1 Was Silvio the right choice for general manager of Schindler¡¦s India operations? Why/Why not ¡V give details. This question can be answered by taking following 3 things in consideration. 1.1 Silvio¡¦s characteristics This can be better explained by detailing his strengths and weaknesses. 1.1.1 Strengths: As per Luc Bonnard‚ they trust him 100%‚ he has courage‚ he is young and flexible‚ he is generalist not specialist‚ and willing to go to India. So here is the list of his strengths with
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Recruiting the Team Over the previous couple of months‚ Egon Zehnder had identified several promising candidates who became the pool from which Napoli recruited for his top positions in the new company. Mehar Karan (“M.K.”) Singh‚ 42‚ was tapped for the role of managing director‚ a position that reported to Napoli but was viewed as a stepping stone to heading the subsidiary. (For profiles of key Indian managers‚ see Exhibit 3). “At some point in your career you will report to someone younger than
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Silvio Napoli Silvio Napoli‚ a Harvard Business School graduate joined Schindler in 1994 as Head of corporate planning‚ reporting directly to CEO. Silvio had a chance to prove his worth to the company in 1995 with The Swatch Project. He was successfully able to develop a standardized elevator at considerably lower cost. He did this by sourcing many parts from outside suppliers and redesigning the supply chain which enabled them to cut industry’s standard cycle time in half. India Plan Some of
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1. Did Schindler make the right choice in assigning Silvio as general manager of India? I do not believe Schindler made the right choice in assigning Silvio as the general manager of India. Silvio had little to no "real world" international experience. Silvio had much success in Sweden but there are several factors that limited his success in India. Silvio had high "warrior" and low "monk" attributes. Silvio was a task oriented individual. This management style is not well received in India
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Mistakes from the Beginning I believe that Silvio was the wrong choice as general manager of Schindler’s Indian subsidiary from the beginning. When we look at the Hofstede comparison model between Silvio’s culture (Italy) and India’s culture we do see a bit of differences. (Exhibit 1) Italians are much more focused on themselves vs. a team and when compared to Indian culture this is a drastic difference‚ also focusing on uncertainty avoidance Italians are very hesitant in jumping in the unknown
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COMM 374 - International Business Strategy Date: March 4‚ 2007 To: Silvio Napoli‚ and Schindler Holding Ltd. From: Chia–Jung Chang 5549039 Re: Silvio Napoli at Schindler India - Harvard Businees Case Napoli‚ an ambitious vice president who is responsible for Schindler’s India division‚ is confronted with difficulties to implement his business plan. Schindler‚ a prestigious Swiss company‚ discovered the huge growth potential of the construction industry in Asia. Accompanied with the fortune
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Silvio Napoli at Schindler India Case Analysis Silvio Napoli was a young an eager executive that had a bold and aggressive business plan for entering the Indian elevator market for his company‚ Schindler. Having developed the business plan for entering the Indian elevator market‚ Silvio was selected by his company to lead the development of Schindler India‚ a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss based company. His plan was to differentiate by selling “core‚ standardized products‚” in a market
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among the society.On the other hand‚because of his talent and interest in computer drive Jeff Bezos into the online business and made him a well-known businessman and leader. Leaders that would be deemed unsuccessful are Silvio Berlusconi and Kenneth Lay.Silvio Berlusconi‚who was three times being the President of Italy is consider as unsuccessful because of common fall of Italy when he becomes a President.He also involves in many scandals and controvercies. Kenneth Lay was a CEO of Enron‚ which
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Business Ethics Across Cultures Article Review Ruth Lopez Axia College of University of Phoenix I have chosen “Cheats Can Prosper and Do” by Tony Harris from Australia‚ and “Italy Country Profile” by BBC News from Italy. Both articles provide an overview of the countries business ethics. In the article from Australia‚ the author reports that although Australia’s businesses rarely have any ethical issues they still can and do arise. The article about
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Trump and other cult personality leaders‚ but offers no statistics to backup her claim. When doing research on Ruth Ben-Ghiat‚ it came to light that she taught classes on Italian Studies and History‚ which shows her plethora of knowledge on Silvio Berlusconi‚ an italian politician. She doesn’t really have a whole lot of experience in the political sphere which might make readers question her authenticity on the
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