Research Alibaba Group Holding IPO (Ticker: BABA)

Research Alibaba Group Holding IPO (Ticker: BABA) 

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Research Alibaba Group Holding IPO (Ticker: BABA) 



Use the link below to
jump-start your research:

http://projects.wsj.com/alibaba/

 

Please provide a general
overview of the company and its affiliated entities. Who is the current CEO?
Name 2 members of the Board of Director’s? What did they do prior to joining
Alibaba Group? When did BABA list on the NYSE and what was its offer price
versus close price on the first day of trading? The Chinese government forbids
foreign ownership of its companies, so how did Alibaba Group list on a US
exchange? How much money did BABA raise in its IPO process? Who are BABA’s
competitors?

 

 

What is Market
Capitalization (Market Cap)-provide a definition and distinguish between the
different caps? How would you classify BABA (Mega, Large, Mid, or Small, Micro,
and Nano Cap)? Why is this measure
significant? As an investor which Market Cap should you prefer?







Case writing requirements: 

All written assignments
will have the following paragraphs:

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Introduction paragraph 

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Give an overview of the topic you will be 

discussing and a sentence stating your position 

on the issue.

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Several supporting paragraphs Critically explore the concepts of the case
Your research must be variety of sources

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minimum 

of 3 work citations

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Wikipedia can be used as a
stepping stone, but 

will not be accepted as a
viable work citation

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State position supported
with evidence from your research

Do not restate the
research, but simply state 

your position given the
research

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Conclusion: This paragraph will summarize your findings and 

position without presenting new material

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Work Citation Page
(separate from your paper)





Requirements:

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2-3 pages in

length

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New Times Roman

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Font size 11

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Double-spaced

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MLA formatting edition 7 or
8

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MLA citation