Abstract

The case study focuses on the HR problems faced by Bata India. Labor strife and the management’s inability to deal with it effectively has resulted in huge losses for the company. After a brief turnaround of four years (1996-1999), Bata was once again moving towards declining path. The case highlights various HR issues which Bata has to immediately deal with in order to have productive workforce.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• HR and IR issues
• and MNCs experiences in India.

Keywords

HR problems, Management's inability to deal with the problems, Issues involved to increase productivity