# Prof. Luke Williams on challenges Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer faces in deciding whether to spin off Alibaba assets

1 Faculty News May 20, 2015 ![Fox Business logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031722.jpg?itok=a0Gxu60a)>

Excerpt from [Fox Business](http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4247463349001/will-yahoo-face-legal-hurdles-trying-to-spinoff-alibaba-assets/?playlist_id=937116503001#sp=show-clips) -- "It's no longer a case of yes, Strategy A is the right direction...investors want to know that you can not only do Strategy A but you can do B, C, D or E or any combination of that if circumstances change. The problem is Yahoo hasn't put that vision out - nobody really knows how they're going to play out..."

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