Hewlett Packard is an electronics hardware company founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in 1938. It started off producing printers and computer hardware but has now spread out and is developing a large range of electrical goods and services. HP is now one of the largest technological companies and has the title of the world’s leading PC manufacture which is a long way from when it was founded in a one car garage. HP still states that its number one value is the customer satisfaction of one of
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Millions of buyers and sellers have made eBay Inc. the world’s largest and most popular Internet site for individuals and businesses to exchange goods. By 1999 eBay had 5.6 million registered users and listed over 3.1 million items for sale; by 2004 there were an estimated 65 million registered users from 150 countries‚ 971 million items for sale‚ and gross merchandise sales hit $15billion. eBay owns local sites in 19 countries‚ has stakes in another eight foreign nations‚ and provides users with
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{draw:a} A Complete Analysis of the External Environment and eBay Table of Contents The Remote Environment Analysis of trends in the legal environment_ 4_ Analysis of trends in the social environment_ 5_ _ Analysis of trends in the technological environment__ 5_ The Industry Major competitors_ 6_ _ Product innovations and barriers__ 6_ Bargaining power of buyer / suppliers_ 7_ Nature of rivalry_ 8_ _ Substitute products__ 8_ _ Industry problems and issues__
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has changed 2 CEOs in 2 years‚ every time this happens its’ stock drops drastically. The new CEO Meg Whitman wrote‚ “Fiscal 2012 was the first year in a multi-year journey to turn HP around. We diagnosed the problems facing the company‚ laid the foundation to fix them‚ and put in place a plan to restore HP to growth. We know where we need to go‚ and we are starting to make progress” (Whitman). Whitman built the EBay empire and now she’s at HP turning it around but stockholders are still feeling rocky
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underestimated the strong ties that the Chinese felt towards the systems already in place. When eBay bought the Chinese online auction site EachNet‚ they initially kept the homegrown technology used by EachNet; however‚ eBay’s CEO at the time (Meg Whitman)‚ wanted all eBay users to use the same interface and be able to bid on items all the world over. The term used to describe this process was called “migration”. When the transition occurred‚ eBay lost over 50% of their registered users (So & Westerland
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created by buyers and sellers in that country. Thus‚ eBay looks and feels like a particular foreign country’s Web site brand. This strategy also avoids problems associated with a cookie-cutter approach to Web site planning on a global basis. Meg Whitman‚ who became eBay’s CEO in 1998‚ originally wanted to perfect eBay’s concept in the United States before going abroad. However‚ she soon realized that many small competitors were springing up around the world. She became concerned that unless eBay
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Prepare a paper (of about 900 words) discussing the case and incorporating answers to the questions below. It is important to address each of the questions presented. APA format is required for text citations and references. The Reference List is not included in the required paper length. The paper must contain at least five references‚ which may include the textbook (please refer to the note below)‚ internet sources‚ other books and professional journals or other appropriate resources. Note: The
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Diversification Strategies Diversification is a risk that companies have to take in order to stay competitive in it’s changing market. Some companies have been successful diversifying their business‚ and in opposition there are other companies that in the process of expanding their business have not succeeded. For the purpose of this report‚ I will use the “Sara Lee Corporation” as a successful company throughout its diversification strategies. On the other hand‚ I would use Ebay as an example
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Running head: WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP Women in Leadership Baker Center for Graduate Studies Submitted by For Dr. P. Karbon BUS 685 Dynamics of Leadership May 1‚ 2007 CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased
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creativity into his or her organization (assume that this person has read the Inc. article). Of course‚ you should consider and address the major barriers this person may have with these ideas. As always‚ but especially now‚ be creative! Dear Meg Whitman‚ are you ready to recycle the clunky‚ outdated HP laptop that awaited you on your first day as HP CEO through e-bay for those seeking a bargain and not cutting edge product? You took e-bay from a 30-employee‚ $4M annual revenue business to a not-to-be-ignored
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