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Personnel Management at Ammar Textiles (A)

Zafar Iqbal Qureshi, Turner A N


INDUSTRY : Textile

AREA : HRM/OB

ORGANIZATION : Ammar Textile

LENGTH : 10

LUMS No : 05-255-88-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 1988

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KEYWORDS:

Personnel Management,Ammar Textiles,Textile,Human Resource Management,Organizational Behaviour,Growth,Responsibilities


DESCRIPTION:

The case describes the situation of a growing private sector firm where the size of the workforce had grown enormously. The Chief Executive found it difficult to maintain personal contact with everyone. It was generally felt that a Personnel Department needed to be established and run on professional lines. Therefore, the management wanted to appoint a Personnel Manager. Students are asked to identify the major functional responsibilities of the Personnel Department at Ammar and to evaluate two candidates who had applied for the post.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

N/A


SUBJECTS COVERED:

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour