Anglo American Plc Case Study
CASE STUDY ON
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC IN SOUTH AFRICA
Submitted by
Kamlesh Bind
PGDM –IB ( 08)
1. What are the pros and cons of Anglo American’s adoptions of a strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce ? What recommendation would you give the company concerning its HIV / AIDS policy ?
Ans :- Anglo American had a huge investment in South Africa and was hard hit by the HIV / AIDS epidemic . It was one of the first corporation to develop a comprehensive, proactive strategy to combat the ravages of the disease on its workforce and the repercussions for its operations .
The pros and cons of Anglo American’s adoptions of a strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce are :
Pros of American’s adoptions of a strategy
• It became a trend setter for other major companies operating in South Africa, thus gaining a goodwill among other companies , which can be helpful in partnering with other major companies not only in South Africa but also in other part of the world .
• It got good response form WHO , Global Business Council for HIV / AIDS and other NGOs, thus making it as a socially responsible organization in Global business .
• The early adoption strategy helped it to prevent further loss in operating expenses by providing awareness and ART to its employee in earlier stage .
• It also prevented the possible higher loss to the company i.e. if in case the worker were left untreated then losses would have been higher than providing ART .
• The future of Anglo American’s initiative is bright as there has been change in the governments views towards fighting HIV / AIDS , this change in government thinking’s can help Anglo American to gain political support in long run .
Cons of American’s adoptions of a strategy
• Company’s medical bill saw a steep rise – increasing it overall wage bill.
• It faced problem from various constituency in
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC IN SOUTH AFRICA
Submitted by
Kamlesh Bind
PGDM –IB ( 08)
1. What are the pros and cons of Anglo American’s adoptions of a strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce ? What recommendation would you give the company concerning its HIV / AIDS policy ?
Ans :- Anglo American had a huge investment in South Africa and was hard hit by the HIV / AIDS epidemic . It was one of the first corporation to develop a comprehensive, proactive strategy to combat the ravages of the disease on its workforce and the repercussions for its operations .
The pros and cons of Anglo American’s adoptions of a strategy in combating HIV/AIDS among its South African workforce are :
Pros of American’s adoptions of a strategy
• It became a trend setter for other major companies operating in South Africa, thus gaining a goodwill among other companies , which can be helpful in partnering with other major companies not only in South Africa but also in other part of the world .
• It got good response form WHO , Global Business Council for HIV / AIDS and other NGOs, thus making it as a socially responsible organization in Global business .
• The early adoption strategy helped it to prevent further loss in operating expenses by providing awareness and ART to its employee in earlier stage .
• It also prevented the possible higher loss to the company i.e. if in case the worker were left untreated then losses would have been higher than providing ART .
• The future of Anglo American’s initiative is bright as there has been change in the governments views towards fighting HIV / AIDS , this change in government thinking’s can help Anglo American to gain political support in long run .
Cons of American’s adoptions of a strategy
• Company’s medical bill saw a steep rise – increasing it overall wage bill.
• It faced problem from various constituency in