Julia Yang and Ram Charan
The Amazon Management System
The Ultimate Digital Business Engine That Creates Extraordinary Value for Both Customers and Shareholders
Ideapress, 2019
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Internet activity exploded 2300% in 1994, the year Jeff Bezos started Amazon.
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As of 2018, Amazon accounted for 45 cents of every dollar of United States’ online sales. Amazon Web Services is the top global cloud services operator. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) enables the operations of the millions of Amazon online marketing partners. The global giant’s other groundbreaking developments include Alexa (a sophisticated AI assistant), Echo (smart speakers) and Amazon Aurora (a data engine). In this illuminating analysis of the Amazon Management System (AMS), Ram Charan and Julia Yang unveil the company’s secrets of success.
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About the Authors
Consultant and speaker Ram Charan served on the faculties of Harvard Business School and Northwestern University. Consultant Julia Yang is a faculty member of the joint MIT-Tsinghua MBA program, and serves on the board of the philanthropic Narada Foundation. Charan is also the author or co-coauthor of What the CEO Wants You to Know, Boards that Lead, Execution and Talent Wins among other titles.
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