Chapter 1: Planning for the Chevy Volt Case Discussion Questions 1. What does the Chevy Volt case tell you about the nature of strategic decision-making at a large complex organization like GM? The Chevy Volt case indicates that strategic decision making at a large company like General Motors often does not take time to consider all the angles or facts that may influence the decision. In a large corporation‚ many different sets of information are held by different departments. Perhaps
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CASE STUDY CLOSING CASE: “PLANNING FOR THE CHEVY VOLT” 1. What does the Chevy Volt case tell you about the nature of strategic decision making at a large complex organization like GM? The Chevy Volt case tells me the nature of the strategic decision making at a large complex organization like GM can be difficult and challenging due to having to convince other managers to agree with the ideas for new strategies. In the case it states that the two persons‚ GM’s vice chairman and the head
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The nature of strategic decision making at a large complex organization like GM appears to be done without having a thorough plan outlay to the planning groups or the business development unit within the company. There were several areas that put the company into the situation of making inappropriate strategic decision. The project was initially proposed by top two managements. Due to lack of thorough analysis and plan‚ they could not convince other managers in order to pursue this Chevy Volt project
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Executive Summary GM plans to release a new 5 door sedan‚ extended range electric vehicle which will be known as the Volt‚ a promotional image can be seen on the report title page. Our goal is to achieve 100% customer satisfaction so our focus will be on product quality; The Chevy Volt‚ an advanced technology with standard equipment features. We will be the first automobile company to enter this specific industry so to take advantage of our launch of the most fuel efficient car that we will do
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“Rational decision-making is an impossible ideal in strategy formulation and implementation due to incomplete information and organisational politics.” Strategy is formulated and implemented by organisations as a means of gaining competitive advantage and achieving organisational success. Frequent fast‚ widely supported‚ and high quality strategic decisions are the cornerstone of effective strategy (Eisenhardt‚ 1999 in Clegg et. Al‚ 2012). In today’s world of borderless business‚ ever-evolving
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What is Leadership? The CEO’s Role in Large Complex Organizations Michael E. Porter & Nitin Nohria Article: June 2008 Focus: What is the role of the CEO in a large‚ complex enterprise? What makes a CEO effective? According to Porter and Nohria (2008)‚ a CEO is the epitome of leadership‚ who exercises ultimate power‚ and is responsible for making the most critical choices facing an organization. However‚ even though the CEO is powerful‚ multiple constituencies can exercise power as well‚ i.e. the
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STRATEGIC CHOICE AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Andy Adcroft STRUCTURE • Why do things happen? • Generic Strategies • Criticisms of generic strategies WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN? Norms and what has happened before Environment Analysis Roles and wider functions Creation of options Organisational Analysis What we want to achieve Emotions‚ power desires‚ goals Age and frequency of behaviours What I want from this job Habits‚ rituals and routines Social factors Decisions are taken and implemented
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Objectives Strategic Decision Making What is strategic management? Why study global strategic management? Fundamental issues General Approach Current competitive landscape Chapter 1 Strategic Management Full set of commitments‚ decisions‚ and actions required to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn sustainable competitive advantage Why study Strategic Management? Expertise in global strategy is highly sought after Preparation for international assignments Needed for advancing to
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In a dynamic and uncertain environment‚ strategic decision making is important because it can provide managers with a systematic and comprehensive means for taking into account the external environment‚ focusing on an organisation’s strength‚ minimising weaknesses‚ and identifying opportunities in which an organisation can have a competitive advantage. However‚ the decision may still fail if it is not implemented properly. Implementation causes the chosen course of action to be carried out within
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1. Despite the unique and complex nature of category II decision process in nevertheless generic. Discuss The decision making process is extremely complex in case of the category II decision process. Yet‚ it is not generic as the circumstances and the opinions of each of the decision makers’ matters a lot. People from different parts of the world may approach decision making based on their cultural backgrounds‚ value systems and also based on their capacity and willingness to take risk by bypassing
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