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1. How to design an effective
Management Development Program for the senior managers of a manufacturing firm?
And explain in depth, how you would prefer developing your midlevel employees
as a Vice President -HR of a ten thousand employees manufacturing firm. (10
2. In December 2018, after
the $3.8 billion Unilever-Glaxo SmithKline deal was announced, the two sides
are said to be forming teams to decide on the “integration or Separation “of
GSK consumer Health care’s 3,800 employees. The merger of GSK Consumer into
Hindustan Unilever will give the Indian unit of Unilever rights to Horlicks,
Boost and Maltova malted beverages. Keeping the nature of deal please explain
the cultural issues in merger and acquisitions along with the effects on
performance of both GSK Consumer Healthcare and Hindustan Unilever. (10
Marks)
3. Case study: Assault
case
For Bata, labor had always
posed major problems. Strikes seemed to be a perennial problem. Much before the
assault case, Bata's chronically restive factory at Batanagar had always
plagued by labor strife. In 1992, the factory was closed for four and a half
months. In 1995, Bata entered into a 3-year bipartite agreement with the
workers, represented by the then 10,000 strong BMU, which also had the West
Bengal government as a signatory.
On July 21st,1998, Weston
was severely assaulted by four workers at the company’s factory at Batanagar,
while he was attending a business meet. The incident occurred after a member of
BMU, Anup Dutta, met Weston to discuss the issue of the suspected employees.
Dutta reportedly get into a verbal duel with Weston, upon which the other
workers began to shout slogans. When Weston tried to leave the room the workers
turned violent and assaulted him. This was the second attack on an officer
after Weston took charge of the company, the first one being the assault on the
chief welfare officer in 1996.
In February 1999, a
lockout was declared in Bata’s Faridabad Unit. Middleton commented that the
closure of the unit would not have much impact on the company’s revenues as it
was catering to lower end products such as canvas and Hawai chappals. The lock
out lasted for eight months. In October 1999, the unit resumed production when
Bata signed a three-year wage agreement.
On March 8, 2000, a
lockout was declared at Bata's Peenya factory in Bangalore, following a strike
by its employee union. The new leadership of the union had refused to abide by
the wage agreement, which was to expire in August 2001. Following the failure
of its negotiations with the union, the management decided to go for a lock
out. Bata management was of the view that though it would have to bear the cost
of maintaining an idle plant (Rs. 3 million), the effect of the closures on
sales and production would be minimal as the footwear manufactured in the
factory could be shifted to the company's other factories and associate
manufacturers. The factory had 300 workers on its rolls and manufactured canvas
and PVC footwear.
In
July 2000, Bata lifted the lockout at the Peenya factory. However, some of the
workers opposed the company's move to get an undertaking from the factory
employees to resume work. The employees demanded revocation of suspension
against 20 of their fellow employees. They also demanded that conditions such
as maintaining normal production schedule, conforming to standing orders and
the settlement in force should not be insisted upon. In September 2000, Bata
was again headed for a labour dispute when the BMU asked the West Bengal
government to intervene in what it perceived to be a downsizing exercise being
undertaken by the management. BMU justified this move by alleging that the
management has increased outsourcing of products and also due to perceived declining
importance of the Batanagar unit. The union said that Bata has started
outsourcing the Power range of fully manufactured shoes from China, compared to
the earlier outsourcing of only assembly and come down by 58% from the weekly
capacity of 0.144 million pairs. These steps had resulted in lower income for
the workers forcing them to approach the government for saving their interests.
PS: Weston resigned on
January 30, 2001. This came as a severe setback to the Bata management.
Questions:
a. Maintaining good
industrial relations have always been a problem for Bata. Why? How do you think
Bata can maintain sound industrial relation practices? (5 Marks)
b. The role played by the
Bata Mazdoor Union (BMU) seems to have been more of a destructive one than
constructive one in the state of affairs at Bata. Comment.
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