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Bosch Group in India. Caroline Syversen 1437 Pawet Milewski 1508 Shivam Tokhi 1576 Vincent van der Holst 1616 Sofia Rebelo Santos 10893. Role of consultants. new threats and opportunities in the competitive environment . new threats and opportunities in the competitive environment .
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Bosch Group in India Caroline Syversen 1437 Pawet Milewski 1508 Shivam Tokhi 1576 Vincent van der Holst 1616 Sofia Rebelo Santos 10893 Role of consultants
new threats and opportunities in the competitive environment
new threats and opportunities in the competitive environment • Maintenance of innovation AND cost leadership • “Innovations melt away", lots of competitors • Time and efficiency are not to be wasted • Well-working structures provide the foundation
new threats and opportunitiesin the competitive environment • Possibility to look at the global market as one market • Sourcing products from units that were most productive and offer them in markets that were most profitable is easily possible • Investment growth through reduced uncertainity and quality standards • Small divisions can directly report and get appreciation • Strategic independence for the division
new threats and opportunities in the competitive environment • Customisation: simple tasks have become very complicated • Higher coordination and organizational costs • Time loss because of confusionand conflict resolution • bonds between divisions in India have weakened after verticalization • Missing identity • switching between division is more difficult • Indian operations get overruled by international management and potential is overlooked ("voice of the region")
Suggestions and Alternatives • Concerns with communication and loss of identity • Autonomy and independence • Create meetings • Conflict due to every division having access to financial data • Benefits of working together • Problems if they don´t function as a group • The voice of the region getting lost • Study the market • To keep updated
SuggestionsandAlternatives • Verticalizationprocess: Resentmentacross Bosch companies in India • Managers slightlymore decision-making power • Communication • Intrudedintohuman resource decisions • Intergrateintoeach of the organizations structures • Cooperatewithpeoplefrom the concerned organization
Question time! • Do you think the verticalization of the Bosch group affected the Indian subsidiary of Bosch in a positive way? • What decisions should Bosch in India make to sustain their competitive advantage?