The personnel manager of Indane Biscuits factory sent a memo asking supervisors to meet in a room used for hiring and firing to discuss safety day celebrations. However, the supervisors and workers misunderstood and thought the supervisors were being fired. This led to a strike at the factory. When the personnel manager and managing director tried to explain the misunderstanding, the workers would not listen. An inquiry exposed irregularities at the factory and the personnel manager was fired while heavy penalties were imposed. The factory only reopened after negotiations and settlements.
The objective was to safeguard the interest of labor/workmen and management by securing the highest level of mutual understanding and good-will among all those sections in the industry which participate in the process of effective production .
In an exclusive to LOG.India, Logistics Executive shares its
compilation of Salary Survey Report 2012 that covers the
entire spectrum of salary bands and geographical territories
in India. The analysis has been drawn from the Logistics
Executive Global Survey.
The objective was to safeguard the interest of labor/workmen and management by securing the highest level of mutual understanding and good-will among all those sections in the industry which participate in the process of effective production .
In an exclusive to LOG.India, Logistics Executive shares its
compilation of Salary Survey Report 2012 that covers the
entire spectrum of salary bands and geographical territories
in India. The analysis has been drawn from the Logistics
Executive Global Survey.
Barriers of Communication,Types of Barriers in Communication,1.Physical barriers,2.Physiological barriers,Example for psychological,PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS,Selective perception,Message related barrier,4.Organizational barrier,Organizational barriers,Cross-cultural barrier,Different languages And cultures,Learning about other cultures,Discrimination,Dealing with Discrimination in the Workplace,Types Of Discrimination,Overcoming barriers,Personal barriers,Barriers related to the communicator
Who Gets the AssignmentYou international company located in New.docxalanfhall8953
Who Gets the Assignment?
You international company located in New Jersey is sending and expatriate to China for a three-year assignment to staff up and run a new branch of its Industrial Products Division. The main Chinese customers are using the product in their Middle Eastern and North African petroleum operations. You are the chair of a selection committee, have extensive overseas experience, and presently serve as VP, Human Resources. There were 12 international people interested in the position, and your committee has narrowed this to the final three candidates who want this assignment. Here are the candidates:
Tom is a middle-level finance manager with stellar performance reviews. He has no foreign experiences and would like to develop his career in this direction. He is single, has an MBA, and has been out of school for 20 years. His background is in finance at the undergraduate level, which he studied at Ohio State, only 50 miles from his hometown. He is involved in the local Council of Foreign Relations and is an accomplished athlete.
Firdaus is a deputy VP of Human Resources at corporate. Her family emigrated from Yemen to Chicago when she was in grade school, and she speaks, reads and writes Arabic, both classical and the Yemen dialect. She is married, with 2 children. Her husband George is a professor of History and does not speak Arabic. She has a PhD in Engineering, joined the company on the operations side, and has made the mid-career transition to HR successfully. She finished her PhD at the University of London before she began with the company and is now early mid-career. She encountered an incident at the company’s headquarters several years ago when there was a discussion about her wearing a headscarf. She is well known and well liked throughout Headquarters. Her husband is ready to take a leave of absence for three years to accompany her.
Gunther is VP of the German based European Union (Common Market) company. His functional background is accounting, and he is credited with the success of the company in the EU. He built the company from a small operation in Frankfort to the EU sector leader in only seven years. He speaks German and English and is known to be well organized and “button-upped”. His work is timely, detailed and accurate. Gunther’s boss, the president of the international side, was a bit surprised that Gunther expressed interest in the position, because it is perceived as junior to the position he has now, although it would have an equivalent title on paper. Gunther has an undergraduate degree in anthropology and took graduate-level accounting courses earlier in his career.
The company would like someone who could get the operation up and running, stay for three years, and then transfer the position to a local hire they would develop for the responsibility. Drawing on the culture dimensions that are in Appendix B or your text, along with your knowledge of business, answer these questions:
1. What criteria .
MMC China closing case (Discussion question is below the article.) I.pdfpasqualealvarez467
MMC China closing case (Discussion question is below the article.) It had been a very bad
morning for John Ross, the general manager of MMC\'s Chinese joint venture. He had just gotten
off the phone with his boss in St Louis, Phil Smith, who was demanding to know why the joint
venture\'s return on investment was still in the low single digits four years after Ross had taken
over the top post in the operation. “We had expected much better performance by now,” Smith
said, “particularly given your record of achievement; you need to fix this John! Our patience is
not infinite. You know the corporate goal is for a 20 percent return on investment for operating
units, and your unit is not even close to that.” John Ross had a very bad feeling that Smith had
just fired a warning shot across his bow. There was an implicit threat underlying Smith\'s
demands for improved performance. For the first time in his 20-year career at MMC, Ross felt
that his job was on the line. MMC was a U.S.-based multinational electronics enterprise with
sales of $2 billion and operations in more than 10 countries. MMC China specialized in the mass
production of printed circuit boards for companies in the cell phone and computer industries.
MMC was a joint venture with Shanghai Electronic Corporation, a former state-owned enterprise
that held 49 percent of the joint-venture equity (MMC held the rest). While MMC held a
majority of the equity, the company had to consult with its partner before making major
investments or changing employment levels. John Ross had been running MMC China for the
past four years. He had arrived at MMC China after a very successful career at MMC, which
included extended postings in Mexico and Hungary. When he took the China position, Ross
thought that if he succeeded, he would probably be in line for one of the top jobs at corporate
headquarters within a few years. Ross had known that he was taking on a challenge with MMC
China, but nothing prepared him for what he found there. The joint venture was a mess.
Operations were horribly inefficient. Despite low wages, productivity was being killed by poor
product quality, lax inventory controls, and high employee turnover. The venture probably
employed too many people, but MMC\'s Chinese partner seemed to view the venture as a job-
creation program and repeatedly objected to any plans for cutting the workforce. To make
matters worse, MMC China had failed to keep up with the latest developments in manufacturing
technology, and it was falling behind competitors. Ross was determined to change this, but it had
not been easy. To improve operations, Ross had put in a request to corporate HR for two
specialists from the United States to work with the Chinese production employees. It had been a
disaster. One had lasted three months before requesting a transfer home for personal reasons.
Apparently, his spouse hated China. The other had stayed for a year, but he had interacted so
poorly with the local Chinese emp.
Careers for Young People in Local Government by Shereny Selim.Hurstville LMG
Careers for Young People in Local Government by Shereny Selim.
Are you just starting your career and looking at Local Government as a prospective employer? Hurstville City Council employ a number of Trainees as part of our Professional Traineeship Programs. This program has a big impact for people at the start of their career. The Library Museum and Gallery employ two trainees – one in business administration and one in library studies.
1. Case 2.1 Establishing a branch of a family business in China.docxmonicafrancis71118
1. Case 2.1 Establishing a branch of a family business in China
A family-owned carbon steel company from Germany has extended its business to Hong Kong. The owners bought a small traditional Chinese firm and decided to copy the successful structure they had developed at home. This structure was headed by three general managers who equally shared the responsibilities for the business activities of the firm. The consequences were as follows.
1.The Chinese employees were assigned tasks by people they had never seen before and whom they did not understand. Many misunderstandings occurred, some were quite costly.
2.The employees back in Europe were only concerned with whether the assigned tasks were completed and did not consider any other obligations to the Chinese employees, such as taking care of the relationships with the Chinese government, banks, etc.
3.Eventually, the local employees became frustrated and were ready to leave the company. The result was that the management model was changed again and a single managing director of the subsidiary
was accountable for all business activities in Hong Kong.
Discussion Questions:
1Relate the described situation to one of the cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede. How can you explain it?
2How does this situation compare to comparable situations in your home country? What are the limits of a cultural explanation?
2. Case 2.2 Long-term development plans of a German multinational in the USA
A German firm had developed its activities in the electrical industry in the USA for two years and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Hansen was happy with their current performance: market share for important products had increased significantly and progress was better than expected. The number of employees had increased, including quite a few local American managers in high-level management positions – a situation which was rather unusual for a subsidiary of a German multinational in its early stage of development. The CEO’s goal from the beginning was to avoid an ethnocentric approach to the American activities of his firm and to take a polycentric approach that supported recruitment of local managers.
One of these US local managers was John Miller, the marketing director of the company. During the last two years, he had been thoroughly prepared for his job. The company had sent him to various high-level training programs at top business schools and had provided him with a long-term career plan, which included short-term vertical career advancement. While Peter Hansen wanted to support the development of an American manage- ment style, he nevertheless tried to transfer some HR practices which are highly valued in Germany – particularly investing in training and taking a long-term intraorganizational career perspective. While some US firms took this approach, these ideas were not as widely accepted in the USA as in Germany. However, Peter Hansen assumed that these policies would be valued by the new US.
3033IBA, Managing People in the Global Economy Goal Number.docxtamicawaysmith
3033IBA, Managing People in the Global Economy
Goal Number: 3
Objective 3.1 Demonstrate an understanding of and application of major theories, models and tools for analysing and
interpreting real world domestic and global issues
Criteria Standards
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
1. Ability to reflect
on and identify key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates
comprehensive and
detailed
understanding of key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates high
competence in
understanding key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates a
sound ability to
understand key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates an
adequate ability to
understand key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates little
or no ability to
understand key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
2. Ability to reflect
on identify and apply
correct theoretical
frameworks, models
and tools to a given
‘real world’ scenario.
Deep reflection and
complex links made
from theory to the
scenario.
Deep reflection and
general links made
from theory to the
scenario.
Reasonable
reflection as
demonstrated by the
ability to reflect on
the 'what' and 'why'
of the scenario.
Basic reflective skills
as demonstrated by
the ability to reflect
on the 'what' but not
'why' of the scenario.
Little or no
demonstrated
reflection or
application of theory
presented.
3. Written
communication skills.
Convincing and
inspired argument
presented in written
form with few or no
errors.
Very good written
communication skills.
The argument is
clearly stated and
grammatical aspects
are covered at a high
level.
Quite good written
communication skills.
The argument is
stated in a
reasonably clear
manner and
grammatical aspects
are covered at a
quite good level.
Generally able to
express ideas and
argument in a
satisfactory manner.
Partially adequate
though not fully
developed
grammatical skills.
Limited written
communication skills.
3033IBA
Case Study* Reflective Journal
Marking criteria
TOTAL POSSIBLE MARKS
Criteria 1.
Ability to reflect on and
identify key issues in a given
‘real world’ scenario.
Case study A – 2 marks
Case study B – 2 marks
Case study C – 2 marks
Total marks criteria 1:
6
Criteria 2
Ability to reflect on identify
and apply correct
theoretical frameworks,
models and tools to a given
‘real world’ scenario.
Case study A – 3 marks
Case study B – 3 marks
Case study C – 3 marks
Total marks criteria 2:
9
Criteria 3.
Written communication
skills, including:
Ability to state
argument
Grammar & general
readability
Referencing
Ability to write within
word limits**
Total marks criteria 3:
5
TOTAL POSSIBLE MARKS 20
Notes:
* The case study being examined is the IHRM scenario for that workshop.
** The word li ...
Case StudyRalph Lorean International (RLI), owner of several ho.docxtroutmanboris
Case Study:
Ralph Lorean International (RLI), owner of several house décor and furniture manufacturers, recently purchased a controlling interest in a medium-size firm, House of Cloth (HOC). HOC employs 6,644 people worldwide and has been considered a premier manufacturer of cloth since 1974. Revenues over the last four years have been flat, and costs are rising steadily. RLI purchased the interest in the company despite the flat sales because of its reputation and loyal customer base. RLI has a history of turning troubled companies around, and they think they can do the same with HOC.
RLI has to date allowed HOC to operate independently while they carefully examine the causes of the recent poor performance of the company. RLI’s Aretha Cantros was recently promoted to senior management analyst because of her superb work with Izzy’s Bed Emporium. RLI has decided to send Aretha to HOC on a fact-finding mission. She is to discover the challenges facing the management at HOC and make recommendations that will significantly improve and grow HOC’s financial performance.
After arriving at their headquarters, Aretha’s first meeting with HOC’s management team seemed to go well. The first thing Aretha noticed about the team was that, while they appeared to be personally different in obvious ways, beneath the surface they were quite alike. Of the seven members who compose the team, three have been with the company since its inception. The remaining four are much younger and came to the company after its international expansion in 2010. Despite the differences in age, gender, company tenure, and their functional and industry background, the members seem to be ‘cut from the same cloth’ in that each is very businesslike, analytical, competitive, and results driven. The composition of the 7-member executive team is as follows:
· Henry Smythe, Rusty Gee, and Bill Jones are the three founding members. US-born and bred, they met in college and founded HOC shortly after graduating with their business degrees.
· Marlena Jacoba, a 40-year old woman of German descent, had recently been assigned to the RLI branch in Cairo Egypt. Ill-prepared for the cultural transition in Egypt, Marlena desired to transfer to the US, a culture she felt would be more like her own. Due to her design expertise, Marlena (an RLI employee) has been added to the executive team to oversee the Senior Client Managers.
· Jamie Wagner, age 45, VP of Human Resources, and Anil Gupta age 38, Director of Client Development, are both men from the Indian branch of HOC who came to headquarters as part of a promotion plan.
· Rosalina Lopez, a 38-year-old woman from Guatemala, Chief Supply Chain Officer, oversees supply chain management, resourcing the best quality cloth at the lowest prices.
During the meeting, in discussing the company’s expansion five years ago, Henry Smythe, one of the founders, remarked, “The expansion was tough for us because of all the pressure and uncertainty, and to be honest,.
Barriers of Communication,Types of Barriers in Communication,1.Physical barriers,2.Physiological barriers,Example for psychological,PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS,Selective perception,Message related barrier,4.Organizational barrier,Organizational barriers,Cross-cultural barrier,Different languages And cultures,Learning about other cultures,Discrimination,Dealing with Discrimination in the Workplace,Types Of Discrimination,Overcoming barriers,Personal barriers,Barriers related to the communicator
Who Gets the AssignmentYou international company located in New.docxalanfhall8953
Who Gets the Assignment?
You international company located in New Jersey is sending and expatriate to China for a three-year assignment to staff up and run a new branch of its Industrial Products Division. The main Chinese customers are using the product in their Middle Eastern and North African petroleum operations. You are the chair of a selection committee, have extensive overseas experience, and presently serve as VP, Human Resources. There were 12 international people interested in the position, and your committee has narrowed this to the final three candidates who want this assignment. Here are the candidates:
Tom is a middle-level finance manager with stellar performance reviews. He has no foreign experiences and would like to develop his career in this direction. He is single, has an MBA, and has been out of school for 20 years. His background is in finance at the undergraduate level, which he studied at Ohio State, only 50 miles from his hometown. He is involved in the local Council of Foreign Relations and is an accomplished athlete.
Firdaus is a deputy VP of Human Resources at corporate. Her family emigrated from Yemen to Chicago when she was in grade school, and she speaks, reads and writes Arabic, both classical and the Yemen dialect. She is married, with 2 children. Her husband George is a professor of History and does not speak Arabic. She has a PhD in Engineering, joined the company on the operations side, and has made the mid-career transition to HR successfully. She finished her PhD at the University of London before she began with the company and is now early mid-career. She encountered an incident at the company’s headquarters several years ago when there was a discussion about her wearing a headscarf. She is well known and well liked throughout Headquarters. Her husband is ready to take a leave of absence for three years to accompany her.
Gunther is VP of the German based European Union (Common Market) company. His functional background is accounting, and he is credited with the success of the company in the EU. He built the company from a small operation in Frankfort to the EU sector leader in only seven years. He speaks German and English and is known to be well organized and “button-upped”. His work is timely, detailed and accurate. Gunther’s boss, the president of the international side, was a bit surprised that Gunther expressed interest in the position, because it is perceived as junior to the position he has now, although it would have an equivalent title on paper. Gunther has an undergraduate degree in anthropology and took graduate-level accounting courses earlier in his career.
The company would like someone who could get the operation up and running, stay for three years, and then transfer the position to a local hire they would develop for the responsibility. Drawing on the culture dimensions that are in Appendix B or your text, along with your knowledge of business, answer these questions:
1. What criteria .
MMC China closing case (Discussion question is below the article.) I.pdfpasqualealvarez467
MMC China closing case (Discussion question is below the article.) It had been a very bad
morning for John Ross, the general manager of MMC\'s Chinese joint venture. He had just gotten
off the phone with his boss in St Louis, Phil Smith, who was demanding to know why the joint
venture\'s return on investment was still in the low single digits four years after Ross had taken
over the top post in the operation. “We had expected much better performance by now,” Smith
said, “particularly given your record of achievement; you need to fix this John! Our patience is
not infinite. You know the corporate goal is for a 20 percent return on investment for operating
units, and your unit is not even close to that.” John Ross had a very bad feeling that Smith had
just fired a warning shot across his bow. There was an implicit threat underlying Smith\'s
demands for improved performance. For the first time in his 20-year career at MMC, Ross felt
that his job was on the line. MMC was a U.S.-based multinational electronics enterprise with
sales of $2 billion and operations in more than 10 countries. MMC China specialized in the mass
production of printed circuit boards for companies in the cell phone and computer industries.
MMC was a joint venture with Shanghai Electronic Corporation, a former state-owned enterprise
that held 49 percent of the joint-venture equity (MMC held the rest). While MMC held a
majority of the equity, the company had to consult with its partner before making major
investments or changing employment levels. John Ross had been running MMC China for the
past four years. He had arrived at MMC China after a very successful career at MMC, which
included extended postings in Mexico and Hungary. When he took the China position, Ross
thought that if he succeeded, he would probably be in line for one of the top jobs at corporate
headquarters within a few years. Ross had known that he was taking on a challenge with MMC
China, but nothing prepared him for what he found there. The joint venture was a mess.
Operations were horribly inefficient. Despite low wages, productivity was being killed by poor
product quality, lax inventory controls, and high employee turnover. The venture probably
employed too many people, but MMC\'s Chinese partner seemed to view the venture as a job-
creation program and repeatedly objected to any plans for cutting the workforce. To make
matters worse, MMC China had failed to keep up with the latest developments in manufacturing
technology, and it was falling behind competitors. Ross was determined to change this, but it had
not been easy. To improve operations, Ross had put in a request to corporate HR for two
specialists from the United States to work with the Chinese production employees. It had been a
disaster. One had lasted three months before requesting a transfer home for personal reasons.
Apparently, his spouse hated China. The other had stayed for a year, but he had interacted so
poorly with the local Chinese emp.
Careers for Young People in Local Government by Shereny Selim.Hurstville LMG
Careers for Young People in Local Government by Shereny Selim.
Are you just starting your career and looking at Local Government as a prospective employer? Hurstville City Council employ a number of Trainees as part of our Professional Traineeship Programs. This program has a big impact for people at the start of their career. The Library Museum and Gallery employ two trainees – one in business administration and one in library studies.
1. Case 2.1 Establishing a branch of a family business in China.docxmonicafrancis71118
1. Case 2.1 Establishing a branch of a family business in China
A family-owned carbon steel company from Germany has extended its business to Hong Kong. The owners bought a small traditional Chinese firm and decided to copy the successful structure they had developed at home. This structure was headed by three general managers who equally shared the responsibilities for the business activities of the firm. The consequences were as follows.
1.The Chinese employees were assigned tasks by people they had never seen before and whom they did not understand. Many misunderstandings occurred, some were quite costly.
2.The employees back in Europe were only concerned with whether the assigned tasks were completed and did not consider any other obligations to the Chinese employees, such as taking care of the relationships with the Chinese government, banks, etc.
3.Eventually, the local employees became frustrated and were ready to leave the company. The result was that the management model was changed again and a single managing director of the subsidiary
was accountable for all business activities in Hong Kong.
Discussion Questions:
1Relate the described situation to one of the cultural dimensions identified by Hofstede. How can you explain it?
2How does this situation compare to comparable situations in your home country? What are the limits of a cultural explanation?
2. Case 2.2 Long-term development plans of a German multinational in the USA
A German firm had developed its activities in the electrical industry in the USA for two years and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Hansen was happy with their current performance: market share for important products had increased significantly and progress was better than expected. The number of employees had increased, including quite a few local American managers in high-level management positions – a situation which was rather unusual for a subsidiary of a German multinational in its early stage of development. The CEO’s goal from the beginning was to avoid an ethnocentric approach to the American activities of his firm and to take a polycentric approach that supported recruitment of local managers.
One of these US local managers was John Miller, the marketing director of the company. During the last two years, he had been thoroughly prepared for his job. The company had sent him to various high-level training programs at top business schools and had provided him with a long-term career plan, which included short-term vertical career advancement. While Peter Hansen wanted to support the development of an American manage- ment style, he nevertheless tried to transfer some HR practices which are highly valued in Germany – particularly investing in training and taking a long-term intraorganizational career perspective. While some US firms took this approach, these ideas were not as widely accepted in the USA as in Germany. However, Peter Hansen assumed that these policies would be valued by the new US.
3033IBA, Managing People in the Global Economy Goal Number.docxtamicawaysmith
3033IBA, Managing People in the Global Economy
Goal Number: 3
Objective 3.1 Demonstrate an understanding of and application of major theories, models and tools for analysing and
interpreting real world domestic and global issues
Criteria Standards
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
1. Ability to reflect
on and identify key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates
comprehensive and
detailed
understanding of key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates high
competence in
understanding key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates a
sound ability to
understand key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates an
adequate ability to
understand key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
Demonstrates little
or no ability to
understand key
issues in a given ‘real
world’ scenario.
2. Ability to reflect
on identify and apply
correct theoretical
frameworks, models
and tools to a given
‘real world’ scenario.
Deep reflection and
complex links made
from theory to the
scenario.
Deep reflection and
general links made
from theory to the
scenario.
Reasonable
reflection as
demonstrated by the
ability to reflect on
the 'what' and 'why'
of the scenario.
Basic reflective skills
as demonstrated by
the ability to reflect
on the 'what' but not
'why' of the scenario.
Little or no
demonstrated
reflection or
application of theory
presented.
3. Written
communication skills.
Convincing and
inspired argument
presented in written
form with few or no
errors.
Very good written
communication skills.
The argument is
clearly stated and
grammatical aspects
are covered at a high
level.
Quite good written
communication skills.
The argument is
stated in a
reasonably clear
manner and
grammatical aspects
are covered at a
quite good level.
Generally able to
express ideas and
argument in a
satisfactory manner.
Partially adequate
though not fully
developed
grammatical skills.
Limited written
communication skills.
3033IBA
Case Study* Reflective Journal
Marking criteria
TOTAL POSSIBLE MARKS
Criteria 1.
Ability to reflect on and
identify key issues in a given
‘real world’ scenario.
Case study A – 2 marks
Case study B – 2 marks
Case study C – 2 marks
Total marks criteria 1:
6
Criteria 2
Ability to reflect on identify
and apply correct
theoretical frameworks,
models and tools to a given
‘real world’ scenario.
Case study A – 3 marks
Case study B – 3 marks
Case study C – 3 marks
Total marks criteria 2:
9
Criteria 3.
Written communication
skills, including:
Ability to state
argument
Grammar & general
readability
Referencing
Ability to write within
word limits**
Total marks criteria 3:
5
TOTAL POSSIBLE MARKS 20
Notes:
* The case study being examined is the IHRM scenario for that workshop.
** The word li ...
Case StudyRalph Lorean International (RLI), owner of several ho.docxtroutmanboris
Case Study:
Ralph Lorean International (RLI), owner of several house décor and furniture manufacturers, recently purchased a controlling interest in a medium-size firm, House of Cloth (HOC). HOC employs 6,644 people worldwide and has been considered a premier manufacturer of cloth since 1974. Revenues over the last four years have been flat, and costs are rising steadily. RLI purchased the interest in the company despite the flat sales because of its reputation and loyal customer base. RLI has a history of turning troubled companies around, and they think they can do the same with HOC.
RLI has to date allowed HOC to operate independently while they carefully examine the causes of the recent poor performance of the company. RLI’s Aretha Cantros was recently promoted to senior management analyst because of her superb work with Izzy’s Bed Emporium. RLI has decided to send Aretha to HOC on a fact-finding mission. She is to discover the challenges facing the management at HOC and make recommendations that will significantly improve and grow HOC’s financial performance.
After arriving at their headquarters, Aretha’s first meeting with HOC’s management team seemed to go well. The first thing Aretha noticed about the team was that, while they appeared to be personally different in obvious ways, beneath the surface they were quite alike. Of the seven members who compose the team, three have been with the company since its inception. The remaining four are much younger and came to the company after its international expansion in 2010. Despite the differences in age, gender, company tenure, and their functional and industry background, the members seem to be ‘cut from the same cloth’ in that each is very businesslike, analytical, competitive, and results driven. The composition of the 7-member executive team is as follows:
· Henry Smythe, Rusty Gee, and Bill Jones are the three founding members. US-born and bred, they met in college and founded HOC shortly after graduating with their business degrees.
· Marlena Jacoba, a 40-year old woman of German descent, had recently been assigned to the RLI branch in Cairo Egypt. Ill-prepared for the cultural transition in Egypt, Marlena desired to transfer to the US, a culture she felt would be more like her own. Due to her design expertise, Marlena (an RLI employee) has been added to the executive team to oversee the Senior Client Managers.
· Jamie Wagner, age 45, VP of Human Resources, and Anil Gupta age 38, Director of Client Development, are both men from the Indian branch of HOC who came to headquarters as part of a promotion plan.
· Rosalina Lopez, a 38-year-old woman from Guatemala, Chief Supply Chain Officer, oversees supply chain management, resourcing the best quality cloth at the lowest prices.
During the meeting, in discussing the company’s expansion five years ago, Henry Smythe, one of the founders, remarked, “The expansion was tough for us because of all the pressure and uncertainty, and to be honest,.
MMC China Joint VentureIt had been a very bad morning for John REvonCanales257
MMC China Joint Venture
It had been a very bad morning for John Ross, the general manager of MMC’s Chinese joint venture. He had just gotten off the phone with his boss in St. Louis, Phil Smith, who was demanding to know why the joint venture’s return on investment was still in the low single digits four years after Ross had taken over the top post in the operation. “We had expected much better performance by now,” Smith said, “particularly given your record of achievement; you need to fix this John! Our patience is not infinite. You know the corporate goal is for a 20 percent return on investment for operating units, and your unit is not even close to that.” John Ross had a very bad feeling that Smith had just fired a warning shot across his bow. There was an implicit threat underlying Smith’s demands for improved performance. For the first time in his 20-year career at MMC, Ross felt that his job was on the line.
MMC was a U.S.-based multinational electronics enterprise with sales of $2 billion and operations in more than 10 countries. MMC China specialized in the mass production of printed circuit boards for companies in the cell phone and computer industries. MMC was a joint venture with Shanghai Electronic Corporation, a former state-owned enterprise that held 49 percent of the joint-venture equity (MMC held the rest). While MMC held a majority of the equity, the company had to consult with its partner before making major investments or changing employment levels.
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1. SUBJECT: Human Resource Management (re-exam)
Note:- 1) Kindly write case study number question number properly
2) Attached question papers with answer sheets
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Case – 1 he Office Equipment Company
Office Equipment Company (OEC) must identify a manager to help set up and run a new manufacturing
facility located in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip. The position will have a minimum duration of three
years. OEC manufactures office equipment such as photo copying machines, recording machines, mail
scales, and paper shredders in eight different countries. OEC’s products are distributed and sold worldwide.
Currently, OEC has no manufacturing facility in the Middle East but has been selling and servicing products in
Israel since the early 1 970s. OEC sells its products in Israel through independent importers, but is now
convinced that it needs to have a local manufacturing facility in order to take full advantage of the new,
more peaceful situation in the region. Despite occasional turmoil that interrupts new moves towards peace,
OEC’s sales in Israel have been improving, with increase in profitability. OEC has recently been contacted by
distributors in Jordan and Egypt about possible sales of OEC products. Incentives for foreign direct
investment in Gaza Strip could help OEC develop extensive operations in the region at considerably reduced
cost. OEC hopes to begin constructing a factory in Gaza Strip within the next six months. This factory would
import products and assemble them. The construction of the assembly plant would be supervised by an US
technical team and a US expatriate would be assigned to direct the production. This expatriate manager
would report directly to the headquarters of OEC at US. The option of filling the position of managing director
with someone from outside the firm is alien to OEC’s policy. Otherwise the options are fairly open. OEC uses
a combination of home-country, host- country, and third-country nationals in top positions in foreign
countries. It is not uncommon for managers to rotate among foreign and domestic locations (in the US). In
fact, it is increasingly evident that international experience is an important factor in deciding the persons
who will be appointed to top corporate positions. The sales and service operations in Israel have been
controlled through OEC’s European regional office located in Podernone, Italy. A committee at the European
regional office has quickly narrowed its choice to the following five candidates.
Tom Zimmerman Zimmerman joined the firm 30 years ago and is well-versed in all the technical aspects
required for the job. Zimmerman is a specialist in start-up projects, and has supervised the construction of
new manufacturing facilities in four countries. He has never been assigned to work abroad permanently. His
assignments have usually been in developed countries and for periods of less than six months. He is
considered to be extremely competent in the duties he has performed during the years, and will retire in
about four-and-a-half years. Neither he nor his wife speaks any language other than English—their children
have grown and are living in the US. Zimmerman is currently in charge of an operation about the size that
the one in Gaza Strip will be after the factory begins operating. However, as that operation is being merged
with another, this present position with become redundant.
Brett Harrison At age forty, Brett has spent 15 years with QEC. He is considered highly competent and
capable of moving into upper-level management within the next few years. He has never been based
2. abroad but has frequently travelled to Latin America. Both he and his wife speak Spanish adequately.
Their two children, aged fourteen and fifteen, are just beginning to study Spanish. His wife is a
professional as well, holding a responsible marketing position with a pharmaceutical comp any.
Carolyn Moyer Carolyn joined OEC after getting her BS in engineering from Purdue University and an MBA
from the prestigious Bond University in Australia. At the age of 37, she has already moved between staff
and line positions of growing responsibility. For two years, she was the second-in- command of a
manufacturing plant in Texas about the size of the new operation in Gaza Strip. Her performance in that
post was considered excellent. Currently, she works as a member of a staff production planning team. When
she joined QEC, she had indicated her eventual interest in international responsibilities because of a belief
that it would help her advancement in career. She speaks French well and is not married.
Francis Abhrams Francis is currently one of the assistant managing directors in a large Mexican operation,
which produces for and sells to the Mexican market. He is a Jewish New Yorker who has worked for QEC in
Mexico for five years. He holds an MBA from New York University and is considered to be one of the likely
candidates to head a Guatemalan operation when the present managing director retires in four years. He is
35, married with four children (age’s two to seven). He speaks Hebrew adequately. His wife does not work
outside the home and speaks only English.
Leon Smith At 30, he is assistant to the managing director at the Athens manufacturing facility, a
position he assumed when he joined OEC after completing his under-graduate studies in the US seven
years ago. He is considered competent, especially in production operations, but lacks in managerial
experience. He was successful in increasing QEC’s production output in Athens during his tenure in
Athens. Leon travelled extensively in the Middle East. He went to the college with a number of students
from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt. These individuals came from prominent political and business
families in their countries, and Leon has visited them during his travels. He thus has the advantage of
being reasonably well-connected with influential families in the region. He is not married.
Questions:-
1. Whom should the committee choose for the assignment and why?
2. What problems might each individual encounter in the position?
3. How might QEC go about minimizing the problems that the chosen person would have in managing the
Gaza Strip operations?
3. Case – 2 “Who’s Side are you on, anyway?”
It was past 4 pm and Purushottam Kshirsagar was still at his shop floor office. The small but elegant office
was a perk he was entitled to after he had been nominated to the board of Horizon Industries (P) Ltd., as
workman-director six months ago. His shift generally ended at 3 pm and he would be home by late evening.
But that day, he still had long hours ahead of him. Kshirsagar had been with Horizon for over twenty years.
Starting off as a substitute mill-hand in the paint shop at one of the company’s manufacturing facilities, he
had been made permanent on the job five years later. He had no formal education. He felt this was a
handicap, but he made up for it with willingness to learn and a certain enthusiasm on the job. He was soon
marked by the works manager as someone to watch out for. Simultaneously, Kshirsagar also came to the
attention of the president of the Horizon Employees’ Union who drafted him into union activities.
Even while he got promoted twice during the period to become the head color mixer last year, Kshirsagar
had gradually moved up the union hierarchy and had been thrice elected secretary of the union. Labor-
management relations at Horizon were not always cordial. This was largely because the company had not
been recording a consistently good performance. There were frequent cuts in production every year
because of go-slows and strikes by workmen—most of them related to wage hikes and bonus payments.
With a view to ensuring a better understanding on the part of labor, the problems of company
management, the Horizon board, led by chairman and managing director Avinash Chaturvedi, began to toy
with the idea of taking on a workman on the board. What started off as a hesitant move snowballed, after a
series of brainstorming sessions with executives and meetings with the union leaders, into a situation in
which Kshirsagar found himself catapulted to the Horizon board as work an-director.
It was an untested ground for the company. But the novelty of it all excited both the management and the
labor force. The board members—all functional heads went out of their way to make Kshirsagar comfortable
and the latter also responded quite well. He got used to the ambience of the boardroom and the sense of
power it conveyed. Significantly, he was soon at home with the prospective of top management and began
to see each issue from both sides.
It was smooth going until the union presented a week before the monthly board meeting, its charter of
demands, one of which was a 30 per cent across-the-board hike in wages. The matter was taken up at the
board meeting as part of a special agenda. “Look at what your people are asking for,” said Chaturvedi,
addressing Kshirsagar with a sarcasm that no one in the board missed. “You know the precarious finances of
the company. How could you be a party to a demand that simply can’t be met? You better explain to them
how ridiculous the demands are,” he said. “I don’t think they can all be dismissed as ridiculous,” said
Kshirsagar. “And the board can surely consider the alternatives. We owe at least that much to the union.”
But Chaturvedi adjourned the meeting in a huff, mentioning, once again to Kshirsagar that he should “advise
the union properly”. When Kshirsagar told the executive committee members of the union that the board
was simply not prepared to even consider the demands, he immediately sensed the hostility in the room.
“You are a sell out,” one of them said. “Who do you really represent—us or them?” asked another. “Here
comes the crunch,” thought Kshirsagar. And however hard he tried to explain, he felt he was talking to a
wall.
A victim of divided loyalties, he himself was unable to understand whose side he was on. Perhaps the best
course would be to resign from the board. Perhaps he should resign both from the board and the union. Or
may be resign from Horizon itself and seek a job elsewhere. But, he felt, sitting in his office a little later,
“none of it could solve the problem.”
Questions :-
1. What should he do?
4. Case -3 A Worried CEO
Sudarshan, the Managing Director of M. Feeds, a Bangalore- based company, is a worried man. All his
efforts to regain the lost market and to wipe out red in the company’s balance sheet have proved futile.
Sitting alone in his chamber, lighting up cigarette after cigarette and sipping cups of coffee, Sudarshan
started recollecting events of 1987 which wrecked the fortunes of a once successful company.
Subbu and his team got defeated in the union election held in beginning of 1987. Rivals,Gowda and his
team, got elected with comfortable majority. The winning team had a leaning towards CITU, which was
known for its militancy. The attitudes and actions of Gowda and his team were not to the liking of the
management, particularly Setty, the Factory Manager. The management was waiting for a way out to deal
with the new team of unionists. Not reconciled to the loss of power, Subbu and his cronies started a cultural
association with an apparent objective of promoting Kannada, the local language. Setty welcomed the
formation of the association and, in fact, even encouraged its activities. The management too gave financial
support to the cultural outfit. Emboldened by the encouragement given, Subbu and his team demanded that
the management should negotiate with them about all matters relating to employee welfare. This proposal
was not acceptable to the management which turned it down. But Setty began hobnobbing with Subbu often
to the consternation of the leaders of the recognized union.
One day Gowda and Subbu had a heated exchange of words which resulted in physical bout inside the
plant. Sridhar, HRD Manager, placed the duo under suspension on grounds of indiscipline. Enquiry was
conducted in which Subbu was acquitted. But Gowda refused to appear before the enquiry officer. Having
been acquitted, Subbu demanded reinstatement, which the management readily agreed. Subbu, with
triumph writ large on his face, came to factory but the team led by Gowda protested by calling a strike.
Them management assured Gowda that he too would be reinstated provided he was acquitted by the
enquiry officer. Gowda was in no mood to listen to the management nor was he prepared to face the
enquiry. Subbu demanded reinstatement which Gowda protested. The stalemate continued and the strike
lasted three months. Work resumed after prolonged talks. But the scars remained. Setty got a sack and
Sridhar left and joined an Indo-French company. M. Feeds lost its customers and the efforts (setting up, for
the first time, a marketing department) to regain their patronage did not succeed. The bottom line became
red and it grew thicker as years went by.
Questions:-
1. What should Sudarshan do?
5. Case – 4 A Case of Burnout
When Mahesh joined XYZ Bank (private sector) in 1985, he had one clear goal—to prove his mettle. He did
prove himself and has been promoted five times since his entry into the bank. Compared to others, his
progress has been the fastest. Currently, his job demands that Mahesh should work 10 hours a day with
practically no holidays. At least two day in a week, Mahesh is required to travel. Peers and subordinates at
the bank have appreciation for Mahesh. They don’t grudge the ascension achieved by Mahesh, though there
are some who wish they too had been promoted as welt. The post of General Manager fell vacant. One
should work as GM for a couple of years if he were to climb up to the top of the ladder. Mahesh applied for
the post along with others in the bank. The Chairman assured Mahesh that the post would be his. A sudden
development took place which almost wrecked Mahesh’s chances. The bank has the practice of subjecting all
its executives to medical check-up once in a year. The medical reports go straight to the Chairman who
would initiate remedial where necessary. Though Mahesh was only 35, he too, was required to undergo the
test.
The Chairman of the bank received a copy of Mahesh’s physical examination results, along with a note from
the doctor. The note explained that Mahesh was seriously overworked, and recommended that he be given
an immediate four-week vacation. The doctor also recommended that Mahesh’s workload must be reduced
and he must take to physical exercise every day. The note warned that if. Mahesh did not care for advice, he
would be in for heart trouble in another six months. After reading the doctor’s note, the Chairman sat back
in his chair, and started brooding over.
Three issues were uppermost in his mind—(I) How would Mahesh take this news? (ii) How many others do
have similar fitness problems? (iii) Since the environment in the bank helps create the problem, what could
he do to alleviate it? The idea of holding a stress-management programme flashed in his mind and suddenly
he instructed his secretary to set up a meeting with the doctor and some key staff members, at the earliest
Questions :-
1. If the news is broken to Mahesh, how would he react?
2. If you were giving advice to the Chairman on this matter, what would you recommend?
6. Case - 5
A Case of Misunderstood Message
Indane Biscuits is located in an industrial area. The biscuit factory employs labor on a daily basis. The
management does not follow statutory regulations, and are able to get away with violations by keeping
the concerned inspectors in good books.
The factory has a designated room to which employees are periodically called either to hire or to fire. On the
National Safety Day, the Industries Association, of which Indane Biscuits is a member, decided to celebrate
collectively at a central place. Each of the members was given a specific task. The personnel Manager,
lndane Biscuits, desired to consult his supervisors and to inform everybody through them about the safety
day celebrations. He sent a memo requesting them to be present in the room meant for hiring and firing. As
soon as the supervisors read the memo, they all got panicky thinking that now it was their turn to get fired.
They started having ‘hush-hush’ consultations. The workers also learnt about it, and since they had a lot of
scores to settle with the management they extended their sympathy and support to the supervisors. As a
consequence, everybody struck work and the factory came to a grinding halt.
In the meantime, the personnel manager was unaware of the developments and when he came to know of it
he went immediately and tried to convince the supervisors about the purpose of inviting them and the
reason why that particular room was chosen. To be fair to the Personnel Manager, he selected the room
because no other room was available. But the supervisors and the workers were in no to listen.
The Managing Director, who rushed to the factory on hearing about the strike, also couldn’t convince the
workers. The matter was referred to the labor department. The enquiry that followed resulted in all
irregularities of the factory getting exposed and imposition of heavy penalties. The Personnel Manager was
sacked. The factory opened after prolonged negotiations and settlements.
Questions:-
1. In the case of the lndane Biscuits, bring out the importance of ‘context’ and ‘credibility’ in
communication.
2. List the direct and indirect causes for the escalation of tension at Indane Biscuits.
3. If you were the Personnel Manager what would you do?
7. Case - 5
A Case of Misunderstood Message
Indane Biscuits is located in an industrial area. The biscuit factory employs labor on a daily basis. The
management does not follow statutory regulations, and are able to get away with violations by keeping
the concerned inspectors in good books.
The factory has a designated room to which employees are periodically called either to hire or to fire. On the
National Safety Day, the Industries Association, of which Indane Biscuits is a member, decided to celebrate
collectively at a central place. Each of the members was given a specific task. The personnel Manager,
lndane Biscuits, desired to consult his supervisors and to inform everybody through them about the safety
day celebrations. He sent a memo requesting them to be present in the room meant for hiring and firing. As
soon as the supervisors read the memo, they all got panicky thinking that now it was their turn to get fired.
They started having ‘hush-hush’ consultations. The workers also learnt about it, and since they had a lot of
scores to settle with the management they extended their sympathy and support to the supervisors. As a
consequence, everybody struck work and the factory came to a grinding halt.
In the meantime, the personnel manager was unaware of the developments and when he came to know of it
he went immediately and tried to convince the supervisors about the purpose of inviting them and the
reason why that particular room was chosen. To be fair to the Personnel Manager, he selected the room
because no other room was available. But the supervisors and the workers were in no to listen.
The Managing Director, who rushed to the factory on hearing about the strike, also couldn’t convince the
workers. The matter was referred to the labor department. The enquiry that followed resulted in all
irregularities of the factory getting exposed and imposition of heavy penalties. The Personnel Manager was
sacked. The factory opened after prolonged negotiations and settlements.
Questions:-
1. In the case of the lndane Biscuits, bring out the importance of ‘context’ and ‘credibility’ in
communication.
2. List the direct and indirect causes for the escalation of tension at Indane Biscuits.
3. If you were the Personnel Manager what would you do?