The fate of opel | Operations Management homework help
W4 Assignment “The Fate of Opel”
International Business
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The Fate of Opel
The once mighty General Motors, unable to survive by meeting the needs of customers turned to the taxpayers for a bailout in the U.S. In Europe its Opel subsidiary required similar life support from the German government. However, GM wanted to get help in a way that enabled it to continue to benefit from Opel.
Write a 2 page paper.
Address the following in your paper:
- What are the costs and benefits of FDI inflows for a host country such as Germany?
- Will foreign firms such as GM always make decisions in the best interest of the host country?
- In an effort to preserve German jobs, the Magna plan would close a more efficient plant in Spain. What would you do if you were a Spanish government official? What if you were a German official?
- How would you vote if you were a member of the GM board regarding the fate of Opel?
Include a title page and 3-5 references. Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia). The other references must be from the Grantham University online library. Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.