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C/B/4368. Dissertation. Mergers and Acquisitions: Motives, Ambitions and Challenges behind Mergers and Acquisitions within the Automobile Sector

WORDS:
13450
DATE:
2012
PRICE:
139.99 GBP

This dissertation focuses on the motives and challenges regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the automobile sector. The objectives are to understand the different motivations and ambitions behind the merger and acquisition transactions within the automobile sector, to identify the prospective challenges being faced by the companies involved in the deal, to highlight the corporate strategy, culture, changes and structure of the new organisation which came into existence and how these factors influenced the actual deal, and to develop strategic recommendations for the managers who are considering M&A activities as corporate strategy keeping in mind the discussions above. The review of literature identifies the different types of M&A and the wide variety of motivations for carrying out M&A. The case studies are then presented, and the study examines M&A between Fiat, Chrysler, Toyota, Tesla, Volkswagen, Porsche, Renault, Nissan, and Daimler-Benz. The dissertation then examines the findings and follows this with an examination of recommendations for the organisation.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, mergers, acquisition, M&A, automobile sector, corporate strategy, corporate culture, Fiat, Chrysler, Toyota, Tesla, Volkswagen, Porsche, Renault, Nissan, and Daimler-Benz,

 

C/OM/392. Modular Consortium Model of Volkswagen's Supply Chain

WORDS:
3050
DATE:
2012
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the innovative supply-chain solution Modular Consortium Model (MCM) introduced by Volkswagen (VW) automobile manufacturers in Brazil. The company’s organisational strategy is described, competitive environment of VW is analysed using Porter’s Five Forces model, technology used in VW supply-chain processes is examined, the challenges and future perspectives of MCM are defined.

 

KEYWORDS: Modular Consortium Model, MCM, Volkswagen, VW, Supply Chain, Porter’s Five Forces,

 

C/B/3373. Examination of BMW and Volkswagen

WORDS:
1550
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper discusses BMW and Volkswagen, and aims to compare and contrast the two company’s features and operations. The paper outlines the background, financial performance, challenges encountered, cultural style, and leadership style of both companies.

 

KEYWORDS: BMW, Volkswagen, features, operations, financial performance, cultural style, leadership style,

 

C/M/1805. During recession we must spend money on marketing: case of Volkswagen

WORDS:
540
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper examines marketing techniques used during recession highlighting the emphasis on value that is placed to encourage consumers’ purchasing behaviour, and making references to the marketing strategies of Volkswagen.

 

KEYWORDS: Marketing in recession, Volkswagen, value,

 

C/B/3023. Review of Volkswagen Environmental Management Systems

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This paper reviews Volkswagen’s (VW) environmental management systems, by firstly focusing on the major environmental issues currently impacting the company, like climate change and scarcity of resources. The paper explains Environmental Management systems, followed by an evaluation of VW’s strategy. The paper then goes on to analyse the Corporate CO2 Steering Group, which oversees the volume of carbon dioxide that is emitted from production across VW’s product portfolio. Environmental performance indicators are analysed, discussing sustainability reporting, Awards and recognitions. The paper discusses the 5R’s, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Reclaim, which is a system of waste management. VW is benchmarked against rival car manufacturers, and the paper concludes with recommendations for VW.

 

KEYWORDS: Volkswagen, VW, environmental management systems, climate change, resources, corporate CO2 steering group, carbon dioxide, product portfolio, environmental performance indicators, sustainability reporting, awards and recognitions, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, reclaim, benchmarking,

 

C/B/2888. Porter's 5 Forces analysis of Volkswagen

WORDS:
650
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

This paper presents an overview of Volkswagen. The paper includes Porter's 5 forces analysis of Volkswagen, which discusses the bargaining power of customers, bargaining power of suppliers, threat of new entrants and threat of substitute products and intensity of competitive rivalry affecting Volkswagen.

 

KEYWORDS: Porter, 5 forces, five forces, Volkswagen,

 

C/B/2887. PESTEL and Porter's 5 Forces analyses of Volkswagen

WORDS:
1200
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper presents an overview of Volkswagen. Within the paper is a PESTEL analysis which critically assesses Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal factors affecting Volkswagen, and Porter's 5 Forces analysis of Volkswagen, which discusses the bargaining power of customers, bargaining power of suppliers, threat of new entrants and threat of substitute products and intensity of competitive rivalry affecting Volkswagen.

 

KEYWORDS: PEST, PESTEL, PESTLE, Porter, 5 forces, five forces, Volkswagen,

 

C/B/2886. SWOT analysis of Volkswagen

WORDS:
400
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

This paper presents an overview of Volkswagen. A comprehensive SWOT analysis is conducted, a tool for auditing an organisation and its environment and used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Volkswagen.

 

KEYWORDS: SWOT, TOWS, Volkswagen,

 

C/B/2885. PESTEL and SWOT analyses of Volkswagen

WORDS:
950
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

This paper presents an overview of Volkswagen. The paper consists of a SWOT analysis, which is used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Volkswagen. Also included within the paper is a PESTEL analysis, which critically assesses Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal factors, affecting Volkswagen.

 

KEYWORDS: PESTEL, PEST, SWOT, TOWS, Volkswagen,

 

C/B/2884. PESTEL analysis of Volkswagen

WORDS:
700
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

This paper presents an overview of Volkswagen. The paper consists of PESTEL analysis, which stands for Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal, critically assessing a framework of macro-environmental factors affecting Volkswagen.

 

KEYWORDS: PEST, PESTEL, PESTLE, Volkswagen,

 

C/B/2883. Strategic Analysis of Volkswagen

WORDS:
1450
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper presents an overview of Volkswagen. The paper consists of PESTEL, Porter’s 5 forces and SWOT analyses of Volkswagen.

 

KEYWORDS: PEST, PESTEL, PESTLE, SWOT, Porter, 5 forces, TOWS, Volkswagen,

 

C/F/875. Financial Analysis of Volkswagen

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper looks at the Corporate Strategy of Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers. Finally, various financial and share performance ratios will be used to evaluate the company’s financial performance for the financial years 2007, 2008 and 2009.

 

KEYWORDS: Financial Analysis, Volkswagen, Share Performance, Financial Ratios,

 

C/B/2882. PESTEL, Porter's 5 Forces, SWOT and financial analyses of Volkswagen

WORDS:
2600
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

This paper looks at the Corporate Strategy of Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers. Using PESTEL analysis the paper examines Volkswagen’s general environment, followed by analysis of the company’s competitive environment using Porter’s 5 Forces. A SWOT analysis will follow, detailing Volkswagen’s internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats. Finally, various financial and share performance ratios will be used to evaluate the company’s financial performance. The financial years analysed in this paper are 2007, 2008 and 2009.

 

KEYWORDS: PEST, PESTEL, PESTLE, SWOT, Porter, 5 forces, TOWS, Volkswagen, Share Performance,

 

C/B/1778. Critical Analysis of Boston Consulting Group matrix: acquisition of Volkswagen-Audi Group by Porsche

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the history, benefits and shortcomings of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix applying it to Porsche’s acquisition of VAG and the company’s product portfolio to identify how and where Porsche have achieved strategic fit. Recommendations are suggested on the basis of the findings discussing whether VAG are truly a global company.

 

KEYWORDS: Porsche, Boston Consulting Group matrix, BCG, Volkswagen-Audi Group, VAG, acquisition,

 

C/B/1742. Volkswagen and Porsche merger

WORDS:
3800
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at the merger of Volkswagen and Porsche conducting portfolio analysis of Volkswagen and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysis of both organisations, and suggesting recommendations about their portfolio management. The challenges and risks related to the merger are outlined, the importance of Value Chain Analysis (VCA) is highlighted describing the stages of VCA relevant for the merger. Porter’s five forces and SWOT analysis is conducted. Recommendations are suggested about the development of the merged supply chain.

 

KEYWORDS: Merger, Volkswagen, Porsche, Value Chain analysis, VCA, BCG, SWOT, Porter’s five forces,

 

C/B/1610. BCG value chain analysis of Volkswagen - Porsche

WORDS:
2900
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the economic outcome of the recent Volkswagen and Porsche merger applying the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix to the value chain analysis (VCA) of the organisation, describing the stages of VCA implementation and suggesting recommendations about a new corporate strategy with relation to supply chain management.

 

KEYWORDS: Volkswagen, Porsche, Value Chain analysis, VCA, Boston Consulting Group, BCG,

 

C/B/1278. Volkswagen group: strategic analysis

WORDS:
2600
DATE:
2008
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper reports on the performance of the Volkswagen Group (VW) over the past five years examining their recent strategic choices and the critical success factors (CSF) that make the company one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers. VW key resources and capabilities are explored considering VW strategies from the perspective of their sustainability, feasibility, and relationship with stakeholders.

 

KEYWORDS: Volkswagen, VW, Automotive industry, Brand,

 

S/M/285. Volkswagen Golf GTI

WORDS:
3500
DATE:
2007
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper reports on Volkswagen Golf GTI relating the company's history and background, describing its market characteristics, reviewing the theory of brand personality, applying it to Golf GTI and critically discussing their brand promotion strategies, i.e. celebrity endorsement, on-line practices, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Volkswagen Golf GTI, brand,

 

P/B/705. Volkswagen’s global strategy

WORDS:
4500
DATE:
2006
PRICE:
49.99 GBP

The paper reports on the Volkswagen (VW) company offering an overview of their history and discussing the implications of their global strategy. Theories of globalisation are reviewed highlighting the role of multinational enterprises, the competitive landscape of the automotive industry, promotional strategies of VW, the company’s structure, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Volkswagen, VW, global, automotive, promotion,

 

P/B/856. Global and regional strategies of MNE: case study of VW in USA

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2006
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the dilemma between choosing global and local strategies in a multinational enterprise (MNE) examining the operations of Volkswagen AG’s (VW) in the USA market. Opinions of experts about effective enterprise’s strategies are reviewed, VW’s strategy in the USA is analysed along the lines of distribution, promotion, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Global, regional, MNE, VW, Volkswagen,

 

C/M/245. The Analysis of Different Advertisements of Kodak, ASDA and Volkswagen Companies

WORDS:
1500
DATE:
2005
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

This paper is based on the analysis of different advertisements by Kodak, Volkswagen and ASDA Supermarkets. The author aims to discuss and assess these three advertisements and identify the ways of how the messages of the advertisements have been developed by these companies to appeal to their targeted audience.

 

KEYWORDS: advertisements, kodak, asda, volkswagen, companies,

 

E/B/191. Dissertation. World car industry: assessment and prospect

WORDS:
14000
DATE:
2005
PRICE:
149.99 GBP

The dissertation investigates the recent developments in the world car industry focusing on relationships between car manufacturers and their suppliers and analysing the problems the industry is currently facing in both developed and developing countries. New directions of the car industry are discussed referring to the strategies of Ford, General Motors (GM), Volkswagen, DaimlerChrysler, Renault-Nissan, BMW, Honda, Toyota, etc. Analysis of strategic errors is performed suggesting solutions to existing problems.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, car industry,

 

P/B/388. Volkswagen New Beetle

WORDS:
5000
DATE:
2004
PRICE:
59.99 GBP

The paper reports on Volkswagen (VW) New Beetle revealing its key success factors within the framework of Value, Image, Process and Production (VIPP) analysis outlining innovation strategies used by VW New Beetle and making forecasts about its lifecycle. The competitors of VW New Beetle are identified and described.

 

KEYWORDS: volkswagen, beetle,

 

P/M/331. Launching new Beetle VW

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2003
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper reports on marketing strategies of the new Beetle adopted by Volkswagen. The author singles out and defines the strategies oriented at targeting and positioning, pricing, product, place and distribution. Conclusions are made about the most advantageous strategies. The ways of enhancing relationships with the dealers are discussed. A forecast about possible contingencies is given.

 

KEYWORDS: launching, beetle, vw,