Strategic management

For this case, I have given you a specific set of questions to answer. The questions are nearly all based on the video “The Environment of Renault Nissan around the World”. It is less than 5 minutes and talks about the financial performance of Nissan/Renault. One question is based on “Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn on What Sets Datsun Apart”. It is a video on Nissan/Renault in India. This is a harder reflection question. A final optional/challenge question asks you to look into the future. Only do it if you are die hard. Keep in mind that the original video was in May 2014 so not a lot of new financial information may have been released since then.

Questions attached to case:

Case Analysis #1:

Dateline Asia:

Nissan CEO confident on emerging markets, profit revolution

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 04:03

Based on the Video above please answer the following questions:

Strategy/Goal Analysis:

What is Nissan’s Financial Targets for Fiscal 2014?

What do you think is the company’s strategy? (not directly covered in the video)

Performance Analysis:

Make sure in all the responses to distinguish between what was said in the video and YOUR OWN opinion on the matter. Keep in mind that the job of a CEO is always to make his company appear as if it is doing great. So the questions is whether you believe or not what was said and whether there are other factors that may be important and were not considered. This is what comes into a critique.

What measures of performance are Carlos Ghosn and the announcer referring to (state all)?

What are he and the announcer benchmarking the company’s performance to (state all)?

What is the overall conclusion here? Do you buy it? Are there any red flags?

Internal Analysis:

What are Nissan’s resources that will be deployed in supporting its financial targets?

What are the internal changes that Carlos Ghosn highlights as important in the above?

What is the overall conclusion here? Do you buy it? Are there any red flags?

Environmental Analysis:

What elements of the environment does Carlos Ghosn identify?

What countries’ environment does he highlight and what is their outlook?

What are the challenges and opportunities in these countries/regions?

Why was India not mentioned? You can review the video attached to week 3 for clues.

What is the overall conclusion here? Do you buy it? Are there any red flags?

Challenge/Optional Question:

Update the information that the video gave as much as you can for today? Does the company seem to be on the right path? Do you predict it will accomplish its financial goal and when and why or why not?

· Video: "Dateline Asia: Nissan CEO confident on emerging markets, profit revolution" : http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/05/13/reuters-tv-nissan-ceo-confident-on-emerging-markets?videoId=312924502&videoChannel=118110

· "Nissan's Carlos Ghosn on What Sets Datsun Apart":  http://forbesindia.com/video/video/nissans-carlos-ghosn-on-what-sets-datsun-apart/35943