Optimal IT Security Solution for Zappos
Established in 1999, Zappos.com, operated and maintained by Zappos IP, Inc. (hereinafter alternatively "Zappos" or "the company"), has emerged in recent years as one of the leading providers of online apparel Continue Reading...
Today only a General Manager of a distribution center can gain access to the databases where customer records are kept and only by role access privileges can they even see them, which were a requirement of customers who were outraged by the breach ( Continue Reading...
solution to the IT issue selected for this project.
The implication of IT security for online retailers is fundamental to ensuring consumer confidence and trust (Streeter, 2009). Moreover, online consumers are far less forgiving of IT security fail Continue Reading...
However, the company needs to be cautious of putting too much power in the customers' hands.
5. Competitive Rivalry between Existing Players
Direct competitors are currently not able to match Zappos capabilities, especially in terms of customer se Continue Reading...
Lessons Learned From Zappos' Security Breach in January, 2012
On January 16, 2012 Zappos' experienced its first major security breach through a compromised server at its recently opened Kentucky Distribution Center, with an experienced hacker gainin Continue Reading...
Organizational culture is defined as the personality of an organization since it comprises the norms, values, and assumptions that govern work practices in an organization (McNamara (2000). Therefore, organizational structure determines how work is d Continue Reading...
Chronology of the Internet's Development
When the internet search titan Google stated a "mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful," this vision statement encapsulated both the scope of the company's s Continue Reading...
Business Use of Social Media
Social Media Marketing
Social media refers to the countless Internet-based sites and tools that facilitate and promote social interaction and networking through digitized means (Bulik, 2008). Social media marketing incl Continue Reading...
E-Commerce and Business Process
E-Commerce Defined
E- commerce as modern business methodology
Characteristics of internet and traditional markets
Benefits of E-commerce
Critical Success Factors of E-commerce
E-commerce applications
Types of E- Continue Reading...
Overstock.com
Understanding e-commerce is very important, especially for companies that are focused on providing online shopping and ordering to their customers. One of those companies is Overstock.com, which also goes by its shortened name of "O.co Continue Reading...
Senior Management Teams
Changes to Senior Management Teams
CEOs of Cisco Systems & Competitors
John Chambers -- Cisco. In 1991, Chambers joined Cisco Systems as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations. Promoted to President an Continue Reading...
Amazon's eBusiness Model
Assessing the Potential of Amazon.com's E-Business Model
Amazon.com continues to expand well beyond the boundaries of its initial business model that focused only on books to today including merchandise, suppliers for busin Continue Reading...
Problem Statement
Our company is in the fashion industry specializing in discounted designer clothes and accessories for men and women. We currently have a brick and mortar location and a small online presence. The owner’s goal is to promote gr Continue Reading...
Leadership-Level Implementation of Strategic Plan
Good leadership is a key aspect of project management. Leading a project requires working with the manager and other staff drawn from the project's functional areas. It is not accurate to say that a Continue Reading...
online consumer reviews from the consumer's perspective.
Online consumer reviews are often the first way that a consumer will learn about a new product or service. The pros of online consumer reviews include receiving potentially unbiased informatio Continue Reading...
Foot Locker
Company Evaluation
Foot Locker is one of the global leaders in the athletic footwear, apparel and multichannel retailing market., with 3,500 stores globally operating in 21 countries. The company operates retail outlets across a variet Continue Reading...
The capacity of good design is evident in its use to solve substantive socio-economic problems throughout the world. My experience and training at Parson's was rich and comprehensive, and left me with a lasting fascination for design -- and with man Continue Reading...