to cross-cultural problems‚ production and manufacturing glitches‚ competition‚ lack of demand‚ ‚ and incompatible brand portfolios. On the Hofstede dimension‚ Germans rank very high on individualism. They are conservative and value privacy‚ politeness and formality. Individualism is not conducive to a combined effort. This need for individualism as a culture affected the overall efforts to combine knowledge and skills. Daimler employees were competitive and resented the Chrysler division
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rightly when it spoke about the merger of Daimler Benz and Chrysler‚ ‘Without Daimler‚ Chrysler would be in liquidation; and without Chrysler‚ Mercedes would be confined to a limited future of narrowing horizons‚ as rivals encroached on the luxury market.’ However‚ the highly spoken merger did not work as they expected.Their structures and mechanisms were quite different. German approach was following a hierarchical and organized mechanism and Chrysler being quite relaxed in their approach. So
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appears that the proposed efficiencies of scale often do not materialize‚ but the merger boom continues and globalization is a contributing factor. However‚ the cultural‚ political‚ psychological and geographical improvements of cross-cultural integration have been tremendous. The objective of this research is to analyze the full cultural scope of the much-publicized DaimlerChrysler merger and their subsequent experience. DaimlerChrysler AG is a major automobile and truck manufacturer and financial
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Daimler Chrysler Case Do you think the culture problems could have been largely avoided in this merger? How? As in any merger‚ integration is the most difficult to implement and in this case culture problems were inevitable. You have two large corporations in two different countries working in different management system‚ environment‚ believe‚ and culture. In order for this merger to work‚ one has to deign to create synergy. I think this merger happened to quickly. If Daimler did enough
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manufacturing environment‚ so they could not design a product properly to fit to the automated robot assembly system and reduce the work force to make product more efficiently and reduce the cost. Chrysler took the strategy call "rifle" approach‚ which saved the company from bankruptcy. Chrysler did not have the funds to implement the high technology through out the entire company‚ but they invested funds in high technology‚ which was where they were needed most‚ and created a fast return. It
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Chapter Nine (Organizational Design‚ Culture‚ and Change) Application Case: “A Cultural Mismatch” 1) Based on the experiences of Chrysler and Diamler-Benz AG‚ what is the importance of culture in the change process? Culture effects performance! Each structural culture operates differently; in order for them to properly function they must combine their processes. These processes would include management styles‚ pay structures‚ capacity to communicate‚ compromise‚ understanding and accepting
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The DaimlerChrysler emulsion http://www.economist.com/node/341352 WHEN‚ two years ago‚ Daimler-Benz‚ Germany’s most profitable car company‚ and owner of the world-beating Mercedes marque‚ revealed that it was merging with Chrysler‚ the smallest but most efficient of America’s Big Three car producers‚ the two companies embarked on a cross-border deal based on what seemed to be impeccable industrial logic. Cross-border mergers are notoriously tricky. For DaimlerChrysler to succeed requires cohesion
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1. In what ways did the cultures of the two companies differ? What do you think the terms ’innovation’ and ’entrepreneurship’ meant to Chrysler employees? What about to Daimler employees? In 1998 when German industrial giant Daimler-Benz AG merged with American automobile manufacturer‚ Chrysler Corporation‚ Daimler Chrysler came into existence. This merger didn’t result for the big picture that was expected after this merge. It was thought that this merger would create a global economy not only
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the two companies? The Daimler-Chrysler merger represent an example of poor partner selection when engaging in cross-border collaboration. Cultural and strategic differences between the two companies have significantly affected the outcome of the merger and should have been taken into consideration in the target choice phase. Strategic objectives of the two companies are opposite‚ with Daimler focusing on high-end‚ high-performance segment‚ and brand protection‚ and Chrysler focusing on more affordable
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The DaimlerChrysler Merger (A): Gaining Global Competitiveness Question 1: What was the situation at Daimler and what was the situation at Chrysler before the merger? The situation at Daimler was difficult before the merger because Daimler experienced tremendous losses in the beginning of 1990s. Starting from 1995 when the new CEO came in place some changes were instantly done‚ for example‚ unprofitable business units were either closed‚ restructured or sold. Even though the new CEO had in mind
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