...This 4 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. Nicholas Piramal India Ltd (NPIL) has acquired Avecia. The post acquisition merger is going badly, with a clash of cultural styles. The paper assesses how and why there are problems and looks at the way the problem may be resolved. The bibliography cites 2 sources. Michael Fernandez, director of special operations in the pharmaceutical company Nicholas Piramal India Limited (NPIL), schedule a meeting with three of his reports, whose personal conflicts with each other, cause its business development function to fail. He is struggling to learn how to deal with these conflicts and combine three in productive cooperation work. Fernandez is responsible for turning NPIL acquisitions in Canada and the United Kingdom market NPIL worldwide. His three direct reports, each involved in different aspects of NPIL – Canadian operations, the British operations and global business development, and it explores the dynamics between the two teams. If Fernandes can resolve conflicts, the integration of acquisitions is in danger 2. Why is conflict occurring? Even at the beginning of the acquisition, the structure of the company is already unclear and complex. Three different plants were independent companies and completely separated. Firstly, cultural conflicts between different companies and also among three management seniors have become a sever barrier for effective operations and communications for the management of the...
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...Women directly responsible for health of children and can transfer best practices from generation to generation Outcome: Poor healthcare in rural India Causes: Prevalence of quacks as the only source of medical help in rural areas and lack of trust in other practices among people Problem: Low demand below the breakeven point making the program unsustainable Cause Lack of trust in modern medicine and lack of awareness among people in terms of ill effects of steroids Criteria Low number of patients and repeat patients Awareness about the program as well as the ill effects of steroid injections Trust and reliability of Piramal e-swasthya Confidence of people in Piramal workers Increasing awareness about the program as well as the ill effects of steroid injections Improving the trust and reliability of Piramal eswasthya Improving confidence of people in Piramal workers 4 Key problem? Key causes that have caused the problem? 5 What might have been the ‘criteria’ used to make these ‘key decisions’ in the past? 6 Write the criteria as a standard vis-à-vis with which the decision ‘options’ can be evaluated? 7 What were the other decision options available when the key...
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