Tough Times at Consolidated Motors
Autor: Jill Legaspi • March 9, 2017 • Case Study • 4,538 Words (19 Pages) • 699 Views
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De La Salle University
Ramon V. del Rosario - College of Business
Management and Organization Department
Case Analysis: Tough times at Consolidated Motors
In partial fulfillment
Of the course requirements in
Human Resource Management with Organizational Behavior
Submitted By:
Group Row 1
Abalon, Mary Ann
Buenviaje, Jonathan C.
De Jesus, Miraquel
Legaspi, Jill Noreen
Narciso, Alexis Neal
Tubale, Alfred C.
Submitted To:
Dr. Beatriz Tschoepke
HRM535M - GMB
October 4, 2016
Synthesis
Consolidated Motors (CM) has been one of the largest and profitable company in Australian automotive industry. Impervious to the changes occurring in the international market, CM experienced getting caught up in a downward spiral of rising costs, outdated technology, poor quality products and declining market share, in the last 20 years. At this day and age, innovation and fair competition play an important role in the company’s performance.
The management has been seeking the assistance of the Australian government to keep the company afloat. They are protected from overseas competition and have continually given financial support to continue its struggling operations. The company’s performance is also affected by its rigid ‘promotion from within’ and ‘no termination to non-performers policy’ culture.
The combination of being a large employer, a powerful union, and a very active political lobbying have made the authoritarian management style and bureaucratic corporate culture company difficult to respond to the continuous environment change. Instead of trying to innovate and lower down prices, the company and its members stressed the government to reinforce the ‘Buy Australian, Protect Australian jobs’ campaign to safeguard the business making the country less globally competitive and might also entail violation of the international trade agreements.
The dilemma has come to the Australian government as they are trying to heed to the company’s call of protection and patriotism while forging alliances to the international partners for the growth of the country’s economy.
Statement of the Problem
How can Consolidated Motors regain competitive advantage considering potential impact to the stakeholders?
Objectives
- Identify key stakeholders involved showing the views of each stakeholder towards the issue
- Identify HR challenges and issues involved in the case
- Identify and discuss major environmental influences at play
- Identify whether or not there is an ethical conflict between the CM HR manager’s position as a HR professional and as part of the Management Team.
- Identify considerations in order to meet the company’s objectives through legal and ethical means.
Point of View
The group shall take the point of view of Consolidated Motors HR Manager because aside from the fact that she is part of the management committee, she is also handling the legal and labor laws to be implemented in the company. She shall also have the task to recommend the changes that need to be done in the organization.
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