IBMS216FM Case name : eBay Group members : Jeroen Dorst (0849963) Chun-Hou Ip (0850229) Fritzgerald Koeiman (0837237) Martijn Roos (0812417) Discussion questions 1. What are the ethical responsibilities of an organisation such as eBay? The ethical responsibilities of an organisation such as eBay are different from those of an organisation that directly sells their services or products to another organisation or individual. Organisations like eBay are merely a platform
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eBay and Online Auction Industry Analysis eBay was founded in 1995 and has grown into a multibillion dollar corporation. The online auction industry has grown dramatically since the 1990s. Like its competitors‚ eBay does not produce any goods. eBay’s business model is to make money from the movement of information through the Internet. It does not produce a tangible product but provides the service of joining independent sellers and buyers together. It makes its revenue by charging sellers commissions
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competition like in the online auction industry? How strong are the competitive pressures confronting eBay and other online auction firms? 2.2 What forces are operating in the online auction macro-environment that has the power to alter the nature and structure in the online auction industry? 2.3 What does a strategic group map reveal about the positions of the major players in the online auction industry? Is eBay in a good position on the map? Why or why not? Who are the closest competitors? 2.4 What do
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Drowning: She slams the door shut‚ shaking the house with pure madness. My parents step out of the house‚ and take their big argument outside. I walked over to the window and watched their lousy arguing. It always ends up in the same place. One either gets kicked out of the house or someone leaves and doesn’t come back till a few days later. I was lying down on my lonely bed‚ looking at the ceiling fan go round and round. I was surrounded by the thin‚ white walls and the sounds of bickering outside
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Vision As there is no vision stated in the case‚ hence we come out with a new vision for ebay as follows. EbayVision statement : “ To become the world’s leading e-commerce franchise in the world” In our opinion‚ the vision statement above is very clear that Ebay wants to be a leader in e-commerce world. Mission The Original Mission Statement: “We intend to continue to work toward our mission of creating the world’s leading ecommerce franchise by investing in our core Marketplaces
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Whitman and eBay‚ Inc. Introduction: This case is a presentation of Strategic Management. In particular‚ it focuses on Meg Whitman‚ and her leadership of eBay‚ Inc. through a period of record growth. Who: Meg Whitman‚ the current President and CEO of eBay‚ Inc.‚ was raised on Long Island as the youngest of three children. She earned a B.A. in economics from Princeton in 1977‚ and her MBA from Harvard Business School two years later. Before she was chosen for her role at eBay‚ she worked
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forces‚ have a broad general impact on the organization. Although these forces do not always have a direct influence on the organization’s daily activities‚ they are important. Today eBay users can bid anything from office equipment’s to real estate to cars. It is surprisingly true but perplexing that “Why has eBay prevailed‚ but others have failed?” Though many of its successes resulted from its adaptive approach‚ eBay’s accomplishments can also be explained by the company’s consistent focus on
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Anthony‚ Erik A. Roth. Harvard Business School Press Jicong Zhang (Dec. 09) Taobao is a media platform‚ from China IT Review website: http://chinaitblog.com/tag/taobao/ Yin Lu (Jan. 01) Analysis of the situation of C2C E-commerce development with ebay Yiqu & Taobao
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Analysis of eBay and Amazon 29 Chapter III A Comparative Analysis of eBay and Amazon Sandeep Krishnamurthy University of Washington‚ USA ABSTRACT Even though Amazon.com has received most of the hype and publicity surrounding ecommerce‚ eBay has quietly built an innovative business truly suited to the Internet. Initially‚ Amazon sought to merely replicate a catalog business model online. Its technology may have been innovative- but its business model was not. On the other hand‚ eBay recognized
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online auction‚ and each party can leave satisfied with their deal ’‚ whether they are the buyer‚ the seller‚ or the conveyance that brought it all together. eCommerce The Popularity of Online Auctions "Congratulations! This eBay item has successfully ended." (eBay‚ retrieved 11 April 2002‚ Sellers Guide‚ http://pages.ebay.com/help/sellerguide/after-whatnow.html) Many people each day receive this message in their e-mail box‚ notifying them that they have won the bid on an item listed
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