International BusinessChapter 12 Management Focus: Fords Global StrategySummaryThe Management Focus describes the changes in U.S. automaker Fords global strategy after former Boeing executive Alan Mulally was appointed CEO in 2006. At the time, Ford produced models targeted for specific regions of the world. Under Mulallys leadership, Ford implemented its One Ford strategy that uses just a few car platforms to serve the entire world. Discussion of the closing can revolve around the following questions:QUESTION 1: How would you characterize the strategy for competing internationally that Ford was pursuing prior to the arrival of Alan Mullaly in 2006? What were the benefits of this strategy? What were the costs? Why was Ford pursuing this strategy?QUESTION 2: What strategy is Mullaly trying to get Ford to pursue with his One Ford initiative? What are the benefits of this strategy? Can you see any drawbacks?QUESTION 3: Does the One Ford initiative impl
y that Ford will now ignore national and regional differences in demand?copy paste questions and discuss below eachtotal 500 wordsAnswer preview
..What does the arboreal hypothesis generally suggest about the unique traits primate possess on their hand?The arboreal hypothesis explains the origin of primate by arguing that primates evolved from their ancestors and developed their unique traits by adapting to the arboreal environment that is, life on trees. It claims that the characteristic of the primate evolved as the result of the adaptation to the arboreal lifestyle of the early ancestors such as the grasping hands. The evolutionary characteristics made them adaptable to live and move about in trees. While living on trees, they developed their behaviors and traits, for example, the grasping hand was used to hold, move and crawl through the tree branches and also grasping and gathering of food like fruits
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