In what ways do modern societies give rise to processes of ‘individualization’? How are these processes liable to affect people? Individualization is a relatively new concept within modern sociology. In a pre-modern individuals were seen to be tied down by institutions that put forward a set of norms and values many people ran their life by. A good example of this is religion. In a pre-modern world most of society were seen to be part of a religion and if you weren’t it was seen badly within
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Billion • Produces ~5.5 million vehicles per year • From 56 manufacturing plants across 6 continents • Employs ~200‚000 people • 3rd largest automotive manufacturer 1998 Production Comparison Chart 9‚000 GM 8‚000 7‚000 Ford 6‚000 Daimler VW Chrysler 5‚000 4‚000 3‚000 2‚000 1‚000 0 T O Y O T A Fiat Nissan PSA Honda Renault Global auto industry trends • • • • Overcapacity Economic downturn Shifting consumer demands European trade barrier reductions Company History • Established in 1937
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Introduction. In this assignment I am going to explain the following concepts‚ generic strategies‚ alternative directions and alternative methods. Indeed‚ I would like to support these concepts by referring my work to the automobile sector (as a continuing line provided with the Morgan´s example in class). I am going to use the example of General Motors and Ford‚ they are well known and also provide us a long struggling and interesting history. The first part of my assignment gives a theoretical
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by three major car manufacturers. Ford‚ Chrysler and General Motors. Those companies continued to prosper and become extremely successful. That was until the late 1970’s when oil prices skyrocketed and increased competition from foreign auto manufacturers severely affected the companies. As time went on the companies started getting better‚ But by 2008 the same problems that happened in the 70’s repeated themselves. That’s when General Motors and Chrysler filed for bankruptcy
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BENEFITS AUTO-X-CHANGE TRADE-X-CHANGE Who do you think would pay the cost for suppliers to put their catalogs onto these market places like AutoXchange? Who should have paid the costs? Announced in February 2000 Co-Founded by Ford‚ GM and Daimler Chrysler Combined Annual spending of $240 Billion Objective: Single centralized platform for their common suppliers COVISINT Suppliers bear all the costs Initial Membership fees‚ Per Event fees for Auction‚ Transaction Fees‚ etc Increases Supplier’s
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superiors‚ and peers. The benefits of effective face to face communication is immense not only does it build relationships‚ but it helps individuals get a understanding of the task at hand as well as the desired outcomes of those tasks. At my job at Chrysler my largest asset was my ability to communicate in an effective manner to my subordinates. Taking the extra time to listen to your subordinates‚ and hear what they have to say can make the difference between being a successful manager or an unsuccessful
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B. Beats Microenvironment in Indonesia First of all‚ microenvironment is the challenges that are faced from the inside of business. So‚ businesses can take control over all the influences and challenges in the microenvironment. Microenvironment can also be called as internal environment. It refers to the power that is close to the company and affects the ability to serve their customers. It includes the company‚ suppliers‚ marketing intermediaries‚ customer markets and also public. The company
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The History of DisneyLand Paris In the beginning... Following on from the success of the DisneyLand theme park in Anaheim‚ plans to build a European version first started around 1975‚ nine years after Walt Disney died. Initially Britain‚ Italy‚ Spain and France were all considered as possible locations‚ though Britain and Italy were quickly dropped from the list of potential sites because they both lacked a suitably large expanse of flat land. The most likely site was thought to be in the Alicante
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In a world of globalization‚ U.S. companies are constantly seeking strategies to become more competitive. Important objectives of the strategic response have been to reduce costs‚ stay ahead of competition‚ and enhance profits. Outsourcing has become a main cost-cutting strategy in the twenty-first century. It occurs when a company moves work out of the enterprise. A special report in the Canadian Business Review magazine refers to outsourcing as a strategic tool. The author‚ Michael F. Corbett‚
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#4 Read the case study Can Detroit Make the Cars Customers Want? and answer the following questions: 1. Why is AutoNation having a problem with its inventory? Why is this also a problem for auto manufacturers such as GM‚ Ford‚ and Chrysler? How is this problem impacting the business performance of AutoNation and of the auto manufacturers? Ans: AutoNation is having a problem with inventory because of the culture of ordering a customized vehicle for a customer‚ but such
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