Case Study: Should Alibaba Group Centralize? Jack Ma founded the technologically evolving and economically progressing business, Alibaba Group. Ma saw the potential of the Internet early on and created a multifaceted conglomerate, capturing a business market at its foundation. His goal was to provide a simple, efficient e-commerce platform and now holds half of the B2B in China. Wherever there was a need, Ma would adapt and create different business units to effectively provide the service. Alongside
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Opinions of Tuscaloosa Nightlife Downtown v. The Strip Paper 1 Group 5 March 4, 2014 Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………….2 Background………………………………………………………………………………..3 Research Objectives……………………………………………………………………….5 Specified Population………………………………………………………………………6 Recruitment of Interviewees………………………………………………………………6 Running of Focus Groups/ Interviews…………………………………………………….7 Findings…………………………………………………………………………………
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PROJECT PROPOSAL FPT GROUP Date 18/1/2013 INSTRUCTOR * MSc. Tung Tran Minh * Thang Nguyen Minh SUPERMAN TEAM * Trinh Nguyen Thi Kieu * Truc Nguyen Thi Duong * Thuong Pham Thi Dieu * Trang Nguyen Thi Thanh * Thanh Nguyen Quang Contents 1. PROJECT CHARTER 6 1.1. Team ’s Information : 6 1.2. FPT Group information 6 1.2.1. General information 6 1.2.2. Mission 6 1.2.3. Vision 6 1.2.4. FPT distribution 7 1.2.5. Client organization
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Lego is one of the multinational organizations that is operating its business in more than 130 countries. It is the 6th largest producer of children toys in the world. With the increase of competition and changing technology Lego had huge losses in 2004, the company suffered a situation of bankruptcy. Then as an organizational change to put the organization back on track Jorgen Vig Knudstorp has been appointed as the CEO of Lego. The main challenges for Knudstorp is to provide a good service to its
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development was the concept testing stage, which started with focus group research designed to better understand the customers’ wants in a new product, and the customers’ ability to understand the product that was being developed (Cooper & Schindler, 2011). The focus groups were used to refine the features and uses of the card, and ultimately the value proposition that the new card had to offer to the customer base. The focus group work was then followed by a series of quantitative studies first
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assess the successfulness of the group presentation with the aim to reflect upon the group work as a whole and discuss any improvements that could of been made. Using relevant theories such as Belbin’s (2012) team work theory and Tuckman’s (1965) theory of group work in order to analyse the group work alongside providing suggestions for improvements in the future. Task 1 - Key issues and theories relating to group work and how these are applicable The presentation group (PG) consisted of 5 members and
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sense of community created in each neighborhood acted as a support system for immigrants, but distanced the different ethnic groups from one another. As Cohen says, "Isolated in local neighborhoods and fragmented by ethnicity and race, workers proved incapable of mounting the unified action necessary for success."3 Additionally, members who identified with a specific ethnic group also showed loyalty to businesses owned by a member of that community.4 Cohen details
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Alibaba Group At Alibaba, strategy and organization go hand-in-hand. Every year we change 'the organizational structure in tandem with changes in strategy. Jack Ma, Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Group, stared through the fog at the cable stays of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge whistling past on his drive to the offices of Taobao ("hunting for treasures"), Alibaba's online marketplace for Chinese retailers and consumers. The longest transoceanic bridge in the world had a long gestation period:
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three different types of research methods to gain information on why these girls are smoking. The first method I will use is focus groups. I think these will be useful on gaining an insight into these girl’s lives and to build a relationship with them. I will be able to see different reactions and will hopefully receive a lot of feedback. I’m also aware that in a focus group some members may be too shy or intimidated to speak up, this has lead me to my second research method which will be in-depth one
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After evaluating Hertz, we recommend that Carlyle Group purchase Hertz for at least $2.3 billion. If they want to achieve a 20% return, they should offer $5.2 billion. A higher offer price is recommended due to the competitive nature of the dual-track process. The dual-track process has created a rather interesting environment for potential investors. Not only are investors competing with each other, but if the case that a deal is not worked out then Ford has made provisions for the company to be
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