United States and Strategy

Read the case carefully and answer the following questions: 1.Till 2005, eBay EachNet was the leader in the Chinese e-commerce market, controlling more than half of it. But eBay EachNet soon lost its market leadership position to Taobao.com (Taobao). In this context, analyze the reasons that can be attributed to Taobao’s edge over eBay. 2.a. To enable people to trade with each other, Pierre Omidyar created a marketplace in September 1995 which was later called eBay. By mid 1997, eBay received one million page hits per

Chinese market has become mature for Alibaba, hence the reason to explore outside China. Alibaba has been turned into a global organization but still holding China as it’s major focus. Almost 75% of China’s ecommerce market is dominated by Alibaba. China has 560 million internet users twice as many as the U.S. who spend an average of 20 hours a week online.

Evaluate the amount of goodwill or other intangible assets derived from the transaction and explain whether or not you support that this value was created as a result of the business combination.

The changes that have occurred in eBay's organizational structure resulted in the current matrix structure. This is because the activities of the Company are aligned along more than one line of authority that is also applying the divisional and functional chains of command. As it is explained in the case study, each of the three divisional units has a president and its functional areas. This kind of structure

The company I will talk about for this paper is eBay. eBay is the world 's online marketplace; a place for buyers and sellers to come together and trade almost anything. With more than 97 million active users globally, eBay is the world 's largest online marketplace, where practically anyone can buy and sell practically anything. Founded in 1995, eBay connects a diverse and passionate community of individual buyers and sellers, as well as small businesses. Their collective impact on ecommerce is staggering: In 2010, the total value of goods sold on eBay was $62 billion -- more than $2,000 every second. I have been interested in eBay since I got first debit card and was able to shop online. eBay’s stock is currently valued at $28.23. It has

what
 is
 the
 appropriate
 organizational
 structure
 to
 support
 the
 configuration
 of
 the
 MNC
 (PORTER,
 1986).
 Furthermore,
 a
 company
 has
 to
 determine,
 in
 respect
 to
 its
 industry,
 the
 optimal
 trade
 off
 between
 global
 integration
 &
 local
 responsiveness.
 The
 standardization
 vs.
 localization
 trade
 off
matrix
has
lead
to
4
international
approaches:
International
Exporter,
Global,
Transnational
 and
 Multi‐domestic
 (PRAHALAD
 &
 DOZ,
 1987
 /
 BARTLETT
 &
 GHOSHAL,
 1989).
 Two
 frameworks
can
be
useful
for
companies
in
this
case:
The
OLI
framework
identifies
the
firm’s
 motivation
 for
 becoming
 a
 MNC.
 Furthermore,
 the
 AAA
 framework
 helps
 companies
 decide
 how
to
expand
their
business
abroad.
 Where
–
Should
companies
start
operations
in
large
markets
or
the
familiar
ones?
On
which
 terms
 should
 companies
 based
 judgments
 about
 investing
 in
 foreign
 markets?
 ‐
 The
 CAGE
 framework
 helps
 companies
 in
 evaluating
 the
 proper
 opportunities
 in
 foreign
 markets,
 compared
with
the
respective
costs
and
risks
that
might
occur.
 The
focus
of
this
paper
is
to
understand
and
analyse
the
key
drivers
behind
why
eBay1
has
 experienced
failure
in
China
and
success
in
the
UK.
Our
analysis
will
be
supported
by
a
SWOT
 analysis
and
a
5
Porter’s
forces
analysis,
as
well
as
by
the
frameworks
mentioned
above.

The purpose of this financial analysis is to evaluate eBay to determine its suitability for investment of $25 million dollars. I will examine whether or not the company is stable, solvent, liquid, or profitable enough to be invested in. It will examine the business, accounting and financial positioning of the company. Following eBay 's industry examination, a recommendation on eBay 's stock will be provided along with a decision.

The Alibaba group has thrived in the Chinese e-commerce sector from its inception in 1998. They currently account for over 70% of online shopping in China and delivered annual revenues of $636 million in the 12month period ending June 2009 (case p1-2). Alibaba’s successes are due to multiple factors that have allowed them to create corporate advantage, and thus establish market leadership in China (Case p1). The configuration and coordination of Alibaba’s

China has the world’s largest online populations with 130 million residential broadband accounts. E-tailing produced more than $180 billion in sales in 2012. The e-tailing industry in China has registered 120% compound growth rate since 2003. At the heart of this e-tailing revolution lies the Alibaba group, which is slated to go public in the United States as early as next month.

the first mover advantage, and its has one resource in particular that cannot be replaced: a large and loyal community. SWOT Analysis of eBay is carried out to get onto the finer and intricate details that eBay has adopted in such a shorter span of time to achieve profits in millions and is able to maintain a customer base that is again unbelievable. The strengths of eBay could be identified

4. Assume the role of Nokia or IBM.. What major concerns would you have about entering an agreement with Bharti? How would you structure the agreement and the governance

The strategic group map about the online auction industry is occupied a large part by eBay. In reputation or brand

As Tencent announced to take 15% stake of JD.com[1], which is the largest online retailer of China, in March 2014, it also implicated the failure of Tencent’s previous e-commerce strategy. In the

Critically analyze the factors that led to Alibaba sustaining its leadership position in the Chinese e-commerce market.

There are many factors that lead Alibaba to sustaining its leadership position in the Chinese e-commerce markets, some of the factors explained in the case are: