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Organizational Controls within General Motors Currently

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Here is the question that I have to answer in essay format - What different kinds of organizational controls are functioning within General Motors currently?

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GM filed Chapter seven bankruptcy in June of 2009 and was bailed out by the governments of the United States and Canada. GM has had to repay over sixty billion dollars to both governments in total. A foundational restructuring took place and controls were put in place to ensure the future profitability of GM.

Strategic controls in terms of evaluating the strategy to phase out the Hummer, Saturn and Pontiac, along with other major strategies such as the shifting of the healthcare ...

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Thank you for requesting me. I shall seek to shed some light on GM's situation as it concerns organizational controls.

GM filed Chapter seven bankruptcy in June of 2009 and was bailed out by the governments of the United States and Canada. GM has had to repay over sixty billion dollars to both governments in total. A foundational restructuring took place and controls were put in place to ensure the future profitability of GM.

Strategic controls ...

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