The case describes the strategic situation of Carlos Ghosn and Renault-Nissan Alliance in 2008 and beyond. One set of strategic issues for how to use the more potential for a new form of organization - a sort of super-corporate environmental systems - that the Alliance represents. The second set of strategic issues for the further evolution of the alliance - that Ghosn calls the "fourth stage" - in light of the dynamic forces that are changing the global automotive industry, and in particular the question of how to further scale-up of the Alliance. The third series of strategic issues for the further development of the strategic potential of the leadership of the Alliance and the changing role of Carlos Ghosn as CEO as Renault and Nissan. "Hide
by Robert A. Burgelman, Sara Gaviser Leslie Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 43 pages. Publication Date: May 19, 2008. Prod. #: SM166-PDF-ENG