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The Entrepreneur's Dilemma: Alibaba, Tencent and Amazon as e-Commerce Platforms
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Haibin Yang; Yukun Yang; Xin QiuCase IVEY-9B15E015-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyA nascent women’s apparel online store on Tmall, China's largest business-to-consumer retail platform operated by Alibaba Group, was just beginning to establish itself on the online market utilizing the tools and services provided by Tmall to develop and operate its business. Within four months after the business was launched, Tmall unexpectedly released a new policy which significantly increased the annual service fee and cash deposit for indivi...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com, 2021
Wells, John R.; Weinstock, Benjamin; Danskin, Galen; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-716402-EStrategyIn January 2019, Amazon.com Inc (Amazon) became the most valuable company in the world, above Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet (Google). Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO was now the world's richest man. On January 31st, 2019, Amazon announced 2018 operaStarting at €8.20
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Amazon.com, 2021 (Spanish version)
Wells, John R.; Weinstock, Benjamin; Danskin, Galen; Ellsworth, GabrielCase HBS-718S08StrategyIn January 2019, Amazon.com Inc (Amazon) became the most valuable company in the world, above Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet (Google). Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO was now the world's richest man. On January 31st, 2019, Amazon announced 2018 operating profits of $12.4 billion, up from $178 million in 2014, on sales of $232 billion, up from $89 billion four years earlier. The shareholders expressed their satisfaction, but not all were happ...Starting at €8.20
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Making UK Energy Smarter
Wells, John R.; Weinstock, BenjaminCase HBS-719438-EStrategyThis case describes the history of the United Kingdom's domestic energy industry and the country's efforts to create a more competitive, greener, and distributed power sector. On July 24, 2017, the United Kingdom government and the industry regulator, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), published a report listing 29 actions to be taken to "remove barriers to smart technologies," "enable smart homes and businesses," and "improve acc...Starting at €8.20