Sergio Marchionne, the head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has proposed a merger with General Motors.
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Glenn MacDonald
Olin’s Glenn MacDonald, professor of economics and strategy, thinks, “it’s a pretty terrible idea.” He tells David Nicklaus in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “The benefits of a merger seem to be overstated and the potential costs look to be large.”