After taking class on “People, Culture, and Teams” and learning about Zappos‘ happy organizational culture, I encountered a blog talking about things to consider when sitting up an online shop.

The blog gave some helpful advises on starting an online shop, such as creating a business plan with realistic, measurable goals, making sure the website is accessible, making payment simple, and etc.  This would be an example of creating a management information system (MIS) that provides information to be used to make decisions.

I learnt that in business, we need to think outside the boxes in various perspectives.  Zappos is a perfect example to demonstrate a strong corporate culture, but this is merely one factor that contributes to its success.  It must also have a strong technical team, marketing team, human resources team, customer service team, and many other teams that work well with each other aiming for the same goal.  After all, every part in the business is interconnected.

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Resources:

Jacobs, Alexandra. “Happy Feet.” The New Yorker. N.p., 14 Sept. 2009. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. <http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09/14/090914fa_fact_jacobs>.

Belonwu, Valentine. “Things to Consider When Setting up an Online Shop.” Business Gross. N.p., 26 Oct. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. <http://businessgross.com/2013/10/26/things-consider-setting-online-shop/>.

Barona, Nicolas Ayerbe. “Carson Woo — Management Information Systems and Business Technology Management.” Vimeo. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. <http://vimeo.com/77587262>.