Publications
Publications
- December 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- HBS Case Collection
Executive Decision Making at General Motors
By: David A. Garvin and Lynne Levesque
Abstract
Describes the evolution of General Motors' strategy, organizational structure, and management processes from its founding to the present day. Focuses on the role of GM's management committee—the senior-decision-making body at the company, now called the Automotive Strategy Board (ASB)—and how it operates under Rick Wagoner, its current CEO. In October 2004, Wagoner and the ASB are wrestling with recent changes in GM's planning and budgeting processes and how they will affect the balance between global and local needs.
Keywords
Globalized Firms and Management; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Decision Making; Management Teams; Auto Industry
Citation
Garvin, David A., and Lynne Levesque. "Executive Decision Making at General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 305-026, December 2004. (Revised February 2006.)