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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters. Wulf noted that Ma studied Jack Welch’s approach and was inspired by GE’s decentralized decision-making. At the end of 2006, eBay pulled out of the market. Those issues slowed us down on the product side as well. servers.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.