CASE: IB-88 DATE: 01/04/10 TAOBAO VS. EBAY CHINA Ten to 15 years from now‚ I think China can be eBay ’s largest market on a global basis…. We think China has tremendous long-term potential and we want to do everything we can to maintain 1 our No. 1 position. — Meg Whitman‚ eBay CEO‚ 2004 By 2008‚ Jack Ma‚ CEO of Alibaba.com Inc.‚ was in a position to consider how to fortify Taobao’s dominant position in China’s online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) market. Ma and his company had come a long way
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ESSAY TOPIC (1) :A joint venture is affected by the cultural distance between two partners. In what ways are joint ventures and types of international collaboration affected by cultural differences? INDEX INTRODUCTION 2 What is culture? 2-3 The Cultural Orientation Model .4 The cultural Gap 5-6 Understanding Cultural Differences .6 The Challenge of Cultural Success
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Why Businesses Enter Into Joint Ventures Intense competition has forced many firms to seek competitive advantage beyond their native boundaries. The economic achievement of China during the last two decades has been impressive. As a result‚ China has become the place where many Western companies are eager to gain competitive advantage through the exploitation of its abundant resources. Numerous international companies have been competing for business opportunities in China in the form of JV. As Fryxell
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Question 1 What are the competitive advantages that contributed to the success of eBay using the value-chain analysis or RBV concept? In 21st century the internet population started rising across various countries of Asia and eBay is the largest and leading provider of online auction for consumer-to-consumer in the world. Using the Resource-Based View concept‚ we will first identify the three key types of resources that eBay possess‚ and these are the competitive advantages that contributed to
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LETTER OF INTENT Dilger Corporation (referred to hereinafter as "Dilger") and Rall Consulting (referred to hereinafter as "Rall") are pleased to submit their intent to form a joint venture (referred to hereinafter as "Initial Venture"). The Initial Venture between Dilger and Rall (referred to hereinafter as the "Parties") shall be referred to herein as the Transaction and the date of the consummation of the Transaction shall be referred to as the Closing. The undersigned Parties hereby agree
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Electric’s Joint Ventures -- Case Discussion Questions 1. GE used to prefer acquisitions or greenfield ventures as an entry mode rather than joint ventures. Why do you think this was the case? Acquisitions were thought to be more cost effective and less risky. With GE having total control‚ they did not have to worry about the internal problems of the company and could enhance coordination all the while gaining immediate market share. 2. Why do you think that GE has come to prefer joint ventures in recent
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Starbucks expansion into China Abstract In the following research we will look whether Starbucks will be able to launch an aggressive expansion throughout Mainland China‚ a country known for its tea drinking history dating back to 5‚000 years. Starbucks is known for its ability to locate the business outlets in perfect spots as well as market their products in beneficial ways. This report will try to analyze the three main questions: 1) Should Starbucks continue its expansion in China? 2)
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BSBHRM501B- Manage Human Resources Services. Morobe Mining Joint Ventures (PNG) Human Resources Services. Chosen Area: Career management Services: Dealing with complaints Implementing new legislation and laws Mentoring and coaching WH&S ‚ pay role i.e. leave entitlement Recruitment/ advertising Training for possible advancement Strategic and Operational Plans: Valuing our employees: By making all employees
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2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Franchising; Licensed retailing; Agency theory; Resource scarcity theory 1. Introduction Pub ownership and control has long been an unusual feature of the English and Welsh ‘bar trade’ when compared with other countries. Licensing laws and the increasing concentration of the brewing
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EMPIRICAL STUDY OF WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURES FOR ENTRY INTO CHINA MARKETS Yung-Heng Lee‚ Northwestern Polytechnic University‚ USA Yann-Haur Huang‚ Northwestern Polytechnic University‚ USA Mei-Jane Chan‚ Northwestern Polytechnic University‚ USA ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the effectiveness of The Eclectic Theory in explaining the entry mode choices of Taiwanese Electronic Components firms in China markets during the time period from 2003 to 2005
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