Authorize.net About the organization Authorize.Net is a payment gateway service provider allowing merchants to accept credit card and electronic checks payments through their Web site and over an IP (Internet Protocol) connection. Authorize.Net claims a user base of over 305,000 merchants, which would make them the Internet's largest payment gateway service provider. In November 2007 Cybersource purchased Authorize.Net for $565 million. Authorize.Net was originally purchased in 2004 by Lightbridge
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Overview of the Chapter Leadership is a key ingredient in effective management. When leaders are effective, their subordinates are highly motivated, committed, and high performing. When leaders are ineffective, chances are good that their subordinates do not perform to the level of their capabilities, lack motivation, and may be dissatisfied. This chapter describes what leadership is and examines major leadership models and theories that have been developed by various researchers. It also describes
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Amazon versus Ebay Amazon versus Ebay Analyze each company’s history, product / services, major customers, major suppliers, and leadership and provide a synopsis of each company. Seattle based Amazon.com was founded in July, 1994, but it was introduced to the world in June, 1995 by its CEO Jeff Bezos. Bezos who was a hedge fund manager in New York left to head west after coming across a finding that the usage of the internet is growing 2300 percent a month. He came up with a plan to get his
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OPENING CASE STUDY: WHAT’S REPLACING THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING FOR SHOPPING SALES? You’ve heard that the most profitable retail shopping day before Christmas is the Friday after Thanksgiving. It’s often called Black Friday, because it’s the day retailers move out of the red and into the black on their income statements. But not anymore . . . Cyber Monday is quickly replacing Black Friday as the big shopping day. Cyber Monday occurs on the Monday after Black Friday weekend
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EBay Corporation Inc. Business strategy and policy Introduction E-commerce and online industries are firms who market and sale their products online. The internet is the main selling unit that connects the retailers and the consumers. It helps people make purchases more easily than when the go to stores in search of products to buy. EBay Inc. is a sole proprietorship formed around sept 1995. The incorporation took place in California in May 1996 and corporates in Delaware in April 1998.
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Table of Contents Company Profile 1 Industry Environment 3 Competitors & Competitor Market Share 3 Products & Services Produced by Firms in the Industry 3 Which Strategies are these firms pursuing? 4 Porter’s 5 Forces 5 Threat of New Entrants 5 Buyer Power 5 Supplier Power 6 Threat of Substitutes 6 Rivalry Intensity 7 Strengths 7 Innovation 7 Size and Scale 8 Synergies among products and services 8 Brand name 9 Product manufacturing 9 Weaknesses 9 Acquisitions
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eBay was launched in 1995 as the first online auction by Pierre Omidyar with the intention of creating a person-to-person trading community based on a democratized, efficient market where everyone could have equal access through the same medium, the internet. The name eBay stood for “electronic Bay area” coined because Pierre’s initial concept was to attract neighbors and other interested San Francisco Bay area residents to the site to buy and sell items of mutual interest. eBay.com provided a venue
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In 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
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industry specific. The aim is to identify the extent to which strengths and weaknesses are relevant to, and are capable of dealing with changes that take place in the business environment. Internal Resources and Capabilities Financial Resources Ebay is a Public Listed Company with corporate responsibilities to its shareholders. In 2006, it earned a gross profit of $4.7 billion and its total assets were $13.5 billion. This financial strength gives it opportunities to invest in activities to increase
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