Reference No: F&A0133Pages: 18Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Deals with the problem of performance appraisal of branch agents in a bank. Five senior executives stationed at the head office annually rate the agents' personality traits, skills, and branch routine and work. The main objective of the appraisal system is executive development and promotion decisions. The appraisal is not ... More
Reference No: F&A0192Pages: 30 Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: The case is focused on the management planning and control systems in a government-owned national research laboratory. The processes of building up an annual expenditure budget and periodic reporting of actuals in money terms is discussed in this case. Apart from monetary indicators, the physical and qualitative aspects of ... More
Reference No: F&A0143(A)Pages: 12Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Describes the introduction of a formal appraisal system in a bank that has a tradition of personalized recruitment, promotion and evaluation procedures. The idea is to reward officers who have stood by the management in a period of crisis. Under the new scheme, the head office asks the branch managers ... More
Reference No: F&A0215Pages: 37Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Deals with the Ministry of Tourism's (and the consultant's) efforts to assess the profitability and performance of the hotel industry. An attempt to develop "uniform accounting" formats and a scheme of "inter-firm comparison" is described. Both involve controversial judgements by the consultant. A complex set of actual financial statements ... More
Reference No: F&A0171(B)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Deals with the marketing of the personal loan programme and the role it plays in FNCB's overall marketing strategy. Segmentation as a tool in marketing is well illustrated. In addition, the budgeting process in marketing planning can be well treated through this case. An effective use of the case can ... More
Reference No: BP0014(C)Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: The manager of the dairy is trying to appraise recent improvements in profit and loss achievements, related to various management actions and provide for further improvement. ... More
Reference No: F&A0137Pages: 18 Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: The case is in two parts. Part A describes the background of union-management relations in a large bank in which a scheme of joint consultation at the head office and regional offices was launched. Part B describes the structure and working of the joint consultative committee at the regional ... More
Reference No: F&A0170Pages: 18 Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: JML was an integrated heavy machinery manufacturing plant which was set up in collaboration with world-renowned firms for the manufacture of machinery and equipment required for steel, mining, sugar, cement, paper and pulp. The project incurred a heavy overrun of costs due to excessive investment in infrastructural facilities like ... More
Reference No: BP0030(B)Pages: 10Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: Describes the events subsequent to the establishment of the rayon tyre cord factory referred to in case (A) (BP0030). The company faces problems of shortage of demand, competition from other producers, pricing difficulties, and the emergence of substitutes through the application of superior technology. The case, therefore, raises issues of ... More
Reference No: F&A0143(D)Pages: 16Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: The case describes the suggestions made by a consultant and his colleagues regarding the appraisal and promotion of officers in the bank. ... More
Reference No: MAR0147Pages: 6Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: The brand share of the major product of the company is threatened as a result of heavy incentives offered to consumers by the competitors. The situation requires an immediate decision on the strategy the company should follow to protect its market share. The case can be used with both a ... More
Reference No: F&A0227Pages: 32Published on: 1, January, 1970
Abstract: A development bank set up to assist small scale manufacturers finances for the first time a qualified scientist's project for the manufacture of dibasic calcium phosphate (DCP) of pharmaceutical and dentifrice grades. The project runs into difficulties due to environmental factors such as floods and power shortage, which upset the ... More