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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Pestle Russia 2013 Technological landscape Summary Russia is a country that is well known for his defense technologies and military equipment’s. In history they also successfully completed a whole set is space missions. Russia is also very strong with its advanced military systems. Unfortunately the country didn’t succeed to play a part in fundamental research in science and technology. Although‚ they did manage to develop their IT sector. Current Strengths 2.1 AircraftRussia has a long
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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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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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take holidays You’re taxed as a single person The life of the business is limited. Question 2 What does PESTLE entails and its involvement in business. PESTLE stands for - Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal‚ and Environmental. The term PESTLE has been used regularly in the last decade or so and its true history is difficult to establish. PESTLE analysis is in effect an audit of an organisation’s environmental influences with the purpose of using this information
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42 years after assassination Malcolm X inspires militant struggle against racism By Monica Moorehead Published Feb 18‚ 2007 5:55 PM On Feb. 21‚ 1965‚ revolutionary Black nationalist leader Malcolm X was assassinated while making a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem‚ N.Y. He was only 39 years old. To this day‚ it is still widely believed throughout progressive sectors that the U.S. government was very much behind his death. Malcolm X | Consider the fact that the Federal Bureau
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