Leasing or borrowing and buying decision: a case study of Bright Soap

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Muhammad Akhtar ◽  
Najeeb Zada ◽  
Irfan Ahmad ◽  
Nazim Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Product Diversification ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pricing Options ◽  
Human Resource Policy ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
Resource Policy

Subject area Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management and Marketing. Study level/applicability BBA, MBA, MS, PHD. Case overview Leasing or borrowing and buy decisions are very crucial in the industrial era. Every company does not possess sufficient resources to meet their investing needs. The leasing options have provided a decent way to congregate fixed assets requirements in manufacturing industry. This case mainly focuses on the dynamics of business survival. Expected learning outcomes To be able to evaluate the different financial and marketing options available with the company. Understand the relevance of the theory of diversification as applied to financial and production aspects; be able to evaluate the leasing, borrowing and buying options that are available in financing of fixed assets; understand the disclosure requirements in the financial statements according to International Accounting Standards (17); be able to evaluate marketing strategies including pricing options, product diversification, reaction to competition and innovation; and consider human resource policy decisions at times of change including cost-cutting measures. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes.

scholarly journals Age stereotyping: a legal and fieldwork analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 485-504
Author(s):  
Lyndsey Bengtsson
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Legal Decisions ◽  
Human Resource Policy ◽  
Resource Policy ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on fieldwork observation of direct age discrimination cases within employment tribunal (ET) hearings over a three-year period. The observation focussed upon whether the witness evidence revealed age stereotyping by employers and whether the ET panel addressed the stereotyping in its questioning and in its judgments. The observation was combined with an analysis of jurisprudence relating to direct age discrimination over an 11-year period. Design/methodology/approach This research analysed a sample of 90 ET judgments concerning direct age discrimination, which included five fieldwork observation cases concerning direct age discrimination in an ET. Findings This paper opens a window on age stereotyping in the workplace, illuminating the existence of age stereotypes in the context of ETs and the approach of the courts towards stereotypes in the sample is analysed. Research limitations/implications The fieldwork observation is limited to one ET and may not necessarily be representative of all tribunals; however, the findings are supported by a wider qualitative analysis of ET judgments. Practical implications This paper provides pertinent learning outcomes for claimants, employers and key implications of legal decisions for human resource policy and practice in organisations. Originality/value The paper is the first to conduct fieldwork observation on age stereotyping in an ET, combined with a profile of direct age discrimination claims over the period studied.

NCR hospital: turnaround dilemmas of a leader

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Richa Awasthy ◽  
Rajen K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Change Initiatives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Specialty Hospital ◽  
Employee Attrition

Subject area Organizational diagnosis. The case addresses the issue of an outsider at a senior position in a family-run business. Study level/applicability MBA. Case overview NCR-Delhi is a multi-specialty hospital in Delhi and is essentially a family-run business. Though it had done well in the early years since its inception, it had been plagued by many problems and had undergone many changes in management and processes. An outsider joined it as the Facility Director (FD) two years ago. In these two years, he introduced multi-directional changes. However, he has not been able to achieve a complete turnaround of the hospital. The major issues facing him are financial, operational and personnel-related issues. The hospital is currently in a major financial crisis, which has been causing delays in disbursement of salaries and creating resource crunches in daily operations. Most of the patients are government empanelled patients, and collection of payments from such patients usually takes at least three months. Employee attrition and customer satisfaction are also continuing challenges. Other issues include lack of proper support and interference from top management. The FD has been showing considerable prowess and capability in leading the organization, but has not been able to achieve the desired results owing to the above factors. Expected learning outcomes To understand the frameworks and process of organizational diagnosis; to understand the influence of change initiatives on organizational culture; and to understand the complexity of family business and what happens when an outsider leader joins family business. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 6: Human Resource Management.

scholarly journals Economic Development Strategies and Macro-and Micro-Level Human Resource Policies: The Case of India's “Outsourcing” Industry

ILR Review ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarosh Kuruvilla ◽  
Aruna Ranganathan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Human Resource Policies ◽  
Human Resource Policy ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Resource Policy ◽  
Economic Development Strategies

This detailed case study of India's “outsourcing” industry illustrates the challenges in linking macro and micro human resource policies with an economic development strategy based on export-oriented services. The rapid expansion in the outsourcing of services to India has raised the possibility that this sector will be a key engine of India's economic growth. Based on extensive field research carried out over a four-year period, the authors of this study argue that four interrelated human resource policy challenges threaten the outsourcing industry's growth: two “macro” problems (current skill shortages and the inability of the country to produce higher levels of skills for the long-term growth and sustainability of the industry), and two micro problems (very high levels of employee turnover and rapidly increasing employee costs). The authors evaluate current policy responses and suggest options.

Dainik Jagran: sustaining leadership in the newspaper industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Tirthankar Nag ◽  
Rituparna Basu ◽  
Buroshiva Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Online News ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Product Diversification ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Media Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Independence Era

Subject area The subject area is strategy and business. Study level/applicability The case can be used for MBA students. This is equally effective in short courses meant for low-to-mid-level working executives. The case is suited for classes in strategy, general marketing, media management and family business courses. Case overview Dainik Jagran – a vernacular daily – is the most read newspaper in India. Under the banner of Jagran Prakashan Ltd.; which is one of the leading media houses in India, the success of Dainik Jagran has been an outcome of the strategic marketing decisions taken by its founder and his successors in the post-independence era. With extensive circulation, it created a large readership base and took bold decisions to launch multi editions to its daily through a series of acquisitions, mergers and consolidations from 1975 to 2010, enabling it to step into product diversification. Readership surveys, investments in technology, advertising, regular branding events and smart phone applications are a few tools that helped. While the group has diversified into other industries, there is an underlying anxiety about the future prospects of its newspaper business. With the onslaught of online news dailies, will Dainik Jagran be able to expand and maintain its readership base using its previous business and marketing strategies? Or is it time to change strategies for businesses in the newspaper and allied media industry in India? Expected learning outcomes The study has the following outcomes: application of value chain concept in businesses serving two-sided markets; application of environmental analysis, Porter’s five forces analysis and related strategy concepts; and learning to critically approach and develop a sustainable growth strategy framework for a successful family-run newspaper business in India. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 11: Strategy.

Overcoming the HR challenge: a case of merger of Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Vysya Bank

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Neena Rohit Jain ◽  
Dinesh Jaisinghani
Keyword(s):  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Industry Structure ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Merger Process

Subject area Human Resources and Organizational Behavior – dealing with the HR issues in mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Study level/applicability MBA and other similar programs at the post-graduation level. Case overview The current case deals with human resource (HR) issues in the merger of Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) and ING Vysya Bank (IVB). The case discusses various aspects of the merger process and focuses on the key challenges that firms face while integrating the employees of the merged entities. The case also highlights the steps taken by KMB to ensure that the merger process is smooth and employees are adequately motivated. The case also discusses the process adopted by the merged entity to efficiently integrate the employees. Expected learning outcomes The case can be a part of an organizational behavior course and a banking course. The current case allows students to make decisions while dealing with situations pertaining to employees’ integration in an M&A deal. The major expected learning outcomes of the current case include being able to: understand industry structure using the Indian banking industry as a case in point; identify the major challenges in any M&A deal; list down key HR issues in any merger activity; analyse strategies that can be adopted to deal with HR challenges; and construct a plan of action for integrating employees in a merged entity. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS: 6: Human Resource Management.

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