Napoli Silvio
International Business – Case 4
Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (A)
Submitted by: Group- 9
Section- E
Mohammed Shajeer P C
Jithin Emmanuel Jacob
Sana Niazi
Parul Singh
G Madhuri
1. Was Silvio the right person for the job in India? Be sure to comment on his skill sets, industry knowledge, and personality traits etc. and how they might or might not match the assignment he will be responsible for executing.
Silvio Napoli was the head of Corporate planning in Schindler. The main issues that were to be considered while starting off in India were
Stark difference in power as compared to Switzerland which was tackled by Napoli
Interpersonal relationships were more important in India as it was a collectivist country as compared to Switzerland and hence Napoli couldn’t realize it at the first stage
Polycentrism provided Napoli with local knowledge and his lack of knowledge of Indian market was evident
Lack of knowledge of bureaucratic conditions made Napoli impatient and he used to get angry easily when deadlines were not met. He was in fact much more impatient and demanding in Indian context
Napoli was strong, single minded, hardworking, impulsive, impatient, goal oriented and enthusiastic and was ready to take challenges. Hence Napoli with his strong European vision along with his group of people developed a company culture which was open, informal, responsive and proactive.
Indian market is a highly fragmented market with almost three forth of the whole elevator market was low end elevator market. Customers many-a-times need customized elevator which is against the policy framed in Schindler. So Napoli has to modify his strategy and should perform more customer-oriented strategy.
Pros of Napoli:
He built a strong professional team in India
His personality traits will go hand in hand with the new project
Cons of Napoli:
He is well adamant about deadlines and hence viewed as stubborn
Was reluctant to new ideas (e.g. Glass wall elevators)
His
Silvio Napoli at Schindler India (A)
Submitted by: Group- 9
Section- E
Mohammed Shajeer P C
Jithin Emmanuel Jacob
Sana Niazi
Parul Singh
G Madhuri
1. Was Silvio the right person for the job in India? Be sure to comment on his skill sets, industry knowledge, and personality traits etc. and how they might or might not match the assignment he will be responsible for executing.
Silvio Napoli was the head of Corporate planning in Schindler. The main issues that were to be considered while starting off in India were
Stark difference in power as compared to Switzerland which was tackled by Napoli
Interpersonal relationships were more important in India as it was a collectivist country as compared to Switzerland and hence Napoli couldn’t realize it at the first stage
Polycentrism provided Napoli with local knowledge and his lack of knowledge of Indian market was evident
Lack of knowledge of bureaucratic conditions made Napoli impatient and he used to get angry easily when deadlines were not met. He was in fact much more impatient and demanding in Indian context
Napoli was strong, single minded, hardworking, impulsive, impatient, goal oriented and enthusiastic and was ready to take challenges. Hence Napoli with his strong European vision along with his group of people developed a company culture which was open, informal, responsive and proactive.
Indian market is a highly fragmented market with almost three forth of the whole elevator market was low end elevator market. Customers many-a-times need customized elevator which is against the policy framed in Schindler. So Napoli has to modify his strategy and should perform more customer-oriented strategy.
Pros of Napoli:
He built a strong professional team in India
His personality traits will go hand in hand with the new project
Cons of Napoli:
He is well adamant about deadlines and hence viewed as stubborn
Was reluctant to new ideas (e.g. Glass wall elevators)
His