Silvio Napoli at Schindler India Schindler is a Switzerland based elevator manufacturing company founded by Robert Schindler in 1874. Since its inception‚ the company has generated billion dollar revenues and is regarded as the technology leader in elevator manufacturing. Alfred N. Schindler‚ who is the 4th generation of the family to lead the company‚ has seen growth potential for the company in India and is attracted by the growing demands for elevators in that particular part of the world. After
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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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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 of the elevator industry‚ Schindler decided to enter
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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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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 yourself‚” said Singh. “I decided that Schindler was an exciting opportunity to test this scenario.” Napoli explained the choice of Singh: “Having led construction projects for some
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According to the case Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (A) by Fagan‚ Yoshino‚ Bartlett (2006)‚ the world elevator leader Schindler was searching for ways to enter the India market in the year of 1998. Silvio Napoli‚ who was a young Harvard educated Italian and had been working with Schindler since 1994‚ was appointed by the Verwaltungsrat Ausschuss (VRA) to establish the India operations as a Vice President. In Schindler‚ Napoli was well known for his ‘Swatch Project’ which was “to develop a standardized
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Business and Law Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (A) – A Case Analysis ____________________________________________________________ __________________ CASE ANALYSIS – SCHINDLER INDIA Schindler Holding Ltd‚ a respected Swiss elevator company‚ was established in 1874 by Robert Schindler and the first Schindler elevator was installed in India in 1925. After technical and sales collaborations with Indian companies‚ ECE and Bharat Bijlee Ltd.(BBL) in 1958 and 1985‚ Schindler Ltd decided to setup
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Tommy Russell English IV Schulte 21 September 2014 Literary Analysis of Schindler’s List The Holocaust was a colossal extermination of about six million Jews in Eastern Europe under the criminal hands of Nazis and SS troops during World War II. It started in 1933 and ended in 1945 when the war in Europe finally ended. The whole genocide was organized methodically Germany’s leader‚ Adolf Hitler. At first Jews are persecuted‚ then robbed of their citizenship‚ then moved into ghettos‚ and quickly
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strategy in expanding Schindler into India. There were many issues that arose throughout the process of setting up Schindler India. We have broken these down into three main categories and listed the relevant issues below them. Problems with Marketing No customisation of products reduced the number of customers that were interested in buying a Schindler elevator. The business strategy created by Silvio was very rigid and did not allow for personalisation of products. Silvio stated in his business
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STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL Ir. Fredy Sibarani fredy1811@gmail.com Direct: +62 22 200 6535 Mobile: +62 8180 935 7788 +62 21 26700078 Assistant to President Director/General Manager ‚ Perum Perumnas Senior Advisor/Investor‚ PT Trimegah Securities‚ Tbk - Bandung Jan.2009 -- Now Jul. 2007 – Oct. 2008 Advising my self and several potential equity investors trading their money in stock. Team Leader‚ PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia‚ Tbk - Jakarta Jan. 2007 – Jul. 2007 Led land
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