Details

Case

FAMILY RELATIONS AT LAHORE PAINT AND PAINT SUPPLIERS

SALORIO E

INDUSTRY : PAINTS

AREA : Business Policy

ORGANIZATION : -

LENGTH : 3

LUMS No : 08-074-87-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 1987

KEYWORDS:

Family business, distribution

DESCRIPTION:

The case provides an interesting insight into a peculiar aspect of the corporate culture in Pakistan: familial links. LPPS had to decide on a distributor for ink, and the Chairman, a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program wondered if the selection of an employee's relative as distributor could be a potential problem for the company.

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SUBJECTS COVERED:

Business Policy