Cases in Management

Table of Contents
BLOCK I ROLE OF MANAGER
UNIT 1: THE TASKS OF A PROFESSIONAL MANAGER
Case 1: Troubles at Rainbow
Case 2: ABC Corporation Limited
Case 3: A Day in a Manager's Life
UNIT 2: RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PROFESSIONAL MANAGER
Case 4: Surviving the Information Era
Case 5: Falling Apart of a Team
Case 6: Managers as Developers of People
UNIT 3: MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
Case 7: Universal Food Products Company
Case 8: A Hostile Operator
Case 9: Implementing New Systems at VXM
UNIT 4: MANAGERIAL SKILLS
Case 10: Managing Super Market Chain
Case 11: Managing Blues in Administration
Case 12: Managers at Crossroads: Old vs New
Case 13: Turnaround at Four Star Airways
BLOCK II DECISION MAKING
UNIT 5: ORGANISATION CONTEXT OF DECISION
Case 14: Surya Transport Company
Case 15: Group Decision Making at Institute of Management
Case 16: Automation at National Bank
UNIT 6: DECISION MAKING MODELS
Case 17: The Dilemma of Uncertainty
Case 18: Arriving at Consensus
Case 19: The Debate on Training Centre
UNIT 7: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES
Case 20: Decision Making at Seawood Enterprises
Case 21: Deciding by Consensus
Case 22: Decisions Making by Participation
UNIT 8: MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
Case 23: Managerial Development Through MBO
Case 24: MBO
Case 25: Performance Management at Vision and Metaphor
BLOCK III ORGANISATIONAL CLIMATE AND CHANGE
UNIT 9: ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND MANAGERIAL ETHOS
Case 26: Metropolitan System of India (MSI)
Case 27: Crisis with a Growing Enterprise
Case 28: Improving Flight Safety at International Airways Inc.
UNIT 10: MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL CONFLICTS
Case 29: Growing Dissatisfaction at Swastic
Case 30: Introducing Flexitime at Orient Channels
Case 31: Clash of Interests
Case 32: Conflict of Responsibilities
UNIT 11: MANAGING CHANGE
Case 33: Trouble on Computerisation
Case 34: The GV Automobiles Company Ltd
Case 35: Creating a New Entity
Case 36: Introducing New Systems
BLOCK IV ORGANISATION STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES
UNIT 12: ORGANISATION STRUCTURE AND DESIGN
Case 37: Home Fresh Foods Ltd
Case 38: Constraints at AVM
Case 39: Organisational Design at Worldwide Motors
UNIT 13: MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
Case 40: Bhandari Apparels Pvt Ltd
Case 41: Ampee Components Ltd
Case 42: Failure of Managerial Communication
UNIT 14: PLANNING PROCESS
Case 43: International Machine Company
Case 44: Planning Process at ESS Kay Machines
Case 45: Planning for Success
Case 46: Apex Tea Company
Case 47: DNJ's Diversification Strategy
UNIT 15: CONTROLLING
Case 48: Evalvating Performance of Line Managers
Case 49: A Purchase Manager's Troubles
Case 50: Management Control - Freshest Foods
UNIT 16: DELEGATION AND INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION
Case 51: Problem of Coordination
Case 52: Issue of Delegation
Case 53: The Service Providers - Caught in a Dilemma
BLOCK V BEHAVIOURAL DYNAMICS AND LEADERSHIP
UNIT 17: ANALYSING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
Case 54: The Isolated Performer
Case 55: Interpersonal Skills
Case 56: Managing a Difficult Trainee
UNIT 18: LEADERSHIP STYLES AND INFLUENCE PROCESS
Case 57: Working for a Woman Boss
Case 58: Kolar Community Hospital
Case 59: The Ineffective Manager
UNIT 19: LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES
Case 60: Leading a Team-New Challenges
Case 61: How the Group Needs to be Led
Case 62: Developing Manager
UNIT 20: GROUP DYNAMICS
Case 63: Managing Diversity
Case 64: The Underperforming Team
Case 65: The Working as a Team Approach at Allied
UNIT 21: LEADERSHIP VISION
Case 66: A Growing Enterprise
Case 67: The CEO Vision of Alfa Plus
Case 68: Leadership at the Helm of Change