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Case

Aids Awareness Society

Naim Sipra, Shakeela John

INDUSTRY : NGO, Social Welfare

AREA : HRM/OB

ORGANIZATION : Aids Awareness Society

LENGTH : 32

LUMS No : 05-735-2007-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2007

KEYWORDS:

AIDS,Awareness Society,Human Resource Management,Organizational Behaviour,NGO,Performance,HIV,Clinical Psychologist,Non-profit Organization

DESCRIPTION:

When Hector Nihal, received two warning letters from the Program Manager, HIV/AIDS Program Marie Stopes Society, Karachi, one telling him that the NGO performance was not satisfactory and the other telling him that the project management had come across with a very unethical, misleading and unprofessional reporting from the center, he knew that something was amiss and needed urgent and serious attention. He held meetings with the staff at the center, individually and in the group and came to the conclusion that the figures send in the report on the number of people counseled for HIV/AIDS had been misquoted by the staff. He also found that there was a tussle going on between the Project Manager and the Clinical Psychologist on the extent of authority that one had over the other. He also consulted the executive committee members, who were of the opinion that the issuing of warning letter to the Director of the organization and to the staff without notice of the Director was unacceptable. It was evident to Hector Nihal at this point that he would have to make a decision on whether to go ahead with the project or to withdraw from it. This case explores the need, importance and methods of monitoring mechanisms for a non-government and non-profit organization whose activities involved training and counseling on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention to the general as well as vulnerable population. It also highlights the issues associated with the public-private partnership, a phenomenon being explored and experimented by the donors in Pakistan. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The case can be used to highlight issues associated with partnership and to assess the conflicts arising out of partnership between NGO's

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour