Essays on General Motors

Prior to the 1920s, ownership of a vehicle was an uncommon luxury in the United States. While many people likely knew a vehicle owner, they were not in a position that they could afford to purchase one on their own. Statistically, about one third of...

To Merge or Not To Merge: Fiat Chrysler Automotive and General Motors Throughout the age of automobiles, there hasn’t been a tremendous change or upheaval in the hierarchy of the automotive industry. There has been a steady and reliable collection of companies from a number...

The Switch In 2001 the switch that caused many heart breaks and save some lives is still being talked about in 2018. General Motors brands had a defect on the ignition switch of several models one being the Cobalt. According to Consumer Safety.org “These malfunctions...

There are various forms of leadership styles that managers and organizational leaders use. Often, the style of leadership that a manager chooses is greatly determined by their personality. In GMs case study, it is evident that there was an authoritative style of leadership where the...

Decisions always have direct impacts on various departments in the practice of management. Managers always affect the productivity and input that various departments bring into a firm with the management decisions that they pick to incorporate into their management strategies. Of note are the effects...

Introduction The automotive industry consists of numerous companies that design, produce, sell and market motor vehicles. This sector is one of the largest revenue generators across the globe, with total revenues of approximately $4 trillion. The main products from this industry include passenger vehicles, light...

Our world is made of competition and company managers are searching and applying strategies to increase their turnover (Tobak 2014). The organization we will study about is General Motors which shut down because of a dealing failure and Tesla, one of the most valuable auto...