Strategic Management and the International Automotive Industry

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This essay examines the concepts and theories of strategic management as they relate to the international automotive industry. Current literature suggests that case studies be applied to determine future goals for automotive marketing. On the financial side, a well-taken approach to strategic management would enable the company to evaluate the risks, costs and returns of any venture more effectively. The experts' advice is to search continuously for alternative methods and systems.

Introduction
The Global Car Industry
Strategic Management
Management Education
Case Analysis
Strategy Groups
Conclusion

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"The business environment is becoming harder to decipher and predict as market forces and customer buying patterns undergo dizzying changes and competition toughens in all industries. With this situation, the widely shared belief that a clever manager can improvise and take off-the-cuff actions as the problems and threats to profitability come along will no longer do. Planning ahead is now the name of the game. Even the so-called reality shows on TV made out as spontaneous events are in fact heavily scripted. Recent studies show that organizations that plan their operations perform better than those that do not (Joyce & Woods). Academic research seems to show enough evidence that strategic management is valuable in today's business context. Another unmistakable sign of its growing importance is the increasing use of strategic management courses in business schools. The question is: Does it work in actual practice?"

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