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Case

The Muslim Insurance Company Limited - Corporate Culture & Performance

Zafar Iqbal Qureshi

INDUSTRY : Insurance

AREA : HRM/OB

ORGANIZATION : The Muslim Insurance Company Limited

LENGTH : 24

LUMS No : 05-381-92-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 1992

KEYWORDS:

Muslim Insurance Company,Limited,Insurance Sectors,Human Resource Management,Organizational Behaviour,Change,Performance

DESCRIPTION:

In December 1993, Mr S.C. Subjally, Chief Executive Officer, The Muslim Insurance Company Limited was glancing through a statement showing performance of the company, while sitting in his south zone office in Karachi, Pakistan. While he could draw some satisfaction from the financial performance of the company during his three and half years tenure, he was not very happy over the persistence of its old culture that he was attempting to change.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

This case can be taught to attain multiple learning goals. One is to examine and critique the role of the chief executive in managing and directing changes in the company. Another is to analyse different strategies to design planned changes in a company. A third is to examine issues pertaining to the process and implementation of change.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour