Rosary College of Commerce &Arts

Navelim, Salcete-Goa
TERM 1

CASE ANALYSIS 1

TOPIC: Old Fashioned Management

Submitted by
Group- VII

1. Aldin Mullakkara R-20-02

2.Elaine Fernandes R-20-10
3.Flanjita Furtado R-20-13
4.Kajol Ghelot R-20-24
5.Kelly Rodrigues R-20-26
6.Lyon Andrade R-20-27
QA) Identify and state the problem in the
case.
PROBLEM:
The company was at a loss or was making very low profits
QB) Identify and state the causes to the problem in the
case.
CAUSES:
•Old fashioned way of working in spite of the best available company
resources.

•The company was run by the director in a more dictatorial way than by
taking over the management Employees, senior officers, etc.

•The senior members "Yes Sir" attitude led to the killing of their own
initiatives and skill. Their main motive was to keep their job.

•The previous director did not have a proper goal and vision in place. He
did not realise the main challenges at hand.
QC) Provide suitable solutions to the case.
SOLUTIONS:
•It is important for the company to efficiently organize and allocate
personnel as well as equipment for different projects and at the same
time avoiding idle resources.

•The director should initiate the management to take a more participative

role in the decision-making process.

•The senior members should practice their authority with confidence and
learn to speak up for themselves sharing their ideas, thoughts and views
and keeping aside their "Yes Man" attitude.

•The director should understand the goals of the organisation and access
the problems and take corrective measures.
QD) Summarize the case in your own words.
SUMMARY:
The above case can be summarised as follows:
The public limited company was running into losses since they sticked to the outdated way of
working in spite of having the best resources the company still didn’t prosper. One reason why
the company saw a downfall was the director who functioned in a dictatorial way instead of
taking the management and staff into confidence. This led to an “Yes man” attitude to the top
level management destroying their own initiative, talent and enthusiasm.

To set things in place the new director decided to get advice. Accordingly he went into the depth
of the functionality of the company to achieve the goals resolved by the advisors. The new
director experimented the advises, gave necessary powers to Divisional manager and his
recommendations were considered. The new director told the the Divisional manager. He
informed him about his goal to make a profit of rupees 15 lacks from his division. Since the
Divisional manager and his team worked with enthusiasm and and the fear of disappointment
vanished. Production and profit was their main aim. It took few years for the company to make
profits and get things back into place. Since the division started giving more results and the
company is finally doing better, the new director is now thinking of introducing the same system
to the other divisions as it satisfied the working needs and solved the problem.