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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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    Marketing Strategy Distribution Channel Jones Soda will prepare the shipment and send it to the port of Seattle. They will then ship it to the Beverage experts in South Africa. The product will be finished already and the Beverage Experts only need to get the product to the retailers specified. Beverage Experts Unit 31 Dirk Smit Industrial 14 Jakaranda St‚ Hennopspark‚ Centurion Tshwane‚ South Africa 0154 Telephone No: +27 12 653 2569 (Beverage Experts) Spar Mid-Sized Supermarket

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    Assesment Zappos

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    Culture 1) Identification of the Problem -Zappos wants to grow as a company faster than their current rate. Zappos expanded into the clothing portion of the online retail market‚ as well as diversifying into other business‚ but are not satisfied with the rate of growth. Hsieh and Lin must decide whether or not to recommend a merger proposed by Amazon to their board of directors. 2) Identification of the Causes of the Problem -One major cause of Zappos’ lack of rapid growth is a lack of capital

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    Zappos Case Study

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    his entrepreneurial zeal and his shrewd exploitation of the tools of e-commerce‚ Zappos grew from its start in 1999 to over $1 billion in gross annual sales by 2008‚ and was such a success that Amazon.com decided to acquired the firm for $ 1.2 billion in 2009. In 1999‚ the U.S. shoes industry was estimated to be a $40 billion market. As of that date the shoes industry was heavily dependent on direct retail channels such as established chain stores. It is also noteworthy that approximately 1 in

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    Zappo Rprt

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    hierarchical when they begin to be geared towards productivity. Many factor affected the organization as like as individual behavior and team members. Besides this technological challenges broad radical changes in the organizational activities. In zappo‚ applied by Holacratic system which is taken both advantage and disadvantage‚ where online retail shoes store may lose sustainability. 1.1Compare and contrast different organizational structure and culture. Organizational efficiency and effectiveness

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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-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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    The Zappo Case

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    Zappos has been ranked as Fortune “Top 100 Best Companies to Work For” for more than 5 times‚ with its latest ranking at No. 31 in 2013 (Fortune‚ 2013). What makes this company such a wonderful place to work is its unique culture‚ where 10 core values (Exhibit 1) constantly remind its managers and employees what they are representing and standing for. Employees are called “team members” in Zappos (Frei‚ Ely and Winig‚ 2011). This paper will examine how “team members” are identified and trained

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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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    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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