has two parts. Part A: seven short-answer questions worth a total of 35 marks Part B: two case analyses worth a total of 65 marks Part A: Short-Answer Questions (35 marks total) 1. What are the major similarities and differences between the Google and Yahoo business models? Similarities between the business models of Google and Yahoo are that they are both Internet and computer software companies‚ they both have maps capabilities‚ searching abilities‚ instant messaging‚ finance portals‚ they are
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Study shows disadvantages of GM foods to human health British scientific researchers demonstrated that genetically modified DNA from crops can find its way into human gut bacteria‚ raising possible health concerns. This is because antibiotic-resistant marker genes are inserted with GM material‚ which could cause a person to be resistant to antibiotic medicines. The study was conducted at Newcastle University on seven human volunteers who‚ in the past‚ had their lower intestine removed and now use
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In Product Development What is the Advantage and Disadvantage of Open Innovation Versus Stage Gate Innovation What & How Open Innovation is a paradigm that belief in world full of knowledge‚ we cannot rely on only our own sources but also get the idea from another party‚ by building a partnership or buying the idea‚ although it has a danger that we can reveal an information that not meant to be shared but it has a bigger chance hitting the market successfully. Stage Gate innovation contains that
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Focus Theme Business Models for Electronic Markets by Paul Timmers‚ European Commission‚ Directorate-General III‚ April 1998* Abstract Electronic commerce over the Internet may be either complementary to traditional business or represent a whole new line of business. In either case‚ in view of the new features of the Internet‚ critical questions to be answered include: ♦ what are the emerging business models; and related to this‚ ♦ which strategic marketing approaches are applied‚ or emerging
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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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E-Business Model Design‚ Classification‚ and Measurements Magali Dubosson-Torbay Alexander Osterwalder Yves Pigneur Executive Summary “Business model” is one of the latest buzzwords in the Internet and electronic business world. This article has the ambition to give this term a more rigorous content. The objective is threefold. The first objective is to propose a theoretical e-business model framework for doing business in the Internet era. The second is to propose a multidimensional classification-scheme
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Piracy: The New Business Model Through the digitalization and advancement of network structures such as server-based‚ peer-to-peer (P2P)‚ and torrent file sharing on the Internet; it is now easier than ever to illegally copy a digital product. Producers and distributors of a digital product can easily make duplications of the original and distribute them either legally or illegally over the Internet. Furthermore‚ an individual can duplicate and distribute a digital product through personal devices
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Assessing Open Compute from a Business Perspective ABSTRACT The Open Compute(OCP) movement‚ which began when Facebook decided to design its own hardware as it scaled up its massive online infrastructure‚ applies the principles of Open Source software to hardware. As the Open Compute specifications gain traction in the enterprise‚ they are creating standards for a new class of affordable‚ open‚ and energy efficient servers. Financially‚ Open Compute technologies are potentially transformative. Standardized
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Business Model Innovation for Sustainability _______________ Karan GIROTRA Serguei NETESSINE 2013/64/TOM Business Model Innovation for Sustainability Karan Girotra* Serguei Netessine** * Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD‚ Boulevard de Constance 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex‚ France. Email: karan.girotra@insead.edu ** The Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation‚ Professor of Technology and Operations Management at
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“Cheap-chic” is a business model where inexpensive merchandise is marketed as stylish. It emphasizes style and design to distinguish oneself from competitors. (4) This allows for high levels of profit because these merchandise sell at low prices but have an expensive feel to them. Great examples of such a concept include: Target‚ Trader Joe’s‚ and Ikea. (1) As a loyal and regular customer to Target‚ I have found myself attracted to Target’s sales and aesthetic appeal. While Target and Walmart fall
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