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For the first section of your post, evaluate whether theFiat Auto acquisition of Chrysler represents a growth strategy. Conductoutside research and prepare a 1 to 1.5 single-spaced page (500 750words) analysis of the following key strategic issues:Analyze the external environment in which Fiatcompetes, including identification of the critical strategic factors ineach of the following areas:The General EnvironmentThe Industry EnvironmentThe Competitor EnvironmentBased on the analysis ofFiat s external environment, what recommendations can you give Fiat smanagement to improve and continue the company s successful expansion ofthe Fiat vehicles into the United States market? Your recommendationsshould be an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and actionsthat will exploit the company s core competencies, sustain growth, andensure maximum performance and value for shareholders.For the second section of your post, youwill briefly evaluate one of the basic benefits of becomingmultinational corporations. Your textbook reading this week sets out thedifferent reasons firms cite when explaining why they cross the bordersof their home country and become multinational corporations. Read thethree basic benefits highlighted in the text and in Figure 8-1.Select one of the reasons (or benefits) anddefend why it might be emerging as the most important one in firms decisions to internationalize in the 21st Century. In answering thisquestion, be sure to consider the international business conditionstoday and look for the motivations that underlie these current trends.In your answer, be sure to contrast the less important alternativesthat you did not select. It will create a more lively discussion ifparticipants don t all select the same reason to defend as the mostimportant, emergent reason or benefit. This section of your post shouldbe 1/2 to 1 single-spaced page (250 500 words) in length.The final section or paragraph (three orfour sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two keypoints that you are making in your initial response.
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