Case | HBS Case Collection | 2001 (Revised from original 1999 version)
by Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
eBay was the world's largest and most popular person-to-person trading community on the Internet. In early 1999, the company was doing very well and seemed to have solved many of its early problems. However, on March 30, 1999, Amazon.com announced that it was entering the online auction arena. This powerful firm could prove to be eBay's strongest competitor to date.
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Planning; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Retail Industry; Web Services Industry;
Citation:
Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "eBay, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 700-007, June 2001. (Revised from original September 1999 version.)
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2011 (Revised from original 2003 version)
eBay, Inc. (B)
Stephen P. Bradley and Erin Sullivan
Keywords: Web Services Industry; Retail Industry;
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Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013 (Revised from original 2009 version)
Live Nation Faces the Music
Stephen P. Bradley, Frank Cespedes and Kerry Herman
Keywords: Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Music Entertainment; Five Forces Framework; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry;
Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2010 version)
Book Publishing in 2010
Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
Keywords: Price; Information Publishing; Books; Disruptive Innovation; Demand and Consumers; Distribution; Strategy; Technology; Internet; Publishing Industry;
Case | HBS Case Collection | 2011 (Revised from original 1993 version)
Crown Cork & Seal in 1989
Stephen P. Bradley
Keywords: Leadership; Five Forces Framework; Management Succession; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy;