An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2014
In the media and internet industries, it turns out to be very important when operating in China. Wulf noted that Ma studied Jack Welch’s approach and was inspired by GE’s decentralized decision-making. Like Welch, Ma wanted his executives to be free to do whatever was needed to make their units the best businesses in their fields.
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