Alibaba : the inside story behind Jack Ma and the creation of the world's biggest online marketplace / Liu Shiying and Martha Avery.
Author: Liu, Shiying.
Edition: 1st Collins ed.
Publisher: New York : Collins Business, c2009.
ISBN: 9780061672194
006167219X
Description: x, 228 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Ma, Jack, 1964-
Alibaba (Firm).
Internet auctions China.
Notes: Includes index.
Contents: Introduction: Martial arts moves -- Put up your fists! -- Darkest before dawn -- Two small enlightenments -- Management -- Taobao : a new weapon in Jack Ma's arsenal -- Alipay : a new milestone in e-commerce -- How can you catch a tiger if you don't go into his lair? -- How can you see the rainbow if you don't go out in the rain? -- The personal life and thoughts of Jack Ma -- Keep it up! Reorganization and IPO -- Appendices. Jack Ma's personal chronology (with key events in China's recent history) -- Alibaba chronology -- Glossary of names -- Glossary of terms.