...December 2006, eBay Inc., a US company that offered e-commerce, e-payments and internet communication services globally, announced its plan to form a joint venture with China-based online portal and wireless operator, TOM Online, in which eBay would have 49% ownership.1 The move reflected the increasing difficulties foreign internet companies were facing in their attempts to snatch a share of the Chinese market amid fierce competition and a changing market environment. eBay first set foot in China in 2002 by acquiring 33% interest in EachNet—a domestic online auction company, followed by a full acquisition in 2003.2,3 In 2005, eBay acquired Skype4 to expand into the online communication sector. While Skype was a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay globally, it operated indirectly in China via a joint venture with TOM Online. Due to this existing relationship between the two companies,5 TOM Online seemed to be a natural choice of partner for eBay’s subsequent decision with regards to its online marketplace business. Recognising TOM Online’s local knowledge and political connections, eBay believed that a joint venture would benefit its failing business in China and help the company further develop its Chinese market.6 Some analysts questioned whether political connections alone were the answer and suggested that eBay focus on its product and service offerings.7 Vara, V. and Chao, L. (20 December 2006) “EBay’s China retreat highlights a tough market”, Wall Street Journal. eBay (Date Unknown)...
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...University of Nottingham Ningbo China Business School Academic Year 2015/16 Autumn Semester INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Lianxi Zhou EBay: China and India External Business Macro Environment Entry Report Group 2 Hugo John MASON; ID: 6513963 Boon Long Tan; ID: 6512494 Sung Jun PARK; ID: 6508247 Yasong ZHAO; ID: 6511938 Word Count: 3000 Table of Contents Introduction 2 China 3 Political Environment 3 Political and Legal System 3 Five Year Plan 3 One Belt, One Road 4 Risk 4 Economic Environment 5 Market Size 5 Currency 5 FDI 6 Socio-Cultural Environment 8 Guanxi 8 Hofstede’s Model of National Culture 9 China Recommendation 11 India 12 Political Environment 12 Political and Legal System 12 Opportunity 13 Risk 13 Economic Environment 14 Market Size 14 Currency 14 FDI 15 Regional Trade Blocs 16 Risk 16 Socio-Cultural Environment 17 Socio-Demographic 17 Trust and Uncertainty Avoidance 17 Human Resources 18 India Recommendation 19 Reference 20 Appendix 25 Introduction In recent decades a global shift has arisen and revolutionized the way businesses operate as we move into a more integrated and interdependent global economy. Known as Globalization, the e-commerce industry has been the crux of such a radical metamorphoses of nations. National economies are no longer self-contained and independent. China, having one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets at 22.6% (iResearch, 2014) has...
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...Content: Introduction: Market size and trends of the two markets P2 Comprehensive analysis The ALIBABA and the ebey market pattern P4 The principles involved in the introduction of the new product P10 Characteristics of those consumers who might be adopters P12 Hidden psychological motivations that hindered/contribute to success P14 Role of peer pressure or other elements P16 Conclusion: Recommendation/ Opinion P18 Reference P19 Introduction Market size and trends of the two markets. Alibaba since March 10, 1999 after the establishment soon became China's largest Internet companies and the world's second largest Internet companies, Alibaba is the world's leading small business e-commerce company, Alibaba Group's flagship business. Alibaba market through its three trading around the world to millions of buyers and suppliers engaged in online business.Three online marketplaces: focuses on serving importers and exporters in the international market, domestic trade in China market, and, through an associated company, to promote Japanese exports and the domestic market in Japan.In addition, Alibaba is also on the international market with a global wholesale trading platform for smaller, you need small quantities of goods to buyers fast delivery service.All transactions with the formation of a market more than 240 countries and regions from over 61 million registered users of the online community.In order to be transformed into...
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...group assignmen Group 8 eBay- Fine- Tune its Strategy E-commerce assignment group: eBay ABSTRACT 1 EBay is one of the world leading companies, specializing in online retailing market, which has been really famous for its amazing business model and selling strategies at the point of several decades ago. It was once to be deemed as the monopolist in the online auction market business with so many successes. However, as the competition is becoming more and more intense, along with many new effective business strategies coming to the online retailing sector, the companies had committed in some mistakes as well as faced with a number of difficulties. It should and must change in order to keep up with the market speech. This paper is not only to give an overview of eBay’s company but to analyze deeply its current situations, of which providing the 8C’s, 5 forces and other relevant model analysis. In addition, the key reasons for eBay’s changes as well as key factors for its success had been identified. The recommendations for Vietnamese enterprises were also included. High Quality Class No. 2 Business Administration – Group 8 E-commerce assignment group: eBay TABLE OF CONTENT ABSTRACT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 TABLE OF CONTENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 I. OVERVIEW OF EBAY-----------------------------...
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...eBay, Inc. (2002) Overview eBay 2002 Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar and Jeff Skoll, the eBay online marketplace was developed in order to provide individuals a place to sell goods and services. eBay became a phenomenon that attracted some 10 million auctions in its first three years. This success provided eBay the necessary foundation to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in 1998. eBay’s online auction concept is relatively simple. Sellers register with eBay and use its suite of online tools to place nearly any item up for sale. Buyers navigate eBay’s vast array of categories or use search functionality to find goods or services that they wish to bid on. Once the auction is won, the buyer may use PayPal, the online payment service, to complete the transaction. Perhaps the most powerful part of the eBay process lies with the feedback scores that are given by both buyer and seller following the completion of the transaction. Feedback scores are public information and allow other buyers and sellers to determine whether a person is worthy of doing business with or not. A negative feedback on eBay is akin to having a bad credit score with a bank. By providing a marketplace for “new and scarce goods, end-of-life products, and used and vintage items,” eBay provides a valuable service in which they attempt to “make inefficient markets more efficient.[1]” While other Internet business models have failed in recent years...
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...Pivot of Supporting The Loan th The 17 “Hanju” Cup Financial Case Analysis Contest Analysis Report FINANCING ALIBABA’S BUYOUT： Case Report Name： Title： SYNDICATED LOAN IN ASIA PIVOT OF SUPPORTING THE LOAN Team Name： WINNERS DATE: 2014/10/20 1 Pivot of Supporting The Loan Context Abstract ..................................................................................................................................................3 1. Macro and Industry Analysis .....................................................................................................4 1.1 PEST Analysis Macro Environment .................................................................... 4 1.1.1 Political Environment ......................................................................................... 4 1.1.2 Economic Environment ...................................................................................... 5 1.1.3 Social Environment ............................................................................................. 7 1.1.4 Technological Environment ................................................................................ 8 1.2 Industry Analysis – SWOT Analysis .................................................................. 10 1.2.1 Strength ............................................................................................................. 10 1.2.2 Weakness ...................................
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...business and a 3.3 trillion worth total of business-to-business databases, bringing about enormous changes in business firms, markets and consumer behavior quickly. Economies and business firms around the globe got affected rapidly. Today, e-commerce has become the platform for new, unique services and capabilities that are not found in the physical world. In 2011, e-commerce is entering a new period of explosive entrepreneurial activity focusing on social networks, and the mobile digital platform created by smartphones and netbooks (Laudon, 2012). As stated by Rayport (2002), “We are in a revolution that is enabled and accelerated by technological change and at the center of this change is the internet, and, more specifically, economies” (p 2). Whenever we read the morning papers, we observe interesting stories on companies helping the growth of the internet and so the day goes-with constant stimuli related to the internet, e-commerce and the new economy- as we work, shop, dine, or drive through our community (Rayport, 2002). Online shopping has become a popular shopping method ever since the internet has declared a takeover. There are many individuals that are looking for other amazing alternatives shopping and online shipping is just the fix for that (ships2door, 2013). As a part of a growing “technology savvy” generation, when we want to buy something but are too lazy to go outside...
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...E.COMMERCE REPORT BUSINESS MODULE ABOUT (www.ebay.com):- Introduction: Founded on 1995 by Pierre Omidyar, eBay was considered a pioneer in the online auction industry whereby people are brought together on a local, national and international basis to serve the purpose of creating a person-to-person community where ever individual could have an equal access through the same medium which is the Internet. eBay offers wide varieties of products and services for bargain hunters, hobbyists and collectors and sellers, changing the way people engage in trading hence eBay had changed the face of e-commerce from its inception. Today, eBay is continuously the brand preference with over 39 market presence and with $60 billion of the total value of sold items on the site’s trading platform. eBay’s Business Model eBay’s business model was based on creating and maintaining a person-to-person trading community. After implementing their model, eBay has been able to build strategic partnerships, continue to make innovative changes and improvements, and monitor its internal and external environments for possible future opportunities. This has given them the prestige of being the world’s largest online auction company. eBay’s business model was based on creating and maintaining a person-to-person trading community. This allows buyers to easily search for what they want to purchase. It also allows sellers to post their items minutes after they have registered. There are a few specific...
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...Comparison of eBay.com and Alibaba.com Thomas Liquori o h T a m i L s o u q . i r e m Digitally signed by Thomas Liquori DN: cn=Thomas Liquori, email=thomasliquori@a ol.com, o=thomasliquori.me, l=New York, NY Date: 2010.09.05 16:57:16 -04'00' 12/16/2009 Professor Reddi: BUS451 By: Thomas Liquori, Danauda Benjamin, and Anca Barbu EBay.com Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3 EBay.com Products and Services .................................................................................................................. 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Comparison of eBay.com and Alibaba.com Ebay.com Financial analysis .......................................................................................................................... 6 Ebay.com Last Three Year Financial Graphs ................................................................................................. 7 EBay.com TOWS Matrix Analysis .................................................................................................................. 9 EBAY.com TOWS Matrix Graph ................................................................................................................... 13 Competitive Forces for ebay.com ............................................................................................................... 14 EBay.com Industry Rivalry...
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... T Business Books Track and share business topics across the Web. Increasing Profits by Opening the Books Financial transparency and giving workers at all levels a direct stake in a company's success can help boost efficiency and earnings, says Jody Heymann By Jody Heymann Open Source Software Open Innovation Open Government E-Book Readers All 213 employees at Great Little Box know exactly how profitable the business is. Executives at the Canadian packaging manufacturer discuss the company's finances, production, and sales performance in detail at monthly meetings with staff that ranges from machine operators on the factory floor to senior managers. Such open-book management is tied to the company's profit-sharing strategy: 15 percent of pretax earnings are split equally among everyone at Great Little Box. The company started profit sharing in 1991 because they believed employees would work harder if they felt "they matter and their work matters," says Margaret Meggy, who co-founded the company with her husband and now serves as its human resources chief. She's right. Our research shows that sharing financial information and profits with low-skilled workers helps boost both efficiency and profits. Yet while sharing profits and financial data with top managers is common, it is rare at the bottom of the corporate ladder. Only 1 percent of American companies use open-book finances, according to CFO magazine. At Great Little Box, managers and factory workers alike say...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This dissertation set out to explore how the Internet is changing the brand-building environment, in order to identify the new sources of value, the new brand-building tools and strategies, and to outline the key factors that contribute to the development of a successful online brand. With power shifting to customers, the success of an online brand is largely determined by customer choice. The repeated choice of a certain brand by customers and business partners generates the transactions and repeat business that counterbalances the costs of customer acquisition and infrastructure. Repeat transactions provide the basis for a relationship that, when properly cultivated, creates value for both the company and its customers. This relationship is the basis for the customer loyalty that creates a successful online brand. The companies that are successfully building relationships and fostering brand loyalty are those that recognise that their brand's perceived value hinges on the total end-to-end customer experience, from the promises made in the value proposition, to its delivery to the customer. It is about enticing customers, gaining their trust, and making the experience so satisfying that they are confident in their choice and will return again, and will tell others about it. It aims to create “apostles”, instead of “terrorists”. As such, brand-building on the Internet extends beyond the traditional focus of positioning, advertising, promotions, catchy logos and...
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...EBAY INC FORMReport) 10-K (Annual Filed 01/31/14 for the Period Ending 12/31/13 Address Telephone CIK Symbol SIC Code Industry Sector Fiscal Year 2065 HAMILTON AVENUE SAN JOSE, CA 95125 408-376-7400 0001065088 EBAY 7389 - Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Retail (Catalog & Mail Order) Services 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2014, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K [x] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 . OR [] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period from to . Commission file number 000-24821 eBay Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 77-0430924 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 2065 Hamilton Avenue San Jose, California (Address of principal executive offices) 95125 (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 376-7400 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Title of each class Name of exchange on which registered Common stock The Nasdaq Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant...
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...E-COMMERCE Date:15.06.2010 Time:2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Instructions: 1. From Part “A” answer all the questions (compulsory). Each sub-question carries 1 mark. Total marks = 32. 2. From Part “B” answer any three questions out of 5 questions. Each subquestion carries 16 marks. Total marks = 48 . 3. Part “C” is a case study (compulsory) Total marks = 20. Max Marks:100 Duration:3Hrs ______________________________________________________________________________ Part A 1. Expand the following. EDVAC MICR DTP HTTP B2B UVEPROM RAM SIMM 2. State true or false. 1) One nanosecond is one billionth of a second. 2) A computer system consisting of two or more CPUs under a common control is called as multitasking. 3) An internet protocol for interaction among the computers on the internet is called HTML. 4) A numeric data analysis tool (software package) that enables user to create a kind of computerised ledger is called spread sheet 5) Use of computers to create , view, edit, format, store, retrieve and print text materials is called Ms-PowerPoint 6) WML is a version of HTML optimised for mobile devices. 7) A computer virus designed to erase/alter data/program from a computer systems memory/disk is called as worm. 8) The process of writing computer intersections in a programming language is called coding. 3. Match the following:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cell ATM Binary numbers Binary device DML E-mail Ink jet Kilo bytes A B C D E F Automatic teller machine Intersection of rows &columns in a spreadsheet...
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...‘Market Efficiency’ PowerPoints and Activities 2008/20144[2] ‘Market efficiency’ PowerPoints and activities 1 Content The documents in this section provide support material for the stage 2 units. Document 1. Covers A sample program for stage 2 which covers unit 2AECO in the contexts of options from Economics D304 Sample lesson outlines for Business firms and markets–Unit 2AECO Notes and PowerPoint slides on Market efficiency and equity—Unit 2AECO A range of teaching and learning materials covering the concepts of Market efficiency and equity for the 2AECO unit and some applications of these concepts: 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 The Sundance film festival—A case study with suggested answers PowerPoint slides—Efficiency and equity, concepts and applications PowerPoint companion—Efficiency and equity, concepts and applications Extension activities—The concepts of efficiency and equity Extension activities discussion topics Emissions trading schemes (ETS) Review Questions—Efficiency and Equity, with suggested answers 2. 3. 4. 2 ‘Market efficiency’ PowerPoints and activities Document 1: Sample program for Stage 2 The purpose of this document is provide an example of how the Stage 2 units can be programmed by drawing on four of the Options from the Economics D304 subject and using them as contexts for unit 2AECO. In this sample program the options from D304 drawn on to provide contexts are Australian market forms, Firms and production and Environmental...
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...Coach, Inc. About Coach, Inc Coach, Inc in New York, NY is the most recognized luxury American brand manufacturing women’s handbags and purses. It was established as a family-run workshop in 1941 and incorporated in Maryland (Manta). The SIC Code is 3171, and the NAICS Code is 316992. Besides women's handbags and purses, it also produces women's accessories, travel bags, outwear, personal leather goods, apparels, belts, scarves, and men’s business cases, wallets, and purses. In 2010, Coach, Inc. employed approximately 13,000 people and had an estimated annual revenue of $3,230,468,000 (Coach, Inc. 10K, 2010). Although Coach does have men’s handbags and so many products, it mostly concentrates on women’s handbags and purses. Another marketing strategy is that Coach focus on women, not teenager girls. The luxury brand tends to market to high income, professional females. The older females also show higher brand loyalty. International market Coach has 463 stores in the United States and Canada, 161 stores in Japan, and 41 stores in China. Coach also has stores in over 20 countries including South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Greece, France, Russia, New Zealand and Australia. As of 2010, Coach’s total net sales were $3,607,636,000. Net sales in Japan were $720,860,000, which was approximately 20% of the total net sales. In the other international market, the net sales were $352,404...
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