Comparing Two Similar Businesses Describe the history and core business of each company. Amazon was founded in 1994 by a man whose name is Jeff Bezos. Mr. Bezos originally started Amazon in his garage. He believed that only the internet had the ability to grant consumers the convenience of being able to browse a myriad selection of book titles in the shortest amount of time. In 1995 he started the website Amazon.com which was primarily an online book store at the time. “During the first 30 days
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come to mind? No doubt you think of Amazon.com and Borders Books. A comparison of the two companies will be discussed in this essay. We will see how they got started in describing the history and core business of each company. Compare and contrast the management approach that each took to internet marketing and sales. Analyze three reasons for Amazon’s success‚ despite not turning a profit for the first five to six years. Discuss three reasons Borders‚ although initially successful and profitable‚ ended
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Comparing Two Businesses Authors Note James M. Gordon‚ Strayer University Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to James M. Gordon‚ E-mail: g2gretire@yahoo.com Assignment #1 Comparing Two Similar Businesses Amazon.com‚ Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) with a +$100 billion market capitalization is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle‚ Washington‚ United States. It is the world’s largest online retailer. Amazon has separate
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Comparing Two Similar Businesses: Amazon.com and Borders Books Jennifer Kleinfield Alethia Gardner BUS 302 7/26/2012 Comparing Two Similar Businesses Amazon.com and Borders Books are two companies who had very different outcomes after years of business. One is still successful‚ even today‚ while the other is no longer open. One changed with the times‚ developing new technologies and new strategies that suited the ever changing trends of society. The other did not realize how crucial change
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Borders and Amazon Business Approach Otis v Drummer Strayer University Bus 302 – Management Concepts [ January 13‚ 2012 ] Professor Dominique Emerald Sweeting 1- Describe the history and core business of each company. Traditional book stores have been around for ages. Evidently‚ public libraries and private stores like Barnes and Nobles‚ Waldenbooks‚ and of course Borders are often the main places where people go to purchase or borrow their books. Nowadays‚ with the rise of technology
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Amazon.com compared to Borders Books A look into the History of these two companies and how Amazon became profitable while Borders ended in Bankruptcy. By Robert H. (Bob) Travis Strayer University Winter Quarter‚ 2012 BUS 302 – Management Concepts Professor Charles Wittenberg Abstract This paper will examine the history of both companies‚ Amazon.Com and Borders Books. In addition‚ I will highlight some of the critical decisions that each company made that have led to the wild success
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wages and better working conditions for their members. * Employer Associations: The same a trade unions but for the employers‚ representing the interests of employers in specific industries. * Local/national communities: The actions of businesses can have dramatic effects on communities. E.g. on the 16th of January 2008‚ Total was required to compensate all of the victims of the pollution caused by the sinking of the ship Erika. They are required to compensate the victims in the amount of
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INVESTIGATE TWO SEPARATE BUSINESSES‚ ONE A PROFIT ORGANISATION AND THE OTHER A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES‚ PURPOSE AND OWNERSHIP. INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION‚ THE LIABILITY OF THAT BUSINESS. BUSINESS 1: RIVER ISLAND BUSINESS 2: OXFAM RIVER ISLAND: PROFIT ORGANISATION ‘With over 60 years of fashion retailing experience‚ River Island is one of the most successful companies on the High Street. River Island has nearly 300 stores across the UK‚ Ireland and
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“Comparing Poems & Short Story’s” Comparing short stories with poems can be an interesting way to learn literature. Things to look for are similarities in themes‚ the events that take place‚ the meaning of the poetry‚ and similar emotions or outcomes from what was read. The three pieces of literary work that will be discussed and compared are Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ Sherman Alexie’s “Grief Calls us to the Things of This World”‚ and Alfred Lord Tennyson “In Memoriam”. The point
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“Two Similar Women of The 1800’s” During the time of the 1800’s women did not have many rights. Their main obligation in life was to marry young and take care of the house and the children‚ while the husband did all the physical things such as work and bring in an income. Women had very few rights during this time. It was almost like they were ruled by a man‚ that man being their husband. Although‚ in love with this man or just living the life of that era‚ they could not speak for themselves and
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