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Case

Strategic Dynamics of Community Based Schools

Abdul Shakoor Khakwani, Nasir Afghan

INDUSTRY : Education

AREA : HRM/OB

ORGANIZATION : Community Based Schools

LENGTH : 18

LUMS No : 05-713-2004-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2004

KEYWORDS:

Strategic Dynamics,Community Based Schools,Education,Human Resource Management,Organizational Behaviour,Regional General Manager,Community Primary School,Governing Issues

DESCRIPTION:

As of May 2003, Niaz Hussain, Regional General Manager (RGM) of Punjab Rural Support Program (PRSP), District Sahiwal, was confronted with a policy quandary. He had to evaluate the role and level of PRSP¿s involvement in the Community Primary School (CPS) project. Though the project was established and termed successful in general, he had to give its sustainability a fresh look in view of governing issues and also because of the rapidly changing economic environment in the country. There was a perpetual decline in the interest rate, which affected the performance of the endowment fund of PRSP and hence to the financing of CPS. Stemming from the financial and sustainability concerns were issues of manageability and governance of quality education at the community level. The CEO of PRSP had already called for the strategic review committee, inclusive of all RGMs, to come forth with policy recommendations for the Board of Directors. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The case aims to equip students with a basic understanding of organizational and financial sustainibility issues which an NGO might face and the strategic options available to it at that time. Decision makers need to be able to estimate the likely costs and concequences of any particular activity, in order to determine whether or not to go ahead with it. The also need to be able to assess what level or resources should be involved. The case can be used in Organizational Behaviour or NGO Management courses at undergraduate level.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour