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. Efforts and goals were not combined and there was a lack of synergy. One of the reasons for the merger was to combine their operations‚ share R&D know-how and joint sales. As a result of the lack of cooperation
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(through DaimlerChrysler Financial 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
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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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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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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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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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Altaf BD-15/2010 | |Syed Moazzam Ali Pasha BD-43/2010 | Contents Case Background 3 Case Analysis 3 The History 3 Cultural Heritage 3 Social Differences 3 Living Standard 4 The ‘Domination’ Factor 4 Geographical Distance 4 Organizational Structure 4 Job Insecurity 4 Merger or Acquisition 4 The
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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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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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