dimensions‚ it will be important to concentrate on those dimensions which reflect the greatest difference in culture. In our case‚ our group will be examining the 1999 merger between auto manufacturers Nissan and Renault. The merger between Nissan and Renault is significant culturally speaking because Nissan is a Japanese company‚ while Renault is French. Firstly‚ the dimension of “individualism vs. collectivism” will be important to analyse. This is due to the fact that collectivism is high in Japan
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The Alliance Signed on March 27‚ 1999‚ the Renault-Nissan Alliance has built a unique business model that has created significant value for both companies. For 10 years‚ employees at Renault and Nissan have worked as partners with attitudes of mutual respect and company pride while keeping separate brands and corporate identities. In 2009‚ Renault and Nissan took cooperation to a higher level. To maximize the experience gained from 10 years of cross-cultural management and shared experience
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NISSAN USA Viewpoint Marvin Runyun – President Time Context Second Quarter of 1983 I. Problem Statement How to effectively manage new employees at the Nissan Smyrna plant? II. Statement of the Objective To adapt US and Japanese corporate cultures at the Nissan Smyrna plant within 6 months III. Areas of Consideration Strengths a. Latest Japanese management techniques and technology for producing vehicles b. Key positions and first line production supervisors are being filled
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BACKGROUND The Global Leadership of Carlos Ghosn at Nissan During March 1999‚ Brazilian Carlos Ghosn took over as the first non-Japanese Chief Operating Officer of Nissan‚ when Nissan had been incurring losses for seven of the prior eight years. Many of the industry analysts expected a culture clash between the French leadership style and his new Japanese employees. Analysts said‚ because the financial situation at Nissan had become critical so the decision to bring Ghosn in came at the worst possible
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TOYOTA VS. NISSAN – A CONTRAST IN CULTURE‚ CORPORATE GOVERNANCE‚ OPERATIONAL STRATEGY‚ AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Mohamad R. Nayebpour Graduate Faculty of Business Administration Keller Graduate School of Management DeVry University 2000 West Loop South Houston‚ Texas 77027 (713) 212-3610 mnayebpour@keller.edu H H Akira Saito Visiting Research Fellow The Institute of Economic Research Chuo University Japan fujisan@tamajs.chuo-u.ac.jp H H ABSTRACT Toyota Motor Corporation and Nissan Motor Corporation
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NISSAN COGENT According to Ian Milburn‚ Deputy Managing Director‚ NETC‚ key elements that they are leading‚ can’t succeed without sales‚ marketing and suppliers. The quality that they want to achieve was basic quality and attractive quality. Dr. Steve Evans had explained the ways that NISSAN incorporates to succeed along with its suppliers. Brian Payne informs that FICOSA‚ a Spanish multinational corporation which involves research‚ development and producing automotive components is also involved
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shifted from Dastun to Nissan and it continued to enhance its reputation based on “innovation in engineering”. By 1989‚ Nissan produced one million cars in North America and began worldwide branding under Nissan brand. This growth was supported by customer’s want for fuel efficient and reliable cars. It was during this growth period that Toyota and Honda that started placing their footing strong in the market and these two brands came to be recognised by customers more than Nissan. The company began
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Tale of Two Turnarounds One Problem‚ Same Solution but Two Results MBA General-2012/2014 Weekday batch Semester I (first half) – December‚ 2012 Group Assignment By Group II –Team 05 Members: Mr. S. Katpaganathan - 2012/MBA/WD /57 Ms. I. U.Ranabahu - 2012/MBA/WD /48 Mr. A. Devarajah - 2012/MBA/WD /63 Mr. C. Wijayasekara -2012/MBA/WD/70 Mr. S.Sivapalan - 2012/MBA/WD /61 Course: MBA 530 – Management Process and Practice Postgraduate
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International Strategy ■ Create value by transferring valuable core competencies to foreign markets that competitors lack ■ Centralize product development functions at home ■ Establish manufacturing and marketing functions in local country but head office exercises tight control over it ■ Limit customization of product offering and market strategy – Strategy effective if firm faces weak pressures for local responsive and cost reductions Multidomestic Strategy ■
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THE WAY TOWARD ZERO-EMISSION You can’t ignore that zero-emission vehicles are the wave of the future. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of Renault-Nissan Alliance‚ January 12‚ 2010 INTRODUCTION It had been five months since Nissan sold its first all-electric vehicle‚ the Nissan LEAF‚ in Redwood City‚ California. Carlos Ghosn‚ president and CEO of both Nissan and its Alliance partner Renault‚ was betting big on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs)‚ to the tune of $5 billion‚ predicting they would be the wave
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