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MBA 57613 Dr. Guy Langvardt th 5 . August 2012

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- Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………… Questions 1. How does the Alibaba group create corporate advantage? 2. Is the degree of competition among business units appropriate? 3. As Alibaba develops new business how should the firm incorporate them into the organizational structure? 4. What should Jack Ma and his C-Suit be concerned about? Should Jack Ma centralize more functions to the corporate level? If so, which ones? Should Jack Ma create a Chief Operating Officer position? SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………………………… BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………………......

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Final Paper MBA 57613 Dr. Guy Langvardt 05-08-2012

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Final-Paper Introduction:

Jack Ma, Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba.com founded the Alibaba group in 1998. He aspired to make Internet available and beneficial to all persons. He also instilled degree of integrity in ensuring trustworthy on Internet users. Alibaba Group was founded as an online marketplace for the Chinese retailers and consumers. Together with its affiliates it operated a B2B and C2C businesses. Six substantial businesses were built under Alibaba group with each of the group headed independently under one roof. Alibaba makes it easier for anyone to sell and buy online globally. Today Alibaba has gone forward to set up its core business into seven different groups namely: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Alibaba small business operations Alibaba International business operations Taobao marketplace T-mall.com Alibaba cloud computing E Tao Juhuasuan

Alibaba has employed staff all over the world with a number reaching to 24,000 in 70 different countries in the world.

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How does the Alibaba group create corporate advantage?

Corporate advantage: According to David J Collins, it is ” the way a company creates value through the configuration of its multibusiness activities”. Alibaba group of...