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    09/03/2013 ZAPPOS Zappos “Keep them happy” approach to business seems to be working. CEO Tony Hsieh believes that an office environment that employees enjoy is vital for company success. This ten-year-old company has more than 1‚500 employees and sales recently topped $1billion. (Schremerhorn) 1. Describe Zappos’ organizational structure using the upside-down pyramid view. What does Zappos do to serve the company individuals at the top of the pyramid? 1a. Employees are first priority in Zappos upside-down

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    Zappos Memo

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    Summary: In this memo‚ I will address Zappos’ policy to WOW customers and their hiring process and expand on why adopting this culture may not work for some companies. Every company has a unique corporate culture and business philosophy while striving to discover a competitive advantage to make it a market leader. Zappos is one such footwear company that has found its competitive advantage in “wowing” its customers by selling “happiness in a box”. Consequently‚ their business philosophy is word of

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    Zappos Objectives

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    Cited: O ’Brien‚ Jeffrey M. "Zappos Knows How To Kick It. (Cover Story)." Fortune 159.2 (2009): 54-60. Business Source Complete. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. Richards‚ Dick. "At Zappos‚ Culture Pays." Strategy Business. Booz & Company‚ 24 Aug 2010. Web. 26 Feb 2013. .

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    Genentech and Zappos

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    gov.br/mesa_redonda/downloads/daley_vasu.mpsa02_PPM.pdf 2. Explain how Genentech and Zappos are using employee benefits as a motivating tool. Genentech and Zappos understand that respect for their employees is vital to their well being. In turn this only benefits the company’s well being and business because a happy employee is a happy person who then helps create a happy atmosphere. Genentech and Zappos use some additional benefits like child care‚ nap rooms and full-time life coaches. They

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    The Allen Stanford case is one of the biggest fraud schemes in America. Allen Stanford founded Stanford International Bank in 1991 in Antigua‚ a small nation in the Eastern Caribbean. Stanford owned a large amount of land‚ was highly involved in the Antigua community and held a significant amount of power in Antigua (Ishmael 2009). In raising investment funds‚ Stanford targeted wealthy Latin Americans who were worried about the stability of their governments and hence the security of their wealth

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    Trends and Change: Zappos

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    Assignment 4: Trends and Change Abstract The Zappos company was founded in 1999‚ built on a solid foundation of a unique culture and core values. Current CEO Hsieh believes "if we get the culture right‚ then everything else‚ including the customer service‚ will fall into place” (Taylor‚ 2009‚ article‚ p.3). In 2009‚ Amazon acquired the firm and the combination of Amazon’s prominent position and Zappos company culture led to the creation of the largest online shoe and apparel

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    Zappos-Amazon Acquisition

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    Amazon’s Acquisition of Zappos Acquisition regarding Amazon and Zappos Companies that want to be among the elite competitors in their particular fields have to be able to adapt and evolve in an always changing market place. In order to do so many large companies initiate mergers or acquisitions with smaller or similarly sized companies. They believe they can leverage and collaborate with each other in order to create more company value. The main difference between a merger and an acquisition is

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    MGT 3211 Section 1 March 12‚ 2014 The Ponzi Scheme Fraud from Stanford Financial Group Upon finding a discussion for a posing ethical dilemma in business today‚ I came across a recent development to an ongoing issue in both national and fairly local news. The Stanford Financial Group‚ which is an expanded financial firm based nearby in Houston‚ has been under investigation for “a massive ongoing fraud” using a Ponzi scheme in which investors are paid back their own money

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    Zappos' Corporate Values

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    DeVaughn Hodge Management and Organizational Behaivor Case Application 1: Going to the Extremes 9/15/14 1. Find a list of all 10 of Zappo’s Corporate values. Pick two of the values and explain how you think those values would influence the way employees do their work. Two of Zappos corporate values that I think influence the way their employees do their work the most is (1): Building open and honest relationships with communication and (2): Build a positive team and family spirit. Building

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    Zappos Customer Service

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    1. Zappos logistics contribute to its core competency and competitive advantage Sharing Information with Suppliers Zappos has a very special relationship with all of its suppliers. Through every interaction they work to WOW them by not only being great business partners but Zappos shares all of their inventory information with them. They developed an Extranet which allows venders to see on hand inventory‚ sales and pricing and margins. This insight provides Zappos with a clear competitive advantage

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