CHALLENGES FACING EBAY IN 2008: TIME FOR A CHANGE IN STRATEGY? SUBMITTED BY: CHAN LAI FENG ONG AINA ONG EE LING ELAINE MGMT 314 Strategic Management 3795457 3794106 3721668 Page | 1 Table of Contents Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 eBay’s Business Model ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Strategic Issues and Analysis ----------
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coc ‘copycat’ threats SWOT analysis of IKEA 1998‚ IKEA entered the Chinese market and opened the first shop in Shanghai. Accompanied by the combination of Chinese economic environment and Chinese furniture market circumstance‚ the following SWOT analysis will be utilized to evaluate IKEA in Chinese market. Strength IKEA provide several strengths compared with any other furniture company. First of all‚ IKEA possessed a strong brand image (5). Before entering Chinese market‚ IKEA has already
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competition like in the online auction industry? How strong are the competitive pressures confronting eBay and other online auction firms? 2.2 What forces are operating in the online auction macro-environment that has the power to alter the nature and structure in the online auction industry? 2.3 What does a strategic group map reveal about the positions of the major players in the online auction industry? Is eBay in a good position on the map? Why or why not? Who are the closest competitors? 2.4 What do
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Wal-Mart in China October 31‚ 2011 The team is playing the role of management consultants in the case study of Wal-Mart stores in China. The team decided that a SWOT analysis was the best approach to the case in the beginning stages of the project. The SWOT analysis was designed as a tool that identifies the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats of an organization. The method of SWOT analysis is to take the information from an environmental analysis and separate it into internal (strengths
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SWOT Analysis Outlines the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats of mainland China from cultural‚ demographic‚ economic‚ social‚ political‚ and legal perspectives. TABLE 1 - SWOT ANALYSIS - STRENGTHS Growth * National strength since reform in 1978. * Accelerated economic development. * Increased comprehensive national strength. GNP increasing an average of 9% annually (Benson‚ 1996) and ranked third in the world. * Export growth of 25% and imports up 15%. * Will continue
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INTRODUCTION eBay Incorporated‚ a US company headquartered in San Jose‚ California‚ provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services‚ online payments services‚ and online communication offerings to individuals and business in the United States and internationally. With more than 90 million active users globally‚ their collective impact on e-commerce is staggering: In 2009‚ the total worth of goods sold on eBay was $60 billion — $2‚000 every second. The business strategy of eBay is exemplified
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SWOT Analysis – Peugeot in India and China 1. Internal Peugeot Group Strengths * Quantitative performance: * Over 3 million cars sold worldwide in 2009. * Over 1 million cars sold outside Europe in 2009. * World market share of 5%‚ Europe 13‚8%. * Sales increased 52% from 2008 to 2009 in China. * Committed to increase market share in China to 8% in 2015-16. * Double digit growth expected for sales in China this year‚ objective to sell 320‚000 cars
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SWOT Analysis: Market Internal: Strengths: the company owns and franchises more than 15‚500 outlets in more than 100 countries (great diversification‚ expanding rapidly in high growth areas (i.e. China) By 2006‚ KFC had 1‚700 restaurants in China‚ more than tripling in five years. Profit and sales figures saw increases of over 25 percent for some quarters‚ while comparable figures domestically were 1 and 2 percent. KFC significantly outsold McDonald’s in China‚ and by 2006‚ KFC was opening
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contributed to the success of eBay using the value-chain analysis or RBV concept? In 21st century the internet population started rising across various countries of Asia and eBay is the largest and leading provider of online auction for consumer-to-consumer in the world. Using the Resource-Based View concept‚ we will first identify the three key types of resources that eBay possess‚ and these are the competitive advantages that contributed to the success of eBay. 1. Tangible Resources
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EBAY‚ INC. BUAD 341.00‚ MWF 11:00A CARMEN CANDELARIA May 3‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Theme 1 Product Line of the Company 3 Industry History and Analysis 3 Major Competitors 4 NAICS Numbers 4 Relative Sales 4 Relative Returns 5 Product Life Cycle 5 Stock Performance 6 Financial Analysis 7 Ratio Analysis 8 Pro forma 8 Assumptions 8 Growth Rate of Sales 9 Asset Acquisitions 9
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