The Chrysler Bailout and the Challenger Disaster are two examples of possible outcomes when implementing a strategic decision-making process. Without the presence of a decision‐making model a successful outcome is extremely unlikely. Chrysler’s decision to secure subsequent loans from the government resulted in success because it used a judgmental approach in search of a satisficing solution. In the case of the Challenger Disaster‚ the decision to launch deemed to be premature because the launch
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Sam O’Brien‚ C10390017‚ DT366 yr2 Report on the WACC for Fiat motors The WACC is the weighted average cost of capital. It is a calculation of the firms cost of capital taking into account the relevant weight of equity and debt as a proportion of the total. The cost of equity or KE calculated using a risk free rate example German 5yr government bond‚ the firm’s beta and the return on the market. The firm’s beta is a calculation of the firms exposure to the market‚ a beta of less than 1 indicates
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Balance Sheet Analysis The Chrysler Group’s current assets continue to increase at a normal rate from year to year. This is good news for any company‚ but especially for Chrysler since they recently came out of a financial crisis. If you look at the balance sheet for the Chrysler Group‚ after computing the common-size and percentage change analysis‚ you are able to configure that the current assets steadily increase around 15% each year. Also‚ the total assets increase almost to a total of 10%
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Before Chrysler merged to become DaimierChrysler AG‚ they were presented with a takeover bid of $55 per share by MGM billionaire Kirk Kerkorian and former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca. Kirk Kerkorian was a stockholder in Chrysler and an experienced takeover financier who apparently found Chrysler to be a good buy. Chrysler rejected the offer‚ however‚ stating that the firm was not for sale. Further‚ many Wall Street experts felt that Kerkorian could not come up with the $20 billion necessary to
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following questions as guideline to prepare the case: (Follow instructions in outline except those mentioned below.. 1. Given that‚ Fiat existed and operated in India for long why did it decide to form a strategic alliance with Tata? * Frequent bottlenecks with earlier smaller JV partner(premier) * felt the need for bigger player- with financial and management compatibility * Long term approach * Respected name and trust on “TATA” brand * Strong foothold of TATA in promotion
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Sandrine CATHALO Elodie DUFOUR Elodie GARBAN Charles RATTANAVAN Joffrey THELLIEZ Fiat and Chrysler create an alliance Toward to an eventual merger… Executive Summary Since 1990‚ we have seen a high wave of mergers. Many companies where merging in order to respond to their environment and there is a reason for this. Indeed‚ in a world of globalization where the key trend is to become bigger and bigger in order to survive‚ it is of the utmost importance to position your strategy and strategic
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Case study: FIAT GROUP’S FIRST-TIME ADOPTION OF IFRS Question 1: What is Fiat’s key accounting policies? Which of Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of IFRS? a. Fiat’s key accounting policies: The Fiat Group has a tendency of engaging in financing accountings mechanism‚ selling a significant part of its finance‚ trade and tax receivables through either securitization programs or factoring transactions b. Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of
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|Fiat Stilo: Positioning | 1. Problem Statement: Since the mid 1990’s‚ and despite the economic boom in the Spanish market‚ Fiat’s market share has dropped from 7% to 3.5% (symptoms)‚ bringing it down from the leading car manufacturer to the seventh place by 2001. This was mainly due to fact that Fiat’s brand image was associated with cars that were of poor quality and unreliable (problem). Therefore‚ Fiat need
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Fiat Stilo: Positioning Problem Statement Fiat is doing poorly in the Spanish market due to poor customer perception. The company wishes to launch the new Fiat Stilo with hopes of obtaining profit in Spain. Fiat must choose in which way it should position the new model so that it can reshape the way Spanish consumers perceive their brand. Situation Analysis Customers: In Spain‚ the automobile sector is divided into segments depending on the specifics of the vehicle‚ mainly size and type
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Services). The company also owns a major stake in aerospace group EADS. DaimlerChrysler was formed in 1998 by the merger of Daimler-Benz‚ the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz (Germany)‚ and the Chrysler Corporation (USA). The transaction was announced on May 7‚ and took place on November 12. The Chrysler Group (Chrysler‚ Jeep and Dodge) also provides its customers with parts and accessories marketed under the Mopar brand name. The cross-border companies are notoriously difficult to get right because‚ in
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