Publication Type

Magazine Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

11-2021

Abstract

Was it politics, greed, or hubris that led to Carlos Ghosn's downfall? On December 29, 2019, disgraced auto titan Carlos Ghosn (rhymes with ‘tone’) made an audacious escape from house arrest in Tokyo, where he had been detained on financial impropriety charges. Of all the places imaginable, Ghosn hid in a huge case for musical instruments, which was then loaded onto an aeroplane as cargo. Dubbed as “one of the most brazen and well-orchestrated escape acts in recent history, involving a dizzying array of hotel meet-ups, bullet train travel, fake personas, and the chartering of a private jet”, it was a Hollywood caper in line with Ghosn’s cavalier personality and gilded lifestyle.

Keywords

Carlos Ghosn, automobile industry, leadership styles

Discipline

Leadership Studies | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Asian Management Insights

Volume

8

Issue

2

First Page

38

Last Page

43

ISSN

2315-4284

Publisher

Singapore Management University

Additional URL

https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/ami

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