9-511-094 REV: JUNE 13‚ 2011 SUNIL GUPTA RAY WEAVER DHARMISHTA ROOD Gro oupon n e as of On November 29‚ 2010‚ the technology industry wa buzzing with rumors o Google’s bid for Group pon‚ a two-y year-old web bsite that pro omoted daily deals offeri y ing deep dis scounts from local merch hants. Google reportedly offered at lea $3 billion‚ eclipsing a r e o ast rival $2 billion bid from Y Yahoo. And as Groupon re a esisted‚ Goog quickly rai gle ised its offer t as much as $6 billion.1 to s
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The interesting events from CoBot’s standpoint are those‚ which were not expected or least expected to happen‚ from the CoBot’s past task execution data. We define these interesting events as anomalies-- deviation from the expected data. The expected value for an event can be computed from the respective log table‚ we create by analyzing the bag files. Using the expected data we identify the instances which are anomalies‚ and verbalize them comparing it with a past instance or the expected data for
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from their large-scale investments in information technology (IT) and ITenabled change. IT-enabled investments can bring huge rewards‚ but only with the right governance and management processes and full engagement from all management levels. This case describes the tough but rewarding journey of the Dutch airline company KLM in improving the governance of IT‚ moving from managing the cost of IT towards managing the business value of IT. INTRODUCTION Information technology (IT) has become crucial
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Case Study: Human Performance: Retronics Alderfer. C.P. 1969‚ An empirical test of a new theory of human needs‚ Organizational Behavior and Human Performance‚ 4‚ 142-175. Amason‚ A.C‚ Hochwater‚ W.A.‚ Thompson‚ K.R & Harrison‚ A.W. 1995‚ ‘Conflict: an important dimension in successful management teams’‚ Organisational Dynamics‚ vol. 24‚ no 2‚ pp. 20 – 35. Bandura A. 1997‚ Self-efficacy: the exercise of control‚ Freeman‚ New York. Bandura‚ A. 1977‚ ’Self-efficacy: towards a unifying
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HARVARD BUSINESS CASE: ALIBABA’S TAOBAO (A) GROUP 2 – GMBA Question 1: What are the major differences in the web designs of Taobao and eBay in China? Which is preferred to on-line buyers and sellers in China? Why? Taobao sought to distinguish itself from eBay in numerous ways. So Taobao’s web designs were imbued with a strong local culture that reflected a deep understanding of Chinese consumers and an attitude of informality. First of all‚ the website was designed like a Chinese department store
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Developing a Rural Market e-hub The case study of e-choupal experience of rrc B. Bowonder‚ Vinay Gupta and Amit Singh Abstract potential to‚male significant.inroads in a traditional agrarian economy like India. Indian agro-sector has been‚ exploiting the benefits to rcr. jnnovative lCi ’apptication platforms are being created by private sector players in conjunction with local farmers. one such private initiative has been by ITC Ltd in the state-of M.onvu piuJ"r6. rt n"‚ helped the farmers in
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The case of the Speluncean explorers Student No: 2753833 Course: Law‚ Government and Policy Due Date: 22 September‚ 2011 Date Submitted: 22 September‚ 2011 Word Count: 1‚925 words The case of the Speluncean explorers The purpose of this essay is to critically analyse one of the five judgments in the case of the Speluncean explorers. There will be three main parts to this essay. First‚ five key aspects that were evident
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Case Study 2: Hacking into Harvard Naugie Pratt Unit 2 October 2‚ 2012 Case Study 2: Hacking into Harvard Summary of Events: This case involves students who have applied to MBA programs‚ who stumbled across an opportunity to learn of their results early‚ information that had been obtained via message board. Anyone who has ever applied for admission to a prestigious college‚ or who has been interview for a desired job knows the feeling of playing the “wait game”. However in this case
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key policies and practices that Little Chef HR department use to achieve service quality Word Count: 1812 Human Resource Management This academic work discusses the hard and soft models of Human Resource Management (HRM) based on the Little Chef case study which helped to understand and identify the key policies and practices used by Human Resource to meet the objective of service quality. Human Resource Management is defined as a number of ways to people management‚ Price (2007). Armstrong (2006)
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------------------------------------------------- Leadership development: perk or priority? (Harvard Business Review Case Study) ------------------------------------------------- Leadership development: perk or priority? (Harvard Business Review Case Study) Group Members: Aarti Sharma Arjun Kumar Pallav Goel Sakshi Dixit Vipul Aggarwal Vishal Chaudhary Yamini Arora Group Members: Aarti Sharma Arjun Kumar Pallav Goel Sakshi Dixit Vipul Aggarwal Vishal
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