Details

Case

Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited - The Attrition Problem

Zafar Iqbal Qureshi

INDUSTRY : Fertilizer

AREA : HRM/OB

ORGANIZATION : Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited

LENGTH : 16

LUMS No : 05-266-89-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 1989

KEYWORDS:

Exxon Chemical,Pakistan,Limited,Human Resource Management,Organizational Behaviour,Fertiliser,Agriculture,Operations,Recruitment

DESCRIPTION:

The HR Manager at Exxon examined the causes of attrition of the managerial staff over the past five years. The case allows an analysis of the different factors leading to turnover problems and the concurrent pressure upon recruitment operations, and supervisory staff in training and developing new entrants. Students are asked to suggest remedial measures, and to evaluate the job location and job rotation policy of the company. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

This case can be used to: 1) Analyse the recruitment policy of the company. 2) To evaluate the job location and job rotation policy of the company. 3) To examine the concepts of right man for the right job. 4) To study the concept of job designing, job monotony, job enlargment and job recruitment.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour