weaknesses that Tata‚ as an internationally branded company‚ could potentially face. Tata motors wanted to compete in the Indian automotive industry by creating a form of transport that could carry up to 5 passengers. One of the requirements of the car was to provide an alternative to a traditionally used overloaded motorcycle which was unsafe. The main feature of the car was definitely its low sticker price‚ making it affordable for the growing middle class family in India. So‚ Tata Motors priced
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Case study: FIAT GROUP’S FIRST-TIME ADOPTION OF IFRS Question 1: What is Fiat’s key accounting policies? Which of Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of IFRS? a. Fiat’s key accounting policies: The Fiat Group has a tendency of engaging in financing accountings mechanism‚ selling a significant part of its finance‚ trade and tax receivables through either securitization programs or factoring transactions b. Fiat’s key accounting policies are affected by the adoption of
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Crisis Management FIAT The Italian automobile company FIAT is synonomous with success‚ with brands such as Ferrari‚ Maseratti‚ Alfa Romeo and the FIAT brand‚ one usually thinks of class and success when the brand is mentioned. By and large the FIAT brand has been suuccesful for over one hundred years‚ the group’s activities were primarily focused on the industrial manufacturing of cars‚ industrial and agricultural machinery. With
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Strategic alliances: Strategic alliances is an agreement between two or more companies to work together for a certain time in order to achieve some business objectives‚ help each other reach new technologies or to be able to build core competencies against other competitors. The traditional view about Strategic alliances is that they were formed for: - Defensive to protect profits - Means for preempting competition - Competitive and win - lose orientation. While nowadays there is
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Sam O’Brien‚ C10390017‚ DT366 yr2 Report on the WACC for Fiat motors The WACC is the weighted average cost of capital. It is a calculation of the firms cost of capital taking into account the relevant weight of equity and debt as a proportion of the total. The cost of equity or KE calculated using a risk free rate example German 5yr government bond‚ the firm’s beta and the return on the market. The firm’s beta is a calculation of the firms exposure to the market‚ a beta of less than 1 indicates
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Course Name: International Management Unit Code: BUS323C Assignment Name: Case Analysis Report: The Last Rajah_Ratan Tata Number of Words: 2‚066 (Excluding title page‚ Contents Page and References) Due Date: 22 Feb 2012 Local Lecturer: Dr. Rudolph Jürgen CONTENTS PAGE |No. |Description |Page No. | |1. |Introduction
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The Internationalization of Indian Companies: The Case of Tata Andrea Goldstein TCFGS Conference “The Asian Economy and the World Economy” Tokyo‚ 13-14 November 2007 Why Tata? • • • • • Turnover > US$28 bn‚ equivalent to over 2.5% of India’s GDP Traditionally the biggest market capitalization (now Reliance) India’s largest employer in the private sector (222‚000+‚ 85 companies) many firsts/largests for India: – first private sector steel mill (TISCO 1907) – first private
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"To what extent does popular culture serve consumer culture?" The Alliance In the present day globalization is ruling the world‚ where certain concepts and ideologies are dominate and it can be claimed that popular culture and consumer culture are the roots of it‚ as they both promulgate similar ideologies and products that contribute to forming a globalized world. Consumer culture can be defined as "a culture in which the majority of consumers avidly desire (and some noticeable portion pursue
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Chapter 6 Licensing‚ Strategic Alliances‚ FDI Outline The non-exporting modes of entry The Licensing Options‚ including Franchising Strategic Alliances‚ including Joint Ventures. FDI and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Marketing Strategy and Optimal Entry Mode Foreign Expansion and Cultural Distance Waterfall and Sprinkler Strategies Takeaways 6-3 Non-exporting modes of entry Three main non-exporting modes of entry Licensing (including franchising) Strategic Alliances Wholly owned manufacturing
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Fiat Stilo: Positioning Problem Statement Fiat is doing poorly in the Spanish market due to poor customer perception. The company wishes to launch the new Fiat Stilo with hopes of obtaining profit in Spain. Fiat must choose in which way it should position the new model so that it can reshape the way Spanish consumers perceive their brand. Situation Analysis Customers: In Spain‚ the automobile sector is divided into segments depending on the specifics of the vehicle‚ mainly size and type
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