eBay Inc. in China (Case study) Strategic Management Authors: Antonin Levy Diogo Reganha Nuno Sobral Visar Murati Riga‚ 2014 Question 1 eBay first entered the Chinese market in 2002 by acquiring a 33% stake in its local counterpart‚ EachNet‚ followed by a full acquisition a year later in 2003. Critically assess eBay.s choice of market entry strategy for China (use Key Country Matrix)‚ listing both the advantages and disadvantages of its acquisition strategy (use Drivers (YIP) -CAGE Matrix)
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Case Study 10 1. Contrast eBay’s original business model with its latest proposed business model. eBay’s original business model was to attract sellers to auction goods‚ products‚ and collectibles whether they’re brand new or pre owned. They relied heavily on the sellers to gain their income. Now‚ eBay’s business model has changed quite a bit. The majority of sellers are now big retailers selling out of season or overstocked products at a fixed price. Also‚ they rely heavily on paypal for revenue
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Question 1 eBay first entered the Chinese market in 2002 by acquiring a 33% stake in its local counterpart‚ EachNet‚ followed by a full acquisition a year later in 2003. Critically assess eBay.s choice of market entry strategy for China‚ listing both the advantages and disadvantages of its acquisition strategy. As we know‚ eBay’s China expansion strategy can be considered as failure‚ despite the fact that eBay entered this potentially rewarding market with caution. This cautious strategy was very
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current suppliers. Bargaining Power of Buyers Unlike the segments listed in the case study‚ buyers can also be divided into basically the two types of sellers that list their products to be sold on eBay i.e. the corporate companies and the small businesses and the buyers that purchase the products from these sellers. All these buyers certainly have a strong bargaining power as they are needed to sustain the growth of eBay. Threat of new entrants Google‚ even though it is not in e-tailing or online
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eBay: Expanding into Asia John Kozloski BUSN412 Business Policy June 16‚ 2011 Case Analysis eBay: Expanding into Asia Company: eBay: Expanding into Asia Industry: Online Auction Industry Company Website: (www.ebay.com) COMPANY BACKGROUND: The founder of the online auction site “eBay” is a computer programmer Pierre Omidyar in San Jose‚ California‚ established on September 3‚ 1995. The primary function of eBay is online auctions and uses to reach a wide range of individuals all over
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| |EBAY MEDIA ( EBAY INC) | |[pic] | |Financial analysis statement for the year ended
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Ebay 1. Company * Business model * Ebay History and Business Model * With more than 100 million active users globally (as of Q4 2011)‚ eBay is the world’s largest online marketplace‚ "where practically anyone can buy and sell practically anything" (eBay.com‚ 2012a). Founded in September 1995 by Pierre Omidyar in his San Jose living room (Bjornsson 2001) ‚ eBay connects a diverse and passionate community of individual buyers and sellers‚ as well as small businesses. Their collective impact
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| Employees | 27‚770 (2012)[1] | Slogan(s) | "World ’s Online Marketplace." "Connecting buyers and sellers globally." "What ever it is‚ you can get it on eBay." "Buy it‚ sell it‚ love it" "Buy it New‚ Buy it Now" "When it ’s on your mind‚ it ’s on eBay" | eBay Inc. (stylized as ebay) is an American multinational internet consumer-to-consumer corporation‚ headquartered in San Jose‚ California. It was founded in 1995‚ and became a notable success story of the dot-com bubble; it is now a
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Principles of Marketing Group 6 Section 5 Professor Bruce Wilson Case 12 Paper Products‚ Inc. Group Case 1 Prepared by: Vaccarezza‚ Andrew M Jiang‚ Benson X Longcrier‚ Emily N Benson‚ Brooke E Kalachik‚ Tatyana Konkel‚ Meghanne B Lay‚ Tiffanie N Skinner‚ David March 21‚ 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Executive Summary 1 Major Relevant Issues 2 Central Problem 2 Implications 3 Alternative Solutions 4 Recommended Solution 5 Introduction For this case study
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Case: Taobao VS eBay China This case deals with the competition of dominant position in China’s online market between domestic player Taobao and global internet C2C service leader eBay. EachNet was copyed from eBay’s business model. As it confronted the difficulties raising capital‚ eBay entered China with its acquisition of the EachNet in 2002. The previous Chinese operation was changed significantly to align it with eBay worldwide systems including listing categorization‚ location of servers
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