Strategic Group Map eHarmony is in a competitive market. Figure 1 is a strategic group map‚ which compares dating sites by the means of a number of users and user targets. This criterion helps identify a company’s rivals and displays what a competitors focus should be in order to make rational business decisions. Although Figure 1 demonstrates eHarmony as a leader in the wholesome and marriage market‚ there are other dating sites performing superior to eHarmony. For instance‚ the number one dating
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eBay Introduction In this paper‚ eBay’s strategy for its growth through the years 2001-2010 is analyzed. eBay has tried itself to expand and diversify through its various business strategies. This paper would analyze the major strategies that affected the eBay’s growth positively and negatively. Mergers and Acquisitions One of the widely used strategies for diversification is Mergers and acquisition. Companies acquire stakes in other companies and control them. Some companies follow the strategy
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Executive Summary This report seeks to evaluate the major issue facing eBay with regards to its international strategy. This will be done through the analysis of eBay’s competitive environment using the Porter’s 5 forces and positioning in the industry using the BCG portfolio matrix. Following which‚ we will proceed to identify the sustainable competitive advantages of eBay using the resource-based view of the firm. The core competence of eBay will also be discussed. Through an overview of the above mentioned
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Strategic Group Map Of Bottled Water Market / Industry Stakeholders Natural Environment Society / Local Community Government organizations Local guilds Employees Water Bottling Plant / Manufacturer of bottled water Suppliers Clients Consumers The power - interest matrix Level of Impact Low • Government org. • Professional org. • Associations • Employees • Society • Local Community • Natural Environment • Local guilds • Consumers • Suppliers • Clients High Low
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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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A strategic group is a concept used in strategic management that groups companies within an industry that have similar business models or similar combinations of strategies. For example‚ the fast-food industry can be portrayed as consisting of several strategic groups. The number of groups within an industry and their composition depends on what dimensions you use to define the groups. Strategists often use a two dimensional grid to display the position of each company along to the two most important
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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 you see as the
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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 and Online Auction Industry Analysis eBay was founded in 1995 and has grown into a multibillion dollar corporation. The online auction industry has grown dramatically since the 1990s. Like its competitors‚ eBay does not produce any goods. eBay’s business model is to make money from the movement of information through the Internet. It does not produce a tangible product but provides the service of joining independent sellers and buyers together. It makes its revenue by charging sellers commissions
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4. eBay is positioned well to successfully compete with its top three competitors‚ Amazon‚ Google and Overstock. Table 1 provides a financial comparison of eBay with its top three competitors. eBay is a distant third from Google with a market capitalization of $64 billion but is first or second in key ratio comparisons (eBay Direct Competitor‚ 2012). Specifically‚ eBay is first or second in several key ratios such as Gross Margin‚ Operating Margin‚ Earnings Per Share and Price/Earnings. The Operating
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