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Sung Sik Choi wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 4 months ago
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Sung Sik Choi wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 4 months ago
So big data has already penetrated into almost every industry. Big data is used to analyze global problems such as weather, medical, business. Now, Microsoft is using it to predict traffic. The article I read explains how Microsoft is using mass amount of data on historical traffic map and also even driver’s social network to establish traffic map of 15-60 minutes later.
Google map is one of the most installed app in the World, however, it is often too late to show most current traffic on the map. Microsoft will be putting its Azure cloud-computing platform to the test for the project, which will be necessary for the immense processing power needed to crunch multiple terabytes of data. How accurate can this be?
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I think that this data can be pretty accurate, it just depends on how much data they actually have and how the algorithm works. More often than not traffic has the same patterns every day. So in predicting work traffic I think the application will be very accurate and help drivers a lot. Using a lot data will help the platform determine when, why, and where the traffic happens often. By using all this data then can begin to create patterns and if there are so many patterns they can determine that it will just be a typical thing and happen often. So I do believe that this platform can work and will be a nice tool for drivers to have.
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I have been using “Waze,” navigation system for about two years, and I find it most accurate when it comes to tracking accidents, and traffic. I think Microsoft use of Azure cloud-computing platform would definitely be accurate, because all we are doing is tracking traffic behavior on a daily basis. Accidents are bound to happen, but the probability of having accident on a sunny day would be less than on snow day. By developing an appropriate algorithm and utilizing the data that is previously available, this can really help drivers.
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 4 months ago
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I wouldn’t be surprised if this became popular based on the Dre Beats model. While Dre Beats were not the first headphones to offer that level of quality audio, and there are other brands that make an even better headphone, they were able to market them in a hip way that made the younger generation desire them. This sounds like it will essentially be the same thing as Spotify, as there are not too many other directions you can take streaming music, but since it is endorsed by a pop icon I wouldn’t be surprised if it became successful. Young generations will pretty much hop on any trendy item and if Jay-Z aggressively promotes this I bet there will be some serious pushback on the current streaming options.
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I definitely believe that Tidal can will overtake Spotify and Pandora and claim the role as the lead online music streaming service. Similar to what Tyler said, Tidal has many of today’s biggest music stars behind it such as Jay-Z, Usher, and Nicki Minaj. Tidal also holds many advantages for the consumer over the other online stream services. For one, Tidal streams music from FLAC files that are CDQ while Pandora and Spotify play use MP3 format which is a lower sound quality format. Tidal also allows user to connect to social media and share music with friends through Facebook. Tidal includes over 75,000 music videos and promises to obtain new releases before any of its competitors. Lastly, Tidal cuts out the middleman and eliminates advertisements and commercials while users stream. Instead of subscriptions going to the companies that usually advertise through Pandora or Spotify, the artist is directly paid instead. With all of this being said, I believe that Tidal can be hugely successful because it identifies itself with some of the world’s biggest icons, is the first high fidelity music service, and eliminates annoying advertisements.
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The best way to survive a major disruption is to become a part of it. Tidal is a definitely a strategic step to compete with Spotify, Pandora and other music services. I personally think Tidal would overtake other services due to several reasons, first it has support of big names in the entertainment industry which adds credibility, second the monthly subscription which is quite similar to the Spotify and Pandora which eliminates any ambiguity. Last, concept to minimizing advertisement would make it more desirable than the competition. But the main selling point association of top music artists that were deprived of any compensation is the main selling point of Tidal, as this can cause psychological connection with customers.
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I personally do not think Tidal will completely over throw competitors such as Spotify and Pandora. While many for the features mentioned are appealing some, such as social media sharing, have already been integrated into the existing platform options. The main concern I have with Tidal is that there is no “free” version – this for many is the main appeal of Spotify and Pandora. A lot of talk has focused on advertisement disruptions in listening to music but if you opt to pay for competitors services you can eliminate this also. Without a doubt, Tidal is going to take off simply due to the artist backing it has and media buzz currently going on but I feel that requiring a pay service Tidal is closer to iTunes or Google Play. The one situation I feel that could greatly catalyst Tidal’s adoption is if artists begin to with hold their releases from competitor services. There are already a handful of artists who do not release their content via Spotify and an increase in that behavior would definitely cause Spotify and like services to suffer.
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I don’t think Tidal will be able to beat out rivals like Spotify, Pandora and even Itunes radio. As Jada pointed out, one of the biggest draw for Tidal competitors is that their is a free version available to consumers. One of Tidal’s advertise feature is high quality audio that isn’t compressed like other services, unfortunately I don’t think that the regular consumer will be able to tell the difference between the Tidal’s high quality audio vs the compressed audio of spotify/ pandora especially since many of these music streaming users are using mobile phones which isn’t a device capable of outputting high quality audio like dedicate music players.
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Joon-Yong Kim wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 4 months ago
In the earlier semester, we have watched video that explains how to make a successful PowerPoint Slides. And I have found the most relative articles that will help you to friendly reminder of how to make the most […]
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I really liked this article and agree that it will be helpful to all of us when it comes time to give our final presentations. I can’t remember the last time I did not have a PowerPoint presentation in a class and I’m sure they will continue to be relevant throughout our careers. I believe that we should keep all of these aspects in mind when designing a PowerPoint. In this article I think the most important design element is having as little words as possible, so you do not distract the audience. When creating and presenting a PowerPoint I think the most important thing to recognize is who your audience is. As a presenter you will often know beforehand who your audience is and in that instance you should create the slides to fit the needs of the audience. Are they subject matter experts or do they know nothing about what you are presenting? Depending on the answer to this question will really help with the design process and actually presenting the PowerPoint. I think that understanding your audience and catering your presentation to them will make the other ten suggestions even more effective.
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Joon-Yong, thanks for the article. I think no matter how many times we do a formal presentation, it never hurts to see a list of things we should be focusing on. There are several things one should never do when presenting. Looking at the ground, speaking softly, and reading directly from your slides are probably at the top of the list. I like how the list you provided includes things to incorporate that make the presentation well-rounded, not just technically correct. Things like having a hook and “breaking the rules” are great ideas. I think these all tie in with making your presentation stand out and make it more likely that the viewer will remember your presentation over others.
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Thanks for posting about effective presentation. As Fox student, we all had to go through plenty of presentation in front of a large group. I had several good and bad experience presenting and the listed tips are very powerful tips. I also want to add some more tips for effective presentation based on my experiences. First and most importantly, be confidence. I always try to think that audiences are my close friend so I can be more confident in presenting. Also, practicing is another key point.
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
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Paula, I really liked this article. At my internship at QVC, managers would hold, or were supposed to hold, monthly one-on-one meetings with their team member. This would have been a better time to raise these topics than during a performance review. So, to answer your question, I do not think raising these issues during a performance review would be a great idea. Discussing them during a more “relaxed” time would probably be better. The nature of the questions the article raises, where the employee is basically reviewing the boss is, I think, a great idea. Relationships and performances within a company should be a two-way street. Unfortunately that’s not always the case, so I think some of these questions they suggest asking your superiors are a little far fetched. If you develop a good relationship with your boss and that individual is a little more “down to earth”, you might have a good chance asking these questions “off the record” maybe during a more personal time like lunch.
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I really enjoyed this article and found it very interesting! Ideally, I think it is a great idea to address all 7 aspects in a performance review because I think it would help the boss-employee relationship. This method gets everything out in the open so the boss knows the employee’s goals and vice versa. As a professional that will be in this situation in less than a year, I know I’d love to collect all this feedback. However, I cannot see this type of in depth performance review if it is done more than twice a year because this type of review sounds extremely timely.
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This was a really interesting article to read. I enjoyed it because it made me think about performance reviews that I’ve had in the past. However, to answer your question, I think that it’s really important to talk to your manager or boss and present them with some ways they could improve. I’m sure a lot of us have been in a leadership role at least once in our lives. As a leader, you want to best effort and the best performance from your team. If you were leading your team in the wrong direction, you would want them to speak up and let you know. This would only enhance the performance of your team and even the leadership abilities of yourself. I also think it’s important to think of how these people are in these positions. A lot of times, you don’t just step into a leadership role. In order to get there you have to face much criticism and be able to respond in a good way. I think by offering your opinion to your boss on some ways they could improve shows that you care about the direction the team is heading and you also care about the well rounded abilities of them as a person.
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I think it is important to commuixcate with your boss as opposed to saving that conversation for a single performance review. It becomes near impossible for a manager to truly provide the amount of though and effort a employee deserves when trying to better themselves in the work environment. There are most likely other employees your manager is trying to evaluate at the time of a companies performance review and this will only detract from the amount of attention they can provide you. With constant communication of your goals with your manager it becomes a much more likely situation of receiving the attention you deserve.
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
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Joon-Yong Kim wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
In today’s class, we learned about how integrative thinking helps us to become a great modern leader. Integrative thinkers embrace complexity, tolerate uncertainty, and manage tension in searching for creative […]
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
By now we all know what disruptive innovation is, but how can we define what it is not? In this article titled, “No, Everything Cool Isn’t a Disruptive Innovation” Ryan Scott, the CEO of causecast, provides us with a definition of what disruptive innovation is not: “Being better than what currently exists, or being cooler, faster, based around a more advanced technology or any new technology at all” (Johnson, 2015). Instead of simply being better the author of the article finds interest in the disruptive innovations that have some social impact and try to improve the world. This kind of social disruption also has a name, it is called catalytic innovation. He provides examples of this innovation such as: the MinuteClinic and a new model for vaccine development to address meningitis epidemics. However, the issue that arises is that not enough resources are allocated to the businesses that try to spark catalytic innovation. Instead the availability of these resources is found in companies that are trying to make things cooler, faster, and more advanced. As business students I think we should consider disruptive innovations and hope that one day we will be able to involve ourselves in creating one, but more importantly be conscious of what we are disrupting. Will our disruption really make a difference? Will it improve the world and save lives? This brings me to the question of our case analysis presentations on disruptive innovation. Are the different disruptions we focused on really changing the world? What can companies like Google, Apple, Amazon etc. do to focus more on catalytic innovations?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-scott/no-everything-cool-isnt-a_b_6804316.html
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This is one of the most interesting articles that I was able to read. The article introduces a new topic, “catalytic innovation,” that goes very well with the recent class discussions. Catalytic innovation can be defined as the phenomenon of using technology or innovation in general to improve the life of people and have a social impact. I totally agree with the author’s concerns on the limited resources for creating things that would benefit the world. I also agree with questions raised by Paula about the role of technology giants in creating products and services that would improve the lives of people.
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Sung Sik Choi wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
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Joon-Yong Kim wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 5 months ago
In last night class, we talked about disruptive innovation in many areas such as how different markets affects on each categories. For example, the government regulation hugely impacts on the health care system. […]
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
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Sung Sik Choi wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
There has been a several articles about Apples new project called Titan in the past week. Articles was about electrical car project from Apple with self driving capability. Picture on the left side is what Apple’s next best thing should look like.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, signed off on a 1,000 person group, the WSJ reports, with Zadesky – who at one point worked at Ford before joining Apple in 1999, and who worked on mechanical design for numerous projects including iPod and iPhone – given free reign to borrow staff from elsewhere in the firm, as well as from outside.
Another automotive source said that Apple “is learning” how to make a self-driving electric car and “is gathering advice” from experts at carmakers and automotive suppliers on parts and production methods. The company isn’t interested in combustion engine technology or conventional manufacturing methods.
One thing is clear, if the claims are true: Apple isn’t taking the project lightly. The WSJ understands that ex-Ford engineer and veteran iPhone leader Steve Zadesky is heading up Titan. The Financial Times, meanwhile, has learned that Apple is recruiting loads of automotive experts, including former Mercedes-Benz research chief Joahann Jungwirth (who’s officially tasked with Mac Systems Engineering). The company may be talking to vehicle suppliers like Magna, too. It’s possible that there’s something less ambitious in the works or that the initiative will fall apart, but the sheer scale and focus suggests that Tesla could get stiff competition in its own back yard.
If we get to see this car in the market, who is liable when there is an accident? Apple or Driver?
Can we speed? Do we need training? Is it safer to drive my self or to put it in self driving mode?
Well ,we will learn the answers for it in the future
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Talk about transformation! Going from Iphones to automobiles is a huge step and making a self-driving automobile is even bigger. I’ve also read a few articles relating to the topic of Apple transforming into an automobile company. Supposedly, it is a very feasible project because Apple has the resources, funds, and expertise to invest in this project. But, this is the first time I’ve heard about Apple creating a self-driving car. I can definitely foresee Apple becoming a successful car company. They have a lot of connections to the industry and are leaders in developing car-suited technology for its mobile devices. But, a self-driving car might be too advanced. I am not sure if I would like the idea because I would feel like I have absolutely no control. While a self-driving car can definitely be seen as a luxury, it is hard for me to believe that it wouldn’t also be a hazard. Apple is definitely a trustworthy company and completely focuses on the customer experience. Creating a self-driving car would probably be the ultimate customer experience, but in reference to liability and new-age technology it could still be a bit ahead of its time. In the future, however, it is interesting to see what Apple will do with Project Titan. But, at this moment in time I would much rather drive my car then have it drive me.
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Joon-Yong Kim wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
We read the case about the globalization of Wyeth in 2008. By the late ’90s, Wyeth had embarked on a strategy to transform its information technology. And following with the many assumptions, in 2005, Wyeth was well on its way to becoming a globally integrated firm, and that IT was an enabler in implementing that vision. However, Wyeth was purchased by Pfizer, the world’s largest drug maker, in 2009 and on the Dec 01, 2014 that Pfizer announces completion of merger with Wyeth. In 2009, Pfizer agrees to pay $68 billion for rival drug maker Wyeth and they are slowly appears to be taking advantage of buy Wyeth at a lower price. In 2014, Pfizer had received approvals from the Bombay High Court earlier and today filed the order with the Registrar of Companies to conclude the merger process, Pfizer Ltd said in a statement. This is going to help all employees of Wyeth limited are also now a part of Pfizer Ltd, and every transaction that Wyeth makes will be part of Pfizer’s business process. The completion of two companies merging is going to impact on Wyeth’s IT infrastructure and all the data that Wyeth has will be transform into Pfizer’s systems.
Do you think that it is a great idea that Pfizer merger with Wyeth?
What would be your assumption that is going to happen with Wyeth in next few years?
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Joon-Yong Kim wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
In last class, we have briefly mentioned about IBM as a one of the successful transformation companies and they are now is one of the top Global Service Provider. IBM is the world’s largest business and technology services provider and they have over 190,000 people across more than 160 countries. They started IBM Global Services started in the spring of 1991, with the aim towards helping companies manage their IT operations and resources. However, in the past few weeks, IBM did not so good on managing companies such as 110,000 job cuts or about 26 percent of total headcount. IBM announced that there would be $600 million restructuring charge and this would cover a layoff of about 8,000 people. We all know that IBM is competing with HP, Oracle and Microsoft, but sweeping layoffs are such a bad move for IBM. They must know that what must be innovate for them to move on to the next step. If IBM wants to develop more into the cloud system, I think IBM should merge and have a good relationship into other competitors rather than focusing only on internal management.
So, what should be the next move for IBM? Do you think it is a good idea of cutting own employees to raise its own restructuring charge?
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
Remember RadioShack? The 94 year-old electronics store was a promising business in its time. It was one of the first stores that sold computers to the masses and carried electronic calculators back in 1977. But, that was a long time ago. The last time I was at a RadioShack was in 7th grade to get my first phone and I am guessing most of you can say the same. RadioShack has a serious problem, it has failed to transform its business and stay relevant in the market. The rise of e-commerce effected many electronic stores like Circuit City and Best Buy alike. Best Buy, however, found a successful way to stay alive by bringing customers into their stores through price-matching. While, RadioShack has made it this far, after 11 years of consecutive losses it filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The company also sold 2,400 of its stores to Sprint and Standard General. RadioShack has been in serious financial trouble before, but was able to stay alive with help from shareholders. This seems to be the case once again because this overwhelming loss for RadioShack is supposedly not the end. RadioShack will continue to operate through the Chapter 11 process and will go through massive restructuring. In this situation RadioShack has no choice but to completely transform its business. If RadioShack was able to transform its business back when Best Buy did it might still be thriving today. But is it too late? Do you think RadioShack missed its opportunity to successfully transform its business or is there still hope? What do you think it would need to do in order to initiate a successful transformation?
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I believe RadioShack is in a dying industry. There are many reasons why, as the internet has expanded and more and more online business come along, companies like RadioShack, BlockBuster and Circuit City has demished. Think of it this way, people don’t like to waste time. Our lives depend on how fast is the process and is there a quicker way. And now with the internet there is a quicker way. Technology is in our hands. Cell phone has really hurt the industry because people can buy stuff from there phone in seconds. I also believe people buy stuff from online because they can compare prices and see review on product. I would rather save time and order something online and with good reviews rather than go to RadioShack and pay double the price for a product that might die the next day. I feel RadioShack needs to invent a new way to market themselves. Like Best Buy has price match, I feel like RadioShack needs to go in that route. I would only go to RadioShack when I needed something urgently. I feel RadioShack has missed there opportunity and they will die out soon because they have nothing new to offer. Amazon and other eCommerce companies will continue to increase while stores will continue to decrease.
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Sung Sik Choi wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
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Thank you Sung for posting this article.
I have been experienced a lot of job interviews last semester and I realized that what recruiter really wants is not a technical skills but most likely they are asking me more about ability to perform my soft skills. And even in IT careers, they need a person who can able to communicate well among employees and customers. Obviously, this skill is not easy for us to improve on, but I strongly suggest for students that we should take the advantage of learning soft skills while we are at schools. We should notice that MIS program is one of the greatest business majors in Fox school, because they taught us how to able to improve on our soft skills. We learn how to manage skills in between IT and business and also they give us chance to consulting a real project. I strongly believe that all the MIS students are already ready to go out in a real world and do their best to reach the top.Thank you.
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This was an excellent article for not just the information system students, but for every business major. We have been working really hard for the past four years, and developing analytical and technological skills. But there is still a need for us to develop mandatory soft sills such as being able to communicate efficiently and clearly.
For the past two semesters I have had the opportunity of being interviewed by many companies, and every time I asked them a follow up question, “what are you looking for in a candidate,” the response was similar. They were all looking for a candidate that is not just excellent in technical work but also able to comprehend business problem, and able to communicate solutions.
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Paula L Kozak wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
A former Global CIO, Jeri Dunn, has a lot of experience leading large companies through system implementations. She became the CIO of Nestle in 1997. Her role involved the consolidation of Nestlé’s nine operating companies, the implementation of SAP, and numerous other tasks involved with these changes. After Nestlé’s implementation was completed she moved on to oversee similar projects at Tyson Foods and Bacardi Ltd. In this article Dunn is asked about the many challenges she faced in the implementation of IT projects. Dunn mentions many key challenges that we have discussed in class. During her implementation at Bacardi, she spent over 60% of her time relationship-building. As the CIO and an experienced implementer it was critical that Dunn had all of the top-level executives engaged in the IT strategy and vision. After reading this article I started to believe that the industries Dunn worked in would be considered “IT as an Engine Room”. In every implementation process Dunn works at a food/alcohol manufacturing company and her answers often related to the difficulty of making IT relevant in the business. A big problem she faced was adding value to the business, “Am I relevant to the business? Am I earning my seat at the table? Do my peers on the executive team want me in the room with them”(Deloitte Insights, 2014)?Dunn was able to stay strong when senior leadership wanted to cut training from budgets for the projects because she knew how critical it was for success. However, it appeared that IT was not as important to the business, which is why there was a focus on cutting-costs and not keeping training in the budgets. IT played a role of support and was only needed to keep these businesses running, not necessarily to innovate and design. After learning about IT’s role in a business, I wonder if Dunn would have provided different answers if IT was the business? What do you all think? Do you think that companies in which Dunn worked in had any effect on her outlook? Would you consider these companies to be labeled “IT as an Engine Room”?
http://deloitte.wsj.com/cio/2014/12/04/jeri-dunn-recalls-fun-days-as-a-global-cio/?KEYWORDS=ERP
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Joon-Yong Kim wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
Facebook Launching Trending Super Bowl for the BIG GAME
This upcoming Sunday, we waited for the long moment of another american’s NFL history in 2015. The game between the Patriots and Seahawks. It is […]
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I am not really sure if social networking sites necessarily improve people’s lives, but I think social networking enhances entertainment experiences like the Super Bowl. From the looks of the article it appears that Facebook is essentially creating a hub for anyone who wants to talk about the Super Bowl. This enhances the experience of watching the game because you can share your thoughts with people who have the same interest as you. Because of this reason, I think social networking enhances entertainment experiences.
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Great point Stephanie. I can see your argument that SNS is not really improve people’s lives. But I found some interesting blog’s about 5 ways social media (SNS) improve people lives. It argues that most of the start up business starts with SNS and we do get our news through SNS. I strongly suggest you to read this article and let me know what you think after.
http://mashable.com/2009/10/16/social-media-changing-lives/
We do have to believe that the culture have been changed and we do have to accept that SNS is huge impact on our society and even people’s lives.
Thanks
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Sung Sik Choi wrote a new post on the site MIS4596 Section 2 Spring 2015 9 years, 6 months ago
I recently read couple articles about Big Data. One article was about why big data is so important (http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/03/why-big-data-is-a-big-deal) and another article was about danger of big data (http://smartdatacollective.com/bernardmarr/146811/danger-3-reasons-be-scared-big-data)
Big data is the new hot topic in current time, I can find more big data articles than any other new technology many people talked about. Last year, cloud computing was big topic, but now I hear more about big data. Straight to the point, the reason why big data is so important is that human can visualize with mass data unlike computer. We can find patterns in data to solve a problem and be more creative, and this is very valuable for most of the businesses today. In other side, big data can be dangerous. First, having too much data might bring confusion for businesses. Information overload can make decision makers a hard time making decisions. Second, big data can lead to discrimination. In the article I read, it talks about possibility of health insurance company having customer data such as medical history and DNA information, and they can be used for discrimination among their customers. Lastly, big data might take away privacy from our life. What if one day companies like Google and Facebook turns evil? Imagine Hitler having all of the data during WWII.
Big data is very important technology we need to take care of for the future. Businesses and governments have to handle big data properly. Sometimes small data can be as just good as big data.
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I found out this article is very interesting to me because I also realized that the big data is a big issue in most of the businesses today.
The business models are based off handling the big data such as customer information and other privacy documents for its own companies.
You mentioned that what if one day companies like Google and Facebook turns evil and using our own privacy data for their benefits. I always worry about the future because we are depending on the technologies too much and there are so much data sharing on online that is possibly risking our lives. It reminded me once again that we have to be prepared to handling the big data for the future.Thanks
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Big Data is definitely a hot topic, and probably will be for a while. Big Data seems to fall into a grey zone of law. There are not many current regulations and companies can, for the most part, use data as they wish. Is it “evil” to use data to predict what people will do in their personal lives? I’m really not sure, but I am sure it can be profitable. Until regulations are put into place, I see Big Data as fair game.
If the data is already out there, is it invasion of privacy?
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Thank you for sharing this article. I did not know that Uber is try to expand their business into India.
I believe that most of the companies try to expand their business into India because it is the third largest countries in the world and they see the vision in India markets. However, many of the companies turnout to be fail in business in India because they did not have enough of research or it just because of the cultures that they cannot implement into their own companies systems. Uberauto seems like they targeted specifically India market but I don’t think it is smart idea of their payment system. In order for Uber to success in India, they must know more about India cultures.
Moreover, Uber already banned in Delhi, India, because of the accident that damaged Uber’s image. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-30374070]. This article represent that the local government have so much power over the companies.
This is an amazing read considering we having talking about disruptive innovation for a couple of weeks. Uber has done it again, but this time it has targeted a bigger market i.e. India that is the second largest country in the world, and people in New Delhi are highly dependent upon on Auto Rickshaw due to connivence and price. This is a good start for Uber considering the population of the country, but the only concern is the cash payment option, even though this might be convenient for Indian population, but it would open up doors for corruption as cash would be hard to track. Uber must develop alternative ways of payment tailored for countries that does not use credit card regularly.