CULTURAL CHANGE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CHANGE EFFORTS OF DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AND CARLOS GHOSN IN JAPAN by KOJI NAKAE B.S. Law‚ University of Tokyo (1987) SUBMITTED TO THE MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION at the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY June 2005 ©2005 Koji Nakae. All rights reserved. The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic
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to slip in its focus on innovation and became blinded by 1990’s what the competitors were doing. It kept running in a wild goose chase to catch up with competitors and lost its own identity. Nissan signed a global alliance agreement with Renault and Carlos Ghosn 1999 with the alliance came as the visionary to bring about the famous turnover in the company. The changes Carlos Ghosn brought about in the present problematic environment were: 1933 - 1937 1959 1960sEarly1970s Problems Unclear profit orientation
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Casablanca (film) Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz‚ starring Humphrey Bogart‚ Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid‚ and featuring Claude Rains‚ Conrad Veidt‚ Sydney Greenstreet‚ Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II‚ it focuses on a man torn between‚ in the words of one character‚ love and virtue. He must choose between his love for a woman and helping her and her Czech Resistance leader husband escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city
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maintaining equilibrium of alliances between major powers. This equilibrium places checks and balances on any move towards hegemony‚ the political domination of one state over another. Although the hoped for result of the balance of power was the assurance of peace and stability there have been instances during the cold war where instability and regional conflicts occurred. There were three elements during the cold war that emerged and lead to the balance of power situation; alliances‚ territorial (spheres
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in 1980-81. But the rapid expansion saw a cooling off in the 90s. Volumes grew by only about 78%‚ partly because the scooter king was faced with consumer preference shifing from scooters to bikes. Bajaj had no presence in bikes and had to forge an alliance with Japanese major Kawasaki to get a jumpstart in the motorcycle business in 1986. That was not good enough to fight the new rivals - the Munjals with the Hero Honda joint venture. As a result of the Kawasaki partnerships‚ Bajaj succeeded where
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1. Opening Scene General Vision and Viewpoint: The serious and heavy opening music suggests that the events of the film are serious‚ that serious issues are at stake. In the opening narration freedom is seen as desirable‚ and the “Americas” seen as somewhere it can be found‚ a desirable destination for those who wish to escape. The footage of the fleeing refugees elicits our sympathy for them – the innocent victims of the war. After the French Resistance agent is shot the camera points upward
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Non-exporting modes of entry h Three main non-exporting modes of entry non- • Licensing (including franchising) • Strategic Alliances • Wholly owned manufacturing subsidiaries Three modes of entry Host Country Home country LICENSING Blueprint : “how to do it” Ho st WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY A replica of home Host County Co un try STRATEGIC ALLIANCE (J.V.) A “joint effort” 1 The Impact of Entry Barriers h The non-exporting modes of entry basically non- represent
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Japan’s second largest automaker after Toyota but declining sales due to an unpopular product line caused the company to reach the brink of bankruptcy in 1998. Due to financial problems throughout the 1990s‚ Nissan formed an alliance with the French auto manufacturer Renault and named Carlos Ghosn‚ the first non-Japanese person to run a Japanese car company as its leader. Ghosn understood that his job was not only to stop the financial bleeding but also to bring Nisan back to profitability. Nissan
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House Fellows: learn how to inspire others‚ achieve greatness‚ and find success in any organization. New York: McGraw-Hill‚ c2009‚ xii‚ 288 p. ISBN 0071598480. Bennis‚ W. (2003). On Becoming a Leader. Cambridge: Basic Books Publishing. University Alliance‚ http://essentialsofbusiness.ufexec.ufl.edu/resources/human-resources/the-conflict-resolution-process/
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refugee seeking exile‚ these papers hold great worth‚ and Ugarte was to be selling them to the highest bidder that evening at the club. Moments later Ugarte is arrested in the nightclub by Captain Louis Renault‚ a corrupt police official‚ and who recently is providing accommodations for the Nazis. Renault is an opportunist of sorts‚ and somewhat on a friendly basis with Rick. Caught
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