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Amazon.com_ Gathering the External and Internal Data

Amazon.com_ Gathering the External and Internal Data

Q Go to the “Investor Relations” section of the Amazon.com website (you will find the “Investors” link at the bottom of the page), and locate the company’s most recent Annual Report. Share with your classmates at least three (3) key facts, metrics, ratios, or observations as they relate to some key strength, weakness, opportunity, or threat faced by the company (i.e., an internal functional area, a PESTLE force, or one of Porter’s Five Forces). For example, you might provide a financial ratio along with your impression as to whether it is a financial weakness or a strength (Internal Profile), or you might mention how the governmental politics of a foreign country might be placing one of Amazon’s foreign operations at greater risk (External Environment). In the company’s Annual Report, you will find multiple references to the external environment and extensive self-reported information and data on the company’s internal functional areas as well. Alternatively, visit IBISWorld, and type in “E-Commerce and On-line Auctions in the U.S.” Choose one of Porter’s Five Forces and one of the PESTLE forces, and discuss how each of these forces influence competition in the E-Commerce and On-line Auctions industry.

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In this competitive business world, it is the responsibility of the business experts and the strategy makers to observe the internal and the external reports of the organization in order to get a detailed view of the business functions of the company. Similarly, in this discussion, there will be analysis of the major facts, observations and the metrics of Amazon.com, a famous online retailer. Three key facts that van be understood from the provided annual report of the organization involve the sustainability, its potentiality to empower the small business and its outstanding growth in Asian countries, especially in India ("Amazon - Investor Relations - Annual Reports, Proxies and Shareholder Letters", 2018).