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    General Motors Case Study

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    Topic: Evolution of a fortune 500 company & link the concept covered in theme 1 & 2 with the management evolution of the selected company Fortune 500 Rank 15 - General Motors “A car for every purse and purpose" – Alfred P Sloan Jr‚ Former President & CEO General Motors. General Motors‚ one of the world’s largest automakers‚ traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit‚ GM employs 205‚000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 157

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    General Motors Corporation Restructuring Plan for Long-Term Viability Submitted to Senate Banking Committee & House of Representatives Financial Services Committee December 2‚ 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................4 2. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................6 3. THE PROBLEM ..................

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    Recommendation Report: General Motors Written For: General Motors Table of Contents Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................3 Introduction………....................................................................................................................……..4 Strengths............................................................................. ............................

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    INTRODUCTION 2 Types of Risks Faced by GM 3 Transaction Risk 3 Translation Risk 3 Why do Companies Hedge? 3 2. COMPETITIVE CURRENCY EXPOSURE AT GM (2001: Using Case Info) 3 2.1 Performance 6 2.2 Automobile Market in USA 7 2. 3 Competitive Exposure Mechanism 8 2.4 Yen Exposure Quantified 9 3. APPROACHES TO MANAGE GM’s COMPETITIVE EXPOSURE 10 4. GM’s COMPETITIVE YEN EXPOSURE (993-2005) 13 4.1 GM’S US Car Sales Exposure 14 4.2 GM’S Market Share Exposure 15 4.3 GM’S Net Income Exposure 16 4.4Implication

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    establishment of General Motors in Canada marked the beginning of a period of substantial economic development. The automotive industry is a tremendous contributor to the comprehensive level of economic growth experienced throughout the twentieth century. With the peak of industrialization finally realized‚ there existed opportunity for development and modernization of societies around the world. With this in mind‚ opportunity was present for the production of automobiles for use around the world

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    INTRODUCTION According to GM.com (2009) General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM)‚ is one of the world’s largest automakers which was founded in 1908‚ in Detroit USA. It manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. GM employs 252‚000 people in every major region of the world‚ and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. It sells cars and trucks globally under the following brands: Buick‚ Cadillac‚ Chevrolet‚ GMC‚ GM Daewoo‚ Holden‚ Hummer‚ Opel‚ Pontiac‚ Saab‚ Saturn‚ Vauxhall and Wuling. Its largest

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    Determining the Porter’s five-point theory on competitive structure is important for a company to survive the stock market competition. The project analysis is based on General Motor’s Company‚ which has seen ups and downs in its illustrious history. The establishment or entry into the automotive market wasn’t a difficult task for GM. The company’s financial situation was hit with severe competition from foreign rivals and its internal regional alliances. The other external factor that resulted in

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    “Jose Ignacio Lopez de Arriortua was known as the "Grand Inquisitor" and "Super Lopez" during his tenure at General Motors‚ a wizard of cost reduction and streamlined production” (Vettraino‚ 2008). He is one of the most respected individuals in the automobile industry .Under the leadership of Jack Smith‚ the Chairman of General Motors‚ Lopez revolutionized GM in the area of cost-control. He is noted for striking hard bargains with suppliers and will push till he attained the double digit percentage

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    Abstract There are multiple ways an organization uses control mechanisms. A company could develop a control system at an organization level‚ business unit level and individual level. Control mechanisms are used to monitor progress and evaluate performance. Control Mechanisms Executive Summary The fundamental forces that keep an organization together is through control systems. Controls typically are defined as any process that directs the activities of individuals toward the achievement of organizational

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    comparing data from 1993 and 1994 Very well researched General Motors - Financial Ratio Analysis I. General Motors History Highlights In its early years the automobile industry consisted of hundreds of firms‚ each producing a few models. William Durant‚ who bought and reorganized a failing Buick Motors in 1904‚ determined that if several automobile makers would unite‚ it would increase the protection for the group. He formed the General Motors Company in Flint‚ Michigan‚ in 1908. Durant had bought

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