Organizational Leadership Nissan Case Submitted by: Team 1 February 21‚ 2013 Question #1: What were the major problems at Nissan? Severe negative financial position in the market and unprofitable operation with the following causal factors: Product Management: Poor product styling resulting in loss of market share greater than many other car manufacturer’s total production Decentralization: Too many vehicle platforms that made production inefficient and was further complicated
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NISSAN CASE In the following‚ we are going to determine and discuss the 8 steps of Kotter in the Renault-Nissan article. The first step on the Kotter “scale” is “Establishing a sense of urgency”. From the beginning‚ Carlos Ghosn had a very clear communication strategy. He worked on creating a sense of urgency by sharing to the world how bad Nissan’s situation was. On the 18th of October 1999‚ Ghosn got straight to the point‚ by affirming to the auditors that Nissan was in a bad shape and was losing
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Individual Assignment: leading change for Carlos Ghosn at Renault and Nissan – Core Leadership task Carlos Ghosn is very strong leader who leading the Renault and Nissan. He made the Company strategic alliance for Nissan with French auto car manufacturer Renault was mutually beneficial for both companies‚ each of them expanding portfolio and becoming more competitive in the context of globalized mature automobile market. Analysis the leadership of Carlos Ghosn‚ actually he made a number of remarkable
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Introduction to Renault Renault is an international automaker founded in 1898 and is a France based company. The company acts as a parent company for its subsidiaries that are located through out the world. The two main areas of Renaults business activities are the automobile division and the sales financing division. The automobile division handles the manufacturing and the marketing and the sales activities are controlled by the sales financing division. The manufacturing division comprises
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Teaming up with Nissan who was in financial difficulties and had already established position in the market looked like a perfect fit for both sides. In revenge for teaming up with Renault‚ Nissan could obtain financial support as well as a market presence in a new market – Europe and South America (Donnelly et al.‚ 2005) 4.3.1.1 Renault Renault‚ headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt‚ back in the time of the merger was a relatively young company‚
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Case analysis of Volvo – Renault alliance INTRODUCTION The article described the life cycle of the alliance between car manufacturers Volvo and Renault. That was one of the largest and most prominent alliances in Europe at that time. The marriage of the two corporations was promising as it held economic promises that were applauded by the industry experts. Three years after the alliance had been founded‚ the allies split apart under not very friendly circumstances. Although the motive was good
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(CFTs) and successfully implemented ‘notions of targets’ (INSEAD‚2003) being longterm company goals. The qualities all highlight and derive the profile of a technocrat. In addition a technocrat is ‘straightforward‚ rational and comforting’ Ghosn’s ultimate goal is profitability‚ which is straightforward. Ghosn is described by Nissans employees as “very approachable‚he reacts in a open straightforward way” and solely states that if “Nissan failed to post a profit‚ he would quit” categorising him as
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GLOBALIZATION (strategic decisions in context of Oreo and Renault) OREO: Kraft Foods‚ a part of Mondelez International‚ is one of the leading manufacturers of FMCG goods in the World- best known for its confectionary lines. Under Kraft Foods‚ Oreo has expanded all over the World- thus necessitating a perspective on marketing in hitherto unexploited markets in developing nations such as China & India. Kraft uses a multidomestic approach to Globalization‚ which they have adopted in view of several
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Niar April 15‚ 2000 Business Case: Nissan Reinventing Nissan 1) What benefits will Nissan gain if its procurement of parts is combined with Renault’s parts procurement on a global basis? Are there any costs to this change? What problems does Nissan create if it abandons the keiretsu system for purchasing parts? In what ways might the Internet facilitate this change? Ghosn’s plan to combine‚ centralize‚ and globalize Nissan and Renault’s parts procurement would cut costs by
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NISSAN MOTORS Company Introduction : Nissan Motor Company Ltd (Nissan) is Japanese Company engaged in the automotive industry worldwide. The Company‚ including its associated brands‚ designs‚ produces and sells more than 3.7 million passenger cars and commercial vehicles in more than 190 countries. The Company is engaged in manufacture and sale of passenger automobiles‚ as well as the supply of automobile parts. Major overseas market for Nissan included Europe‚ North America‚ Africa‚ New Zealand
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