Libri‚ 2003‚ vol. 53‚ pp. 118–129 Printed in Germany · All rights reserved ______________________________________________ Copyright Saur 2003 Libri ISSN 0024-2667 Design and Development of an Academic Portal Academic Information Service‚ University of Pretoria‚ South Africa HEILA PIENAAR A Web portal can be defined as a Web site for a specific audience that aggregates an array of content and provides a variety of services including search engines‚ directories‚ news‚ e-mail and chat rooms.
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Riley Eichhorn Zipcar: Refining the Business Model The idea for Zipcar began in 1999 when Antje Danielson approached Robin Chase with her new idea for a start up – car sharing. Danielson had observed the concept of car sharing on a vacation in Germany‚ which she noted was a trend throughout Europe. Chase agreed to partner with Danielson and they began to develop their business plan and to seek funding for it. The entrepreneurial opportunity is definitely large enough for Zipcar to capture value
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Strategy: Synergy and Serendipity 1. The root of the word ”decide” is to “cut off” In our old Chinese says‚ “She De”‚ which means you can achieve after you gave up. To choose which to give up‚ which to pursue‚ it needs wisdom. 2. People often have trouble abandoning their previous behavior It’s so called - comfort zoom. Before I quit my job‚ came to Chicago for the MBA program‚ some of my colleagues doubted the benefits from this program may not cover my loss. I don’t really care about it‚ all
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Porter’s five forces applied to Zipcar Threat of new entrants: Potential new entrants include existing car rental firms‚ companies that currently supply cars to car-sharing businesses (such as Volkswagen)‚ and new start-up car-sharing ventures. As Zipcar is operating in only Boston‚ there are opportunities for new entrants (with sufficient resources) to establish themselves as dominant car-sharing service providers in other cities. This threat to the profitability of Zipcar’s planned future expansion
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Zipcar Case Case Analysis Template Reading: Zipcar: Refining The Business Model Who: Robin Chase‚ CEO and Co-Founder of Zipcar Immediate Issue/Problem Being Faced: Zipcar needs additional funding if it hopes to survive and expand. In order to gain additional funding they would have to bring in there best arguements to why they should be funded by outside investors. On pages 1 and 11 it states that Chase needs to work on a pitch that will get investors to invest. In other words‚ she needs
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Case Study Analysis: Zipcar 1 Main Players Summary Who: Zipcar What: Will the rush of media exposure prove to be too much of a hindrance and have an effect on Guari Nanda’s options for positioning Clocky prior to being manufactured and introduced to market? Where: Boston When: 2000 Main Players Robin Chase Zipcar Antje Danielson Angel Investor Members/Subscribers Ford Motor Company Volkswagen Others Glenn Urban Competitors; Swiss Mobility CarSharing‚ Drive Stadtauto
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Luis Carlos Jauregui Arrieta (May 31st‚ 2013)! How would you assess the overall validity of the Zipcar business idea? To asses the overall validity of the business idea‚ an analysis of the Zipcar case was conducted. The opportunity‚ the team involved in the venturing‚ their high potential and the resources needed to start the company and make it growth were taken into consideration. There is a big opportunity to develop the idea in the U.S. even though they had competitors and potential
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Zipcar: “It’s Not about Cars – It’s about Urban Life” Zipcar’s service is the benefit of having a car‚ without actually owning one yourself. Zipcar first started out with the focus on the green-minded customers using promotional pitches such as “We <3 Earth.” It wasn’t long before CEO Scott Griffith decided to expand the service to urban customers living in cities too big to own a car‚ but still needed a reliable‚ comfortable‚ and stylish way to get around. Zipcar strategically places its
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has great potential. When analyzing Zipcar’s performance to date‚ we came across four major inconsistencies relating to the business model‚ which we believe require immediate attention. a) Initiation fees and security deposit: We believe that you need to waive off the initiation fee and security deposit‚ as convenience and cost savings are the main value drivers for Zipcar. We do realize that the deposit is currently essential for Zipcar’s operational structure‚ however‚ the benefits of waiving
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Objectives: * To understand the importance of information systems for business professionals * To identify five areas of information systems knowledge business professionals need. * To illustrate how the business applications of information systems can support firm’s business processes‚ managerial decision-making‚ and strategies for competitive advantage. * To provide examples of several types of information system from experiences with business organizations in the real world. * To identify
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