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9. Its Corporate Cultural Value System Is the Lifeline of Alibaba

Interview with Alibaba Group Founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma

Authors : Anne S. Tsui, Yingying Zhang, Xiao-Ping Chen

Published in: Leadership of Chinese Private Enterprises

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

The Alibaba Group was founded in 1999 by 18 people led by Jack Ma (Ma Yun), a former English teacher from Hangzhou, China, who aspired to help make the internet accessible, trustworthy and beneficial for everyone. Since its inception, it has developed leading businesses in consumer e-commerce, online payments, business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces and cloud computing, reaching internet users in more than 240 countries and regions.

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Title: Its Corporate Cultural Value System Is the Lifeline of Alibaba
Authors: Anne S. Tsui
Yingying Zhang
Xiao-Ping Chen
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Book: Leadership of Chinese Private Enterprises
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-40233-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-40235-6

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-40235-6_9