Google Inc. Study Questions 1. What were the key factors behind Google’s early success? 1. Better search algorithm (PageRank). 2. More indexed web pages (over one billion in the first year) 3. Fast‚ and user-friendly interface and search experience. 4. Effectively being able to monetize searches 2. Do you expect the search business to become more concentrated (i.e.‚ dominated by fewer firms)? Is search a winner-take-all business? I do expect that the search business will become
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1) Factor behind Google early success: a) Advanced Algorithm. b) The high growth of World Wide Web c) Better and more efficient algorithm d) Receive great funding from two huge venture capitals e) Well combined CPC and CPR to charge the advertisers f) Business Model innovation (Search engine‚ contextual‚ Froogle‚ local advertiser‚ etc.) g) Product Improvement (fine tune the algorithm‚ give software to optimize clients’ ads) h) Innovation management (Google unique atmosphere that is very supportive
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Google Analysis Part A Question 1 The firm’s external environment is challenging and complex. Because of the external environment’s effect on performance‚ the firm must develop the skills required to identify opportunities and threats existing in that environment. The general environment is composed of dimensions in broader society that influence an industry and the firms within it. We group these dimensions into seven environmental segments that they are demographic‚ economic‚ political/legal
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HANYANG UNIVERSITY DIVISION: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTOR: PROF. SEONG-JIN CHOI HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE: Google Inc. (Abridged) 2nd case report Fall Semester 2013 Seoul‚ 10th September 2013 submitted by: Karl Rempel Asternweg 5 67551 Worms +49 160 990 100 78 karl.rempel@fh-worms.de student-id: 9100420130 Summary The Harvard Business Case “Google Inc. (Abridged)” from December 14 th 2010‚ written by Benjamin Edelman and Thomas R. Eisenmann‚ describes Google’s
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Advantage Google nyone who’s ever booted up a pc knows about Google‚ the Mountain View‚ California–based company whose brightly-hued logo is a universal welcome mat to the World Wide Web.1 As the heavyweight of online search‚ Google is one of the world’s most ubiquitous brands and an indispensable tool for anyone navigating cyberspace. In May 2007‚ Google handled 65.2 percent of all U.S. Internet searches‚ compared with 20.7 percent for Yahoo! and 7.7 percent for Microsoft.2 Globally‚ Google conducts
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this industry competing with Google. I think the competition is tight because most of them are target the same market and conducting the similar business and technologies. The five major companies are Yahoo!‚ MSN‚ Baidu‚ Ask‚ and AOL. * Bargaining power of buyers- in both 2007 and 2008‚ 97% of Google’s revenues came from advertising business. The rest 3% of its revenues were made by other businesses. The advertisement customers have power to bargain because Google relies on its advertisement sales
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Corporate Values‚ Google became a very successful company in the world. Google’s integrality in providing search result helps Google to succeed. There is great potential revenue can be generated from their search service. However Google corporate value “Don’t be evil” refuses to compromise the integrity of search results. The quality search result is important to secure user’s usability of search engine and the confidence in Google. Google’s emphasis on technologies helps Google to excel its competitors
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external factors that are influencing Google and will force it to adapt in order to continue its success and market edge. Although all of these changes can be a threat for Google‚ and they also represent an excellent chance for Google to improve their company and products offered. One of the biggest external factors that influence Google is the constantly changing Mobile technology and communication market. Phone technology is constantly changing and Google must be able to change alongside it to
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Question 1: Evaluate Google using the competitive forces and value chain models. Five forces affecting competitive strategy:Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter identified five forces that drive competition within an industry:1.Threat of entry by new competitors -Many new entrants effectively decreases profitability2. Intensity of rivalry among existing competitors - Sometimes rivals compete aggressively and sometimes rivals compete in non-price dimensions such as innovation‚ marketing
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--------------------------- 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of writing this report was to illustrating self understanding on the main HR problems based on the case briefing notes named The Search for a New HRM Solution. Research for this report involved with the identification and evaluation on the main HR challenges to Google in attracting and motivating staff‚ recommendation of related human resource practices to those challenges with reasons‚ and an implementation plan for the changes. The
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