Champaca survives ?
Author: Butler, Charlotte INSEAD Area: Asian Business and Comparative ManagementPublisher: Fontainebleau : INSEAD Euro-Asia Centre (EAC) 1999.Language: EnglishDescription: 14 p.Type of document: INSEAD CaseNote: Latest version available via https://publishing.insead.eduAbstract: The case illustrates the effects of the Asian currency crisis on a diversified Thai conglomerate, the Champaca group. It describes the effort of its founder, an ethnic Chinese entrepreneur, to save his group by restructuring his debts and, in a culture where western-style downsizing is not acceptable, find a way of cutting his workforcePedagogical Objectives: The case illustrates the different approach towards HRM issues adopted by Asian companies when faced with serious financial problems. In particular, it highlights the constraints that Asian cultural values place on any attempt to impose western solutions, such as downsizing, in these circumstances, and how long term considerations remain important in any strategic decisions taken.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The case illustrates the different approach towards HRM issues adopted by Asian companies when faced with serious financial problems. In particular, it highlights the constraints that Asian cultural values place on any attempt to impose western solutions, such as downsizing, in these circumstances, and how long term considerations remain important in any strategic decisions taken.
The case illustrates the effects of the Asian currency crisis on a diversified Thai conglomerate, the Champaca group. It describes the effort of its founder, an ethnic Chinese entrepreneur, to save his group by restructuring his debts and, in a culture where western-style downsizing is not acceptable, find a way of cutting his workforce
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