Details

Case

PRSP: Community Girls Primary School

Nadeem Dogar, Faisal Bari

INDUSTRY : Education

AREA : HRM/OB

ORGANIZATION : Punjab Rural Support Programme

LENGTH : 9

LUMS No : 05-733-2004-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2004

KEYWORDS:

PRSP,Community Girls Primary School,Education,Punjab Rural Support Programme,Human Resource Management,Organizational Behaviour

DESCRIPTION:

In January 2002, Umar, Coordinator Community Schools was told by a member of the school Village Education Committee that he was going to close the PRSP school in view of the rude behaviour of the owner of the school building. Umar felt that closing the school was not the only option. He estimated that shifting the school to another location would take almost one month and the annual examinations were only three months away. The community would have to recruit a new teacher and spend on teacher training, but the students might refuse to accept any other teacher. The community would also have to generate Rs 60,000 to shift the school. Moreover, the present landlord had warned that shifting the school without his permission would lead to a disastrous situation. Umar wondered what he should do under the circumstances.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The case deals with interpersonal conflict issues. It can help the students to understand what creates interpersonal conflict, and the role of arbitration in resolving a conflict. They will also get an understanding of how institutions can be better designed to handle conflict.

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour