Air India and Indian Airlines: A Merger Gone Wrong?
written by Bhavika Reddy, fl. 2013 (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: IBS Center for Management Research, 2013, originally published 2013), 20 page(s)
Details
- Abstract / Summary
- This case study is about human resource management issues at Air India (AI) after its merger. AI was the merged body of Air India Limited (AIL) and Indian Airlines Limited (IAL). The merger was approved in 2007 and the merged body was called the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL). The case discusses the various HR issues and other reasons which led AI into a crisis. The merger was initiated with the aim of making profits and gaining high market share for the airline. But because of post merger HR issues like compensation, career progression, and salary payment, promotion issues, and employee strikes, the merger did not yield the intended objectives. Experts said that poor management practices and improper planning had pushed the merged entity into trouble. The case discusses in detail the major causes for the AI merger failure, and some of the practices undertaken by the management to make the merger a success. AI in addition to HR issues was also saddled with huge financial debts. These two issues gave raise to speculations whether AI would survive and achieve the objectives of the merger.
- Field of Interest
- Business & Economics
- Author
- Bhavika Reddy, fl. 2013
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2012 by IBS Center for Management Research
- Content Type
- Case study
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2013
- Page Count
- 20
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Publisher
- IBS Center for Management Research
- Place Published / Released
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Subject
- Business & Economics, Social Sciences, Human Resource Management, Corporate Governance, Debt, Management, Human resource management, Management of Companies and Enterprises, Scheduled Air Transportation, Gerenciamento de Recursos Humanos, Gestión de Recursos Humanos, Governança Corporativa, Gobierno Corporativo, Air India, India, Organizational Change and Restructuring, Indians (Asian)
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Gerenciamento de Recursos Humanos, Gestión de Recursos Humanos, Governança Corporativa, Gobierno Corporativo
