Zipcar: Refining the Business Model The idea for Zipcar began in 1999 when Antje Danielson approached Robin Chase with her new idea for a start up – car sharing. Danielson had observed the concept of car sharing on a vacation in Germany‚ which she noted was a trend throughout Europe. Chase agreed to partner with Danielson and they began to develop their business plan and to seek funding for it. The entrepreneurial opportunity is definitely large enough for Zipcar to capture value. Looking at Manhattan
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it costs companies thousands of dollars each year in additional healthcare expenditures and lost productivity. For these reasons‚ Rob chose not to hire Cathy‚ a smoker who was otherwise well-qualified for the floor manager position at ShopRight Super Store. This was the deciding factor that led him to hire another equally qualified candidate. He was trying to do what was right for the company according to his perspective‚ but was his decision justifiable‚ legal‚ ethical and even biblical? I will address
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RELEVANT IMAGE / PICTURE / LOGO RELEVANT IMAGE / PICTURE / LOGO NAME OF OUR BUSINESS / SERVICE / PRODUCT / WEBSITE NAME OF OUR BUSINESS / SERVICE / PRODUCT / WEBSITE A REPORT ON A REPORT ON BUSINESS MODELS IN DIGITAL ECONOMY BUSINESS MODELS IN DIGITAL ECONOMY BMDE 2 - Group 8 Submitted on: November 20th‚ 2012. Value Proposition: Dishank Shah (318) Market Segment: Maitreyee Shukla (122) Value Chain: Aditi Mehta (208) Target Margins: Dhanushree Mathur (410) Competitive Strategy: Shrikant
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Culture and E-Commerce; A Case Study for Cyprus Vasso Stylianou‚ Leantros Kyriakoullis‚ Andreas Savva Department of Computer Science‚ School of Sciences‚ University of Nicosia P.O. Box 24005‚ 1700 Nicosia‚ Cyprus‚ stylianou.v@unic.ac.cy Abstract This is a study of culture in relation to e-commerce behaviour using Hofstede’s theory on cultural dimensions and country clusters. The main objective of the current project is to provide a longitudinal view of how national culture affecting
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older formats have taken new shapes. Another such rapidly growing industry is the matrimonial industry. Everyone -- from those in entertainment to décor (as wedding planners); beauty clinics‚ cosmetic giants‚ travel‚ and tourism; even matrimonial web sites and bureaus -- are making money out of marriage. The Indian wedding market is currently estimated at Rs 70‚000 crore. The matrimonial services saw a growth rate of 37% in India last year. This growth is not only because of the high society weddings
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Company Overview Amazon.com‚ Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American-based multinational electronic commerce company. Headquartered ---Seattle‚ Washington. America’s largest online retailer. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com‚ Inc. in 1994 and launched it online In 1995. It started as an online bookstore. With 2.5 million titles‚ it became the “Earth’s Biggest Bookstore”. Mission To leverage technology and the expertise of our invaluable employees to provide our customers
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QUESTION 1: LIST THE BUSINESS MODELS USED BY M & S Product/ Service Customization Model M & S moderately or diligently aligns its products and ideas based on the dynamic or ever transforming market trends and fashion needs. According to the case study‚ M & S is highly concentrated in the fashion industry and its ever-growing demand for its exclusive garments and customized accessories. Hands-on approach is mostly utilised by modelling agencies to fulfil the industry’s standards‚ and in the process
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span of just three years‚ it has become a business phenomenon‚ even overshadowing what it stands for‚ that is cricket‚ involving leading business groups‚ bollywood stars and the entire nation alike. IPL as a business model has following major stakeholders: BCCI Franchises Sponsors Players Spectators Unlike its counterparts such as EPL or NBA‚ the major source of revenue for IPL is not stadium ticket sales but media rights. Other sources of revenue for IPL are title sponsorship‚ the sale of
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Fertita and their business partner Dana White have slowly but surely worked towards their ultimate goal‚ which is to turn the company into a successful global brand. After having run hugely successful shows not just in the United States but in countries like Brazil‚ Japan‚ and Canada as well‚ the company is well on its way to becoming as synonymous across the globe with fighting as the NBA is with basketball and the NFL is with football. When Ferititas and Dana White (under the company name Zuffa) took
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Costco ’s business model? Is the company ’s business model appealing? 3 2. What are the chief elements of Costco ’s strategy? How good is the strategy? 4 3. What two core values or business principles has Jim Sinegal stressed at Costco? 6 4. How well is Costco performing from a financial perspective? 7 5. What recommendations would you make to Costco top executives regarding how best to sustain the company ’s growth and improve its financial performance? 8 6. Evaluate the recommendations you made in
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