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Essay Instructions: This paper should be about the merger of Ebay and Paypal. More specifically an analysis of the reason why Ebay merged with paypal(actually purchased paypal with stock). Discussion on valuation of paypal, motives for merging, and the pricipals of finance behind the merger are essential. A small portion of the paper should discuss the results/sucess of the merger as it occurred over a year ago but the majority of the discussion should focus on the firm's (Ebay's) reason for the merger as this is for an advanced corporate finance class at the graduate level.

Essay Instructions: This is a case study of ebay with authors: Dale Pudney, Marius van der Merwe, and Gary J. Stockport. A strategic analysis has already been created for the body of the paper. Now, the focus is on creating a letter to the CEO about the case should be about 1 page. An introduction of the company should be about 1 page, The company's background that has been discussed in the case which should be about 2 pages. Fianllly the company's current situation (include detailed discussionof the situation) and be about 2 pages. Most of the information should follow the case created by the authors, also outside sources is necessary. It must not be opionated.

Essay Instructions: The paper should include an introduction with a thesis, breif history of ebay (max 1 page), clear advantages and disadvantages of how ebay effects society/our culture (min 1 page for each), future of the ebay, and a conclusion (what was learned).

References should be in alphabetical order.

Essay Instructions: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CASE (PAPER)

The objective of this paper is to analyze the SWOT analysis (from a strategic managerial standpoint) on "EBAY."

In the SWOT analysis, the student needs to identify the company’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, along with strategic analysis information.

The SWOT focuses on the external and internal environments. This paper will have no intro or summary!

Here is the order of the paper:

• Info on Background/Context
• Then info on the External Environment, which includes only opportunities and threats info, three to four bulleted statements on each, followed by a paragraph. Bulleted statements need to be specific.
• Then info on the Internal Environment, which includes only strengths and weaknesses info, three to four bulleted statements on each, followed by a paragraph. Bulleted statements need to be specific.
• The last section concludes from the facts, SWOT analysis, conclusions, and mostly, 2 or 3 possibilities and a strategic analysis.

Minimum standards (deductions from the grade will result in failure to meet these):
1)Paper must be 5 pages (minimum), typed, double space, 12 pt.
2)A works cited/bibliography page.