strategic advantage fit. Zappos.com possesses a culture created from the ten established core values and the emphasis on happiness both within and outside of the workplace. In order to achieve the goal of outstanding customer service‚ CEO Tony Hsieh states that the company must possess a strong‚ and continuously evolving‚ culture. Outside of the existence of the core values‚ Zappos promotes a culture that emphasizes autonomy‚ transparency‚ and independence of all employees. Each employee is
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“Delivering Happiness”‚ by Tony Hsieh‚ the founder and CEO of Zappos. Envision‚ create‚ and believe in your own universe‚ and the universe will form around you-biggest driver for developing the passion to serve one’s purpose There are a few key things that I took away from Delivering Happiness‚ and summarized below: 1. People Matter : Employees and customers alike are REALLY important * Zappos attributes much of its success to its investment into customer service‚ culture‚ and employee
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The Zappos Way of Managing How Tony Hsieh uses relentless innovation‚ stellar customer service‚ and a staff of believers to make Zappos.com an e-commerce juggernaut -- and one of the most blissed-out businesses in America. By Max Chafkin | May 1‚ 2009 "What would make you happier in your life?" Tony Hsieh asks me this question as we sit at a booth with half a dozen young people in one of those absurdly lavish lounges that can be found only in Las Vegas. It’s called Lavo‚ setting of recent
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wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon * Zappos continues to be led by its long-standing CEO Tony Hsieh * Hsieh was the initial primary investor who kept Zappos afloat as a start-up and became its CEO in 2000 | Wholly owned subsidiary means that Zappos’ management is now according to Amazon’s style‚ but‚ it does not change Zappos’ current managerial teams‚ CEO-Tony Hsieh who continues leading Zappos. Hsieh was entrepreneur and was elected as Zappos’ CEO in 2000. | Key to Zappos success is * a
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LaWanda Jones BMGT-1327-51420 09/03/2013 ZAPPOS Zappos “Keep them happy” approach to business seems to be working. CEO Tony Hsieh believes that an office environment that employees enjoy is vital for company success. This ten-year-old company has more than 1‚500 employees and sales recently topped $1billion. (Schremerhorn) 1. Describe Zappos’ organizational structure using the upside-down pyramid view. What does Zappos do to serve the company individuals at the top of the pyramid? 1a. Employees are
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business? Most definitions of leadership reflect the assumption that it involves a process whereby intentional influence is exerted over their people to guide‚ structure‚ and facilitate activities and relationship in a group or organisation. (*) Tony Hsieh‚ the CEO of Zappos‚ had talk about how to lead: “It’s more about getting people do what they’re passionate about and putting them in the right context or setting. They’re the ones doing the hard work. ... Zappos is structured a lot less hierarchical
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culture. In which areas would you say that Zappos’ culture is very high (or typical)? Explain. I believe the most typical thing you would see in all organization is to pursue growth and learning. 3. How did Zappos’ corporate culture begin? Hsieh invited 300 employees to list core values that the culture should be based on and from there the 10 values continue to run the organization. 4. How is Zappos’ corporate culture maintained? Zappos’ maintains this type of culture with a "complex
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1) Find a list of all 10 of Zappos’ corporate values. Pick two of the values and explain how you think those values would influence the way employees do their work. a) Create fun and a little weirdness is one of the 10 Zappos’ values‚ I liked this corporate value a lot because in order for every employee to do his/her work in a good way‚ they have to have a little fun once in a while to make the work interesting and exciting for everyone‚ in this company they laugh at themselves every once in
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grown to be the largest online shoe store. In July 2009‚ the company announced it would be acquired by Amazon.com in an all-stock deal worth $1.2 billion (Chafkin‚ 2009; Lacey‚ 2012). The executive team would include key founder Nick Swinmurn‚ CEO Tony Hsieh‚ and CFO Chris Nielsen. As an end result to the acquisition‚ Zappos will be moving their headquarters in 2013 from Henderson‚ Nevada to Old Las Vegas City Hall in downtown Las Vegas (Lacey‚ 2012). Research shows that organizational culture is
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promotes theirs for any would-be customer to see. Multiple links on their website lead to testimonials‚ blogs and YouTube videos providing a behind the scenes look at exactly what it’s like to work for this Once Upon a Time shoe company. Current CEO Tony Hsieh said in 2009 while celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary that “Our No. 1 priority is the company culture. Our whole belief is that if we get the culture right‚ then everything else‚ including the customer service‚ will fall into place‚” [
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