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  • ICI Australia and the Legitimacy Gap
    An account of the company's attempts to narrow its legitimacy gap with: Government, Pressure Groups; Employees; Investors.
  • ICI Australia Ltd
    Example of organisational change and how an organisation manages the change.
  • Improve I R or Close Down
    The case highlights the problems of a multi-union workplace, the problems of management not having autonomy to manage and pay scales/qualifications for different levels of supervisors causing unrest.
  • Industrial Dispute at the Robe River Iron Ore Mine
    Describes the dispute in 1986 sparked by Robe River management's attempt to remove over 200 restrictive work practices, covering the background, positions and interests of the parties, the tactics used, the outcome and the aftermath. Useful for considering
  • Industrial Relations at ICI Botany
    Covers the positive employee relations reforms undertaken by ICI at its Botany plant, including multi-skilling, participative management and pay reforms. Useful for discussing the pros and cons of an "incorporationised" indivudal strategy and how employee
  • Inex Entrepreuners
    Three intelligent dilettantes trying their hand disastrously at starting and running a small business. Problems in retrieving a near hopeless situation. This is a cautionary tale with which young university graduates can identify. Set in the printing indus
  • Information Technology Supporting New Oil fields
    In December 1992, BHP Petroleum (BHPP) signed an agreement with the Vietnamese government to lead the development of the Dai Hung (Big Bear) oil and gas field off the coast of Vietnam. BHPP had 18 months to bring the oil on stream if it was to retain the r
  • Integrating Cadbury & Trebor in Malaysia
    Describes the integration of two plants within the Cadbury group in Malyasia, which raised complex issues of equity in respect of employment conditions between the two sites.
  • Interactive Case Teaching Skills for the Novice Instructor
    *322/1. A note for novice instructors about interactive case teaching.
  • Jewellery Manufacture
    The case describes the jewellery manufacturing industry in Australia; raises questions on possible approaches to improving overseas marketing efforts and performance.