Case Brief Silvio Napoli‚ a Harvard-educated MBA was selected as head of India expansion project from Schindler Holding Ltd. Napoli was involved in the planning of the Indian subsidiary and had worked closely with key Schindler executives on other strategic initiatives. Schindler Holding Ltd‚ a Swiss based organization headed by Alfred Schindler‚ was technology leader in elevator and escalator manufacturing. Worldwide it had revenues of $4 billion and employee strength of over 38‚000 in 97 subsidiaries
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operations would focus on standardized products. In addition‚ Schindler planned to outsource all of the manufacturing of components to local Indian suppliers with a few critical components being supplied by its European subsidiaries. Schindler chose Silvio Napoli‚ a Harvard-educated MBA‚ as the head of the India expansion project. Napoli was involved in the planning of the Indian subsidiary and had worked closely with key Schindler executives on other strategic initiatives. Napoli faced many obstacles
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CASE: SILVIO NAPOLI AT SCHINDLER INDIA GROUP NO. 2 SECTION D Kumar Pratik 0190/51 Mehta Meet Rajubhai 0206/51 Mukesh Lakhotia 0213/51 Paranjape Ninad Bhushan 0253/51 Kshitij Shekhar Bhuyar 0188/51 Nishant Singh 0245/51 Nitin Jaiswal 0248/51 Muthu Veerappan R 0214/51 1. Was Silvio the right person for the job in India? Be sure to comment on his skill sets‚ industry knowledge‚ personality traits etc. and how they might or might not match the assignment he will be
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Pane e tulipani or Bread and Tulips directed by Silvio Soldini is an Italian film that follows a middle aged housewife Rosalba on her journey of rediscovery. Throughout this film Rosalba transforms from a lonely mistreated mother and wife‚ into a woman filled with passion and love. This transformation reflects the social changes occurring in Italy during this time. Women started taking control of their lives and ultimately becoming more independent and self reliant. This film gives hope to all ages
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Silvio Napoli at Schindler India 1. What relationships does he need to establish beyond his India team for his strategy to be successful in India? * European Company relationships – Head of Procurement‚ Supply Chain‚ Manufacturing and the Financial Controller responsible for South Asia region * Relationships with key functions of government – example Taxation and tariff – so as to remain ahead of the regulatory changes and build expediency into the process. Very critical in a country
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Case Study Silvio Napoli at Schindler India Was Silvio the right choice? PROS: He developed the business plan Int. Experience CONS: Age and family situation Personality and cultural background (France & USA) Experience with Swatch Project Lack of adaptation to foreign cultures No similar post before Well educated No sales and technical experience in the elevator business 2 Was Silvio the right choice? Blindly sticking to his business plan Lack
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Silvio Napoli at Schindler India WHAT IS A KEY ISSUE IN THIS CASE? Silvio Napoli‚ a Harvard MBA graduate was hired by Schindler Elevator Company where he introduced a business plan that supports the company’s goal to grow its international market share by acquiring a fully owned subsidiary in India. The primary goals were to achieve 50 orders in the first year‚ then break even after 4 years of operations. It was also planned that 20 percent off the market share will be gained one the inside of
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Questions: X Evaluate the logic of Silvio Napoli ’s strategy for selling standardized elevators in India. X What should Silvio do about the order for non-standard elevators? To understand Silvio Napoli ’s strategy for selling standardized elevators in India‚ let us first take a look at the Indian markets using the CAGE framework: Culture Economic - Sensitivity of Indian employees to organizational power and relationships - Different management styles of Indian managers ¡V "friendly
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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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1. Was Silvio the right choice for general manager of Schindler’s India operations? In order to determine if Silvio Napoli was the right choice for general manager at Schindler India his abilities and weaknesses have to be taken into consideration. In the table below those are summarized in order to facilitate a judgment of the decision whether he was the right person to be general manager or not: Strengths + | Weaknesses - | Took part in creating business plan; Good knowledge of goals and
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