AEREN FOUNDATION’S Maharashtra Govt. Reg. No.: F-11724 SUBJECT:-E-COMMERCE MANAGEMENT COURSE : Total Marks : 80 Attempt all the cases Case 01 GM’s E-Business Strategy INTRODUCTION US-based General Motors (GM)‚ the largest automobile company in the world‚ was in trouble in the late 1990s. The company’s market share in the US automobile market had been steadily declining from a high of 50% in the late 1960s to a low of 28% by 1999.Analysts pointed out that GM had been in the grip of a vicious
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eagerly waits for each new product launch and be depended on to purchase the iPhone right out of the gate-regardless of the price. Apple was confident in pricing it high early on when no other company may have been able to sell a single cell phone for $599‚ let alone 270‚000 of them within the first three days on the market. Apple has a history of successfully using premium pricing for its products. When sales of the iPhone slowed down two months after its launch‚ Apple realized that it may lose opportunities
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Summary of Apple’s Latest Launch: iFinance According to the article on the newspaper of Barron’s‚ “Apple’s Latest Launch: iFinance‚” written by Randall W. Frosyth on February 10‚ 2014‚ once computer technology leading enterprise--Apple company not only has produced many unimaginable and wonderful computerized gadgets‚ such as iPod‚ iPad‚ and iPhone for the modern society‚ but also has extended its energetic innovation to the finance world. Based on the article‚ recently Apple’s products have
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Case Analysis 1 For almost a centennial since 1914‚ the Tasty baking company has been producing about 5 million snacks (pies‚ cakes‚ cookies‚ doughnuts etc.) each day. The famous treat company hit an all time high in 2001 by grossing $166 Million dollars in sales‚ however since then‚ sales have been dormant. In 2003 dozens of other food companies in the industry launched hundreds of low-carb products onto their retailers’ shelves knowing that this health food craze showed no signs of diminishing
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HBR CASE STUDY Good Money After Bad? Jack Brandon’s initial idea has not panned out‚ and the cash is nearly gone. But he’s got a new plan. Will you back him a second time? by John W. Mullins F Daniel Vasconcellos overlooking the sparkling lights of San Francisco‚ Christian Harbinson gazed across the bay to the hills above Sausalito. “There’s nothing like a vigorous hike‚” he thought‚“to clear the mind before a crucial meeting.” It was a mild March evening‚ and the 35-year-old venture
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Three Executives of a well-known multi-national company decided to form a new company‚ named New Star Company Limited in 1974. These three executives were becoming close to their retirement age. Pifco-Zen Chen Company Limited‚ the company that they worked for had been in business for the last 80 years. It was their previous employers policy to retire the executives with a golden hand-shake worth approximately US120‚000 each. The three executives occupied the following position with Pifco-Zen Chen
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“Perception on the Living Condition of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Beneficiaries at Poblacion‚ San Jose‚Camarines Sur” Researcher: JOHN MARK A. TRIBIANA ROSE ANN P. LUMBRIA JEAN O. RELLORA ANABEL P. ORIAS Adviser: Mr. Romulo B. Alfon Jr. Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction In this generation‚ a lot of poor people believe that life happens to them by fate and they always give
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BMW Z3 Launch HBS Case Study Date: 18th August 2009 Question 1 Define what you see as the 2 main risks and 2 main benefits of non traditional marketing. Use the BMW case to support your assertions. A paragraph explaining each point will be sufficient. Answer 1 The Z3 case shows how communications strategy and tactics have evolved beyond traditional TV and print advertising. *Two key* Risks of Non-Traditional Marketing are highlighted below: *Systems not in place to measure
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------------------------------------------------- Abstract: ------------------------------------------------- The case traces the various developments from the time the joint venture took place till the breakup in 2000. In 1995‚ Escorts and Yamaha Motors formed a 50:50 joint venture (EYML). From 1995 to early 2000‚ EYML took several steps to become the number one player in India’s two-wheeler market. However‚ in mid-2000‚ Escorts divested 24% equity to Yamaha Motors and as a result‚ Yamaha Motors
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