CASE: IB-88 DATE: 01/04/10 TAOBAO VS. EBAY CHINA Ten to 15 years from now‚ I think China can be eBay ’s largest market on a global basis…. We think China has tremendous long-term potential and we want to do everything we can to maintain 1 our No. 1 position. — Meg Whitman‚ eBay CEO‚ 2004 By 2008‚ Jack Ma‚ CEO of Alibaba.com Inc.‚ was in a position to consider how to fortify Taobao’s dominant position in China’s online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) market. Ma and his company had come a long way
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First of all‚ eBay has to deal with more and more competitors in the e-commerce market. For instance‚ both Alibaba and Walmart said in 2009 that they were launching competitors in the US to services like eBay and Amazon. The problem is that small share gains over time (for new entrants) could potentially pinch margins at both Amazon and eBay. That is why eBay has to improve its competitive strategy. What I recommend to the company is to think about strategic collaboration with global social networks
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such as China and Korea‚ eBay has had a tough go of it. There are a number of reasons for this. First‚ eBay crashed in China when the decision was made to move operation say-so from China to California. EBay also underestimated the strong ties that Asians felt toward the online auction media already in place. In addition‚ eBay failed to understand the political implication of doing business in China. Ebay entered the Asian market in 2003 with the purchase of EachNet. Ebay‚ through EachNet cornered
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INTRODUCTION With its current position as a second largest economy in the world‚ China is flourishing for opportunity for businesses. However‚ this powerful economy presents a great challenge for small and middle size businesses. In such environment‚ people are more and more demanding as far the security is concerned. Having that said‚ the security sector plays a crucial role in improving the economy and living standard for the population. Many companies in today’s competitive economic environment
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The Coher Premium 86 Harvard Business Review June 2010 1191 Jun10 Leinwand REV.indd 86 5/4/10 10:42:19 AM HBR.ORG Paul Leinwand (paul. leinwand@booz.com) is a partner at Booz & Company in Chicago. Cesare Mainardi (cesare. mainardi@booz.com) is managing director of Booz & Company’s North American business and is a member of the firm’s executive committee. ence Is your company disciplined enough to focus intensely on what it does best? by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi
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The issue(s) raised by networked computers is simple enough to grasp‚ billions of computers‚ networks‚ and people linked in groups of millions (perhaps billions) all around the world. The shear scope of it is difficult to grasp‚ the idea of your information being stored somewhere far away‚ maybe in the US or in India or China; questions of privacy have been raised since the beginning of the tech boom two decades ago. Perception is one anomaly‚ sitting at the computer‚ people do not often realize
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Echo Bay Technologies – eBay International business June 2nd 2010 Outline I. Overview II. Echo Bay Technologies Market Entry Strategies III. Columns for 2007 and 2010: Internet Penetration in Latin America IV. Market features/characteristics of Latin America that must be understood by eBay V. A characteristic of eBay’s ideal or perfect strategic position after 2005 VI. Ebay’s Marketing Strategy for Latin America for 2001 to 2005 VII. Conclusion and Recommendation Echo Bay
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as well as Moon Ihlwan among others‚ this paper will provide my answers about why did EBay want to expand globally as well as why any of these Asian nations wanted their business? It will explain some research explored about what types of Entry decisions the company used in the Asian Markets. Utilizing the knowledge gained about the history of global business. Answering the question about the problems that EBay has in the Asian market will allow me to discuss and apply concepts of the global market
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shopping‚ eBay is your number one option for reliability and prestige. With over 60% of all online sells eBay working together with PayPal makes one of the most reliable online-shopping options in the U.S. and the world. Therefore‚ if you are looking to buy something online‚ I highly recommend buying on eBay because it’s easy and almost every product is cheaper than in any retail store. There are four simple steps involved in buying on eBay. First of all‚ if you want to start buying from eBay‚ you need
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Meg Whitman‚ CEO of eBay Leadership and Organizational Behavior Transaction Leadership Transactional leadership involves motivating and directing followers primarily through appealing to their own self-interest (Hellriegel‚ D.‚ & Slocum‚ J. W‚ Jr. 2009). In this case Meg Whitman’s leadership reflects transaction leadership through the focus on basic management process of controlling‚ organizing and short-term planning. Hellriegel and Slocum mentions Whitman craves for statistics and
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