EBay vs. Amazon Introduction: In a world where trade is increasingly becoming digitalized online‚ there are new and challenging strategies emerging. This essay aims to analyze and determine these strategies. Considering the example of eBay and Amazon‚ their business models and their multi-sided platforms‚ we can compare them to decide which strategies work in this market and how‚ in the future‚ they can keep a competitive edge as the market continuously changes. However‚ as Amazon and eBay
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Prof. (Dr.) T. Muthukumar PTM1001014 Module Lecturer Business Activity:- The Functions and Purpose of Businesses - A Business Success? eBay was founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar. In just ten years eBay has grown into one of the world’s most recognised companies. eBay is an on-line auction house and market place‚ putting millions of buyers in touch with millions of sellers. These buyers and sellers traded goods worth nearly $20 billion in the first
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CASE: EBAY EXPANDS AROUND THE GLOBE Retail Management: A Strategic Approach Berman and Evans As recently as 2000‚ eBay had virtually no international operations. Then‚ international expansion became a major strategic initiative. By 2005‚ the firm had Web sites in 31 countries around the world – ranging from Brazil to Germany to China. eBay’s 2005 foreign operations generated well over US$1 billion in revenues‚ accounting for 46 percent of eBay’s trading revenues. By 2008‚ 54 percent of
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leader in the online auction industry‚ eBay has been able to grow the business significantly in the last decade amidst turbulent times for many contemporary dotcom companies. EBay’s strategy to focus on a niche market and differentiate itself through strong brand management and continuous improvement in the value-added services has enabled the company to defend the market leadership in the industry. While many new competitors have entered into the industry‚ eBay continued to set its sight in serving
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Cross Culture and Diversity Management A study on Germany Table of Contents About Germany 2 Economy of Germany 5 German Society‚ Culture and Religion 7 Business Etiquette and Protocol in German MNCs 12 Food‚ Clothes and Lifestyle 14 Political and Legal System in Germany 15 German Vs India: A Comparison 19 Some Theories and Models 21 Cases and Examples 24 About Germany The Federal Republic of Germany is a sovereign country located in Central Europe. Germany is bordered
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case study‚ eBay should acquire Kruse. The eBay case is about the first CEO of eBay‚ Meg Whitman and potential cultural impact of Kruse purchase on two groups: the user community and the eBay associates‚ especially the management team. Meg Whitman was hired by the founder of eBay‚ Pierre Omidyar in March 1998 at a time when the company was still very young and experiencing a fast paced growth. It was the intention of Omidyar to hire someone who would be instrumental in helping eBay thrive during
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analysis of eBay Company : eBay Inc. Introduction eBay is an international online marketplace with a global customer base of 233 million. It is a multibillion business operating in 37 countries. There are millions of items listed on eBay‚ including antiques‚ toys‚ books‚ computers‚ sports and electronics‚ amongst many others. In this assignment‚ I will perform a SWOT analysis of the company‚ then I will outline the strategies pursued by eBay. Company background (sources : ebay – wikipedia)
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Zheng Executive Summary Background eBay Inc history: September 1995: funded as a sole proprietorship. May 1996: incorporated in California. April 1998: reincorporated in Delaware. September 1998: completion of initial public offering October 2002: acquired PayPal Product Online Auction: Every day‚ 24 hours a day‚ 7 days a week‚ 365 days a year‚ millions of people from all over the world go shopping at online auctions. This is not an exaggeration - eBay‚ with a 76% share of the auction site
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EBay Case Analysis Step One: Read. Step 2: Dupont Ratio and Financial Analysis o Two year Financial Ratio o Short Term o Current Ratio 2002: 1‚468‚458/386‚224= 3.8 2001= 4.9 o Long Term o Total Debt Ratio Total ass. Total equity/ Total ass. 2002= .1377 2001= .1485771 o Asset Utilization‚ or turnover ratios o Total Asset Turnover Sales/ total assets 2002= .29 2001= o Profitability o Return on assets= net income/ total assets o 2002= .0117 o 2001= .053885
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e-commere with Amazon‚ eBay has to determine whether it should maintain the existing business model or transform its model and expand into new areas. eBay and Amazon have different kinds of business models and strategies. eBay’s business model was based on creating and maintaining a person-to-person trading community. Being the world’s largest online auction company‚ eBay offers e-commerce platforms and online payment solutions to a critical mass of sellers and buys. eBay makes money by charging
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