Case Analysis: EBay Inc. Introduction EBay Inc.‚ situated in San Jose‚ California‚ was founded by Pierre Omidyar in September 1995 as a marketplace for the sale of goods and services powered by a person-to-person on-line trading community. Sellers listed items for sale‚ and buyers bid on items of interested which was automated using EBay’s listing system to arrange items by category and topic. Focused market segment was the collectibles and developed based on a traditional auction house. Since
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Capabilities Analysis What is it? Capabilities analysis helps clarify the major sets of activities‚ skills‚ and resources that drive value to customers. When do we use it? Capabilities analysis can be useful at the time of strategy formulation—when firms are assessing which strategic options are currently feasible—and may be included in a broader process of determining strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats (SWOT). In addition‚ capabilities assessment can be used as an initial
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First of all‚ eBay has to deal with more and more competitors in the e-commerce market. For instance‚ both Alibaba and Walmart said in 2009 that they were launching competitors in the US to services like eBay and Amazon. The problem is that small share gains over time (for new entrants) could potentially pinch margins at both Amazon and eBay. That is why eBay has to improve its competitive strategy. What I recommend to the company is to think about strategic collaboration with global social networks
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Course Title: Strategy & Policy Section: A Semester: Fall 2012 Program: MS-Mgt Assignment #5 [Position Paper: Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management] Submitted to: Dr. Sarwar M. Azahar Submitted by: Syed Shahid Hussain 12013092-016 Maham Shahid 12014092-001 Rehman Asif 12013092-011 Due Date: 13th December 2012 Submission Date: 13th December 2012 Marks: Comments: _______________________________________________________________________
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MGMT 314: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT 1: CASE STUDY – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE CHALLENGES FACING EBAY IN 2008: TIME FOR A CHANGE IN STRATEGY? SUBMITTED BY: CHAN LAI FENG ONG AINA ONG EE LING ELAINE MGMT 314 Strategic Management 3795457 3794106 3721668 Page | 1 Table of Contents Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 eBay’s Business Model ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CASE ANALYSIS I. Background of the Study A pioneer and a market leader in the online auction industry‚ eBay has been able to grow the business significantly in the last decade amidst turbulent times for many contemporary dotcom companies. EBay’s strategy to focus on a niche market and differentiate itself through strong brand management and continuous improvement in the value-added services has enabled the company to defend the market leadership in the industry. While many new competitors
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9‚ 2013 Strategic Management SWOT analysis of eBay Company : eBay Inc. Introduction eBay is an international online marketplace with a global customer base of 233 million. It is a multibillion business operating in 37 countries. There are millions of items listed on eBay‚ including antiques‚ toys‚ books‚ computers‚ sports and electronics‚ amongst many others. In this assignment‚ I will perform a SWOT analysis of the company‚ then I will outline the strategies pursued by eBay. Company
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EBAY‚ INC. BUAD 341.00‚ MWF 11:00A CARMEN CANDELARIA May 3‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Theme 1 Product Line of the Company 3 Industry History and Analysis 3 Major Competitors 4 NAICS Numbers 4 Relative Sales 4 Relative Returns 5 Product Life Cycle 5 Stock Performance 6 Financial Analysis 7 Ratio Analysis 8 Pro forma 8 Assumptions 8 Growth Rate of Sales 9 Asset Acquisitions 9
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Introduction EBay was founded in 1995 in San Jose by Pierre Omidyar a computer programmer. It is originally called Auction Web and is divided in three segments: marketplaces or platforms‚ payment (PayPal)‚ and the communication segment (Skype). EBay Inc. is available in 28 languages over 225 countries. It has no clear or fixed Vision and Mission statements‚ but you can find a yearly vision in the financial statements. Main issues for eBay Inc. There is no clear issue‚ but we think that eBay Inc. faces
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competition like in the online auction industry? How strong are the competitive pressures confronting eBay and other online auction firms? 2.2 What forces are operating in the online auction macro-environment that has the power to alter the nature and structure in the online auction industry? 2.3 What does a strategic group map reveal about the positions of the major players in the online auction industry? Is eBay in a good position on the map? Why or why not? Who are the closest competitors? 2.4 What do
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