six characteristics describes in the prescribed text book according to the Corporate culture Index....................................................................................pg 2 2 Briefly explain the socialisation process. ............................pg 5 3 Bibliography.........................................................................pg 7 1. Describe EBay’s culture using
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Applied Strategic Management A Strategic Analysis of Canon word count : Executive Summary Canon has around 77 years of history and it is full of ups and downs‚ highs and lows‚ for which it is what we would expect in such a high innovative company. Over the years‚ Canon has been introducing various types of products over the years and gradually became the leader in imaging markets. When people think of buying a camera‚ first brand pops out in their head
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Politics Thailand operates a constitutional monarchy system of government with a multiparty system. In this system‚ the head of Thai government is the prime minister while the head is served by a hereditary monarch. The current head of state is Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulvadej( Rama IX) while the prime minister is Yingluck Shinawatra.(thai congenvacouver 2013) The country has had a long history of political instability‚ especially between 1997 and 1998 as a result of the economic downturn
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Sony has numerous resources and capabilities ranging from tangible to intangible that give them their own unique competitive advantage as well as put them in positions that could potentially hurt their growth and strategy. Sony in the past has made bad strategic decisions in aspects of which technology they pursue. When video tapes were becoming popular Sony’s BetaMax was a failure and now today the Sony brand is leading with their involvement with the Blu-ray. The gaming industry has seen increasing
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in the retail industry. The paper begins by using PEST analysis‚ Porter’s 5 forces analysis and Competitors’ analysis to analyse the environment of supermarket industry. The next section is to analyse the strategic capability of Aldi. The following section discusses purpose of Aldi‚ and the final section draws recommendations for improvement of Aldi’s strategy. Section 1: Environmental Analysis PEST analysis Based on using a PEST analysis‚ it is likely to recognize the core environmental influences
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Eurostar International Ltd. Strategic Analysis Report. |CONTENTS | 1. Introduction 2. Strategic Issue 4. PEST analysis 4.1 Political 4.2 Economic 4.3 Social 4.4 Technological 5. Porter’s 5 Forces 5.1 Barriers to Entry 5.2 Substitutes 5.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers 5.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
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1(a) using appropriate models‚ analyse Ryanair’s business environment. Porter’s 5 forces: Threat of new entrants –in the airline industry is relatively high. Ryanair being Europe’s largest low-cost carrier‚ the largest airline in Europe in terms of passenger numbers and the largest in the world in terms of international passenger numbers; would deter anyone in entering in to a competitive industry Bargaining power of buyers –is high as price sensitivity remains high. Buyers can either travel on legacy
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