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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Strategic Issues and Analysis ----------
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
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 background
Intel Analysis 1. How would you explain Intel's initial dominance and subsequent decline in DRAMs? Intel excels at top-down innovation, where highly differentiated components and electronics command a high gross margin relative to competitors, enabling faster design wins with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and development partners. This top-down innovation flow within Intel is so dominant, that the product design teams are significantly more productive than even the most advanced
Intel Corporation Strategic Analysis Group-11 Maithilee Deshmukh-123 Siddhesh Hegde-51 Swapnil Wagh-53 Swati Agrawal-54 (PGDM-B) Group-11 CONTENTS 1. History & Introduction 2. Industry Analysis 2.1 Porter’s Five Forces Framework 2.2 Complementors & Strategic Groups 2.3 Life Cycle Analysis 2.4 SWOT Analysis 2.5 PESTEL Analysis 3. Internal Analysis 3.1 Resource Based View Analysis 3.2 VRIO Framework 4. Business Strategy
INTRODUCTION eBay Incorporated, a US company headquartered in San Jose, California, provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services, online payments services, and online communication offerings to individuals and business in the United States and internationally. With more than 90 million active users globally, their collective impact on e-commerce is staggering: In 2009, the total worth of goods sold on eBay was $60 billion — $2,000 every second. The business strategy of eBay is exemplified
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eBay: Dominance in the On-line Industry eBay is The World’s Online Marketplace®. Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful platform for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items across thousands of categories for sale on eBay and its subsidiaries, half.com and shopping.com, to name a few (“eBay Inc Outlines Global Business Strategy”, 2000.) Retrieved October 31, 2008 from http://investor.ebay.com). eBay
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
Executive Summary This report seeks to evaluate the major issue facing eBay with regards to its international strategy. This will be done through the analysis of eBay’s competitive environment using the Porter’s 5 forces and positioning in the industry using the BCG portfolio matrix. Following which, we will proceed to identify the sustainable competitive advantages of eBay using the resource-based view of the firm. The core competence of eBay will also be discussed. Through an overview of the above mentioned