Q. The decline of General Motors: Could A.G. Lafley’s recruitment as CEO have rescued GM? Or would it have made no difference at all?

Worth 12%

2% in-class work, Week 8

2% in-class work, Week 9

8% take-home work, Week 9

Rubric for 2% in-class work:

• 2% Arriving on time, not leaving early, paying attention in class, and contributing to class discussions.

Rubric for 8% take-home work:

• 3% Analysis
• 3% Writing effectiveness
• 1% Use of professional sources (course readings)
• 1% AP A style

Applicable Readings:

• Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana: What Is Leadership? The CEO’s Role in Large, Complex Organizations
• A.G. Lafley: What Only the CEO Can Do
• Jim Collins: Level 5 Leadership
• Charles Hill and Gareth Jones: General Motors: From Birth to Bankruptcy in 2009
• Steven Spear: How Complex Systems Fail
• Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton: Profiting from Evidence-Based Management