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Risk Control Strategies: Human Resource Challenges
Nida Mahmud; Shafiq-Ur Rehman; Usama Habib; Zunaira SaqibCase IVEY-9B14C051-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn late 2005, Risk Control Strategies, a canine training security company in Islamabad, Pakistan was formed. To ensure that the company was a class apart in security provision, the company founder designed an induction procedure based on employee referrals followed by a thorough two-month training program that encompassed both pure theory and practical dog-handling sessions. The extensive training increased employees’ market value, and they often...Starting at €8.20
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Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (A) (Spanish version)
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Bartlett, Christopher A.; Fagan, Perry L.Case HBS-304S24StrategyTeach this case online with new suggestions added to the Teaching Note. A young Italian MBA working for a Swiss multinational is sent to India to establish a subsidiary and implement the strategy he prepared at headquarters as a strategic planner. This case focuses on three core strategic decisions he must make as his plan is challenged by his local Indian management team and Schindler's European plants supplying him. A rewritten version of an ...Starting at €8.20
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Renault-Nissan Alliance (Spanish version)
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Fagan, Perry L.Case HBS-304S08StrategyOn Wednesday, May 29, 2002, the board of directors of Renault-Nissan BV (RNBV) met for the first time to discuss the state of the alliance between Renault SA and Nissan Motors-two of the world's largest automakers. RNBV was a 50/50 joint venture company established in March of that year to oversee the strategy of the alliance and all activities undertaken jointly by Renault and Nissan. The new company would "steer alliance strategy and supervise ...Starting at €8.20
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Management Costs at CHIP: A Way Forward for a Pakistani NGO
Zunaira Saqib; Nabiha KhattakCase IVEY-9B15M046-EStrategyThe three founding members of the Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Programme (CHIP), a Pakistani not-for-profit organization, need to determine how to satisfy management and operational costs. CHIP is a mainstream development organization in Pakistan, with a focus on Human and Institutional Development. CHIP became successful by maintaining high standards of management practices. Such standards require regular financial support t...Starting at €8.20
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SYIT: Changing the Corporate Culture
Maria Khan; Khurram Rehman Alvi; Zunaira SaqibCase IVEY-9B18C004-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyOn February 1, 2013, the managing director of software development firm SYIT, sat in his office and gathered his thoughts on his new organization. Based in Islamabad, Pakistan, SYIT was a new entrant in the offshore software development industry. Its managing director had expended months of effort to move the entire project team from his previous employer to his newly formed company, but the real challenge lay ahead. SYIT needed to reduce the cul...Starting at €8.20
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Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (B) (Spanish version)
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Fagan, Perry L.Case HBS-305S04StrategyTeach this case online with new suggestions added to the Teaching Note. Supplements the (A) case. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details.Starting at €5.74
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Jinnah Foundries: A Lesson in Change Management and Human Resources Restructuring
Zunaira Saqib; Maria Khan; Asfia ObaidCase IVEY-9B20M021-EStrategyJinnah Engineering Works and Foundries had been a prominent foundry and machining business in Pakistan since its inception in 1950. In early 2018, it was struggling with internal inefficiencies caused by a lack of formal workforce planning. The company hired temporary workers almost daily—with no long-term planning and a high attrition rate—and the company’s board was worried about the mounting inefficiencies and financial costs. The company had ...Starting at €8.20
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SAS Real Estate: To Fire or Not to Fire
Zunaira Saqib; Sara Mashhadi; Khan Rafia Danish; Memoona KhalidCase IVEY-9B15M003-EStrategyA real estate company in a highly competitive market in Pakistan was the recent victim of employee theft. A fraudulent bank transaction had occurred, which risked the firm’s smooth functioning and future operations, as well as customer confidence. The company had suspicions about an employee who might have been involved in the theft, but the CEO was facing the dilemma of whether to fire him or not. The employee was the only one who could operate ...Starting at €8.20
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Pak Sweets: Managing a Diverse Workforce
Maria Khan; Zunaira Saqib; Nataliya Farrukh; Fatima Tanvir; Kahaf PashaCase IVEY-9B16C017-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2014, the chief executive officer (CEO) and owner of Pak Sweets was worried about diversity issues in his organization. The sweets-making factory, once a one-room business and now a full-fledged factory in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, was highly dependent on blue-collar workers. Each production process required workers with diverse skills, so the company hired employees from different provinces of Pakistan, representing multiple ethnicities. The ethn...Starting at €8.20