Nissan Motors: Corporate Governance Failure
商品編號：9B20M114
出版日期：2020/11/06
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商品主題：Entrepreneurship; General Management/Strategy; International Business; Sustainability
商品類型：Case (Pub Mat)
涵蓋議題：corporate governance;automobiles;Asia;board of directors
難易度：5 - MBA/Postgraduate
內容長度：16 頁
地域：Japan
產業：Manufacturing
事件年度：2019
In 2018, the chairperson of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan), Carlos Ghosn, was arrested for alleged misconduct and criminal offences related to underreporting remuneration and misrepresenting annual disclosures. Detailed investigations revealed similar misrepresentations by the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) Hiroto Saikawa, who was forced to resign. The actions of senior officials left a deep stain on Nissan’s reputation, causing investors to question the effect of corporate governance at Nissan—and by extension, at similar companies across Japan and the world. As details of the scandal unfolded, Nissan suffered negative public repercussions. Its share-based incentive systems, excessive focus on profitability, and cost-cutting measures had caused deviations from normal risk management procedures, resulting in the production of poor-quality vehicles and thus vehicle recalls. Consumer trust in the company dropped, as did sales and profitability figures, with a continuous fall in the company’s stock. The company’s new CEO and board of directors were left to make amends for the company’s future. They needed to determine how to strengthen the company’s leadership and governance structure as they worked to make Nissan sustainable and profitable once again. Should they adopt a typical Japanese model of corporate governance, or would a model from elsewhere be more suitable?
教學手冊：Nissan Motors: Corporate Governance Failure - Teaching Note
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