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    Prem Chopra misused his power as executive vice-chairman of Poornima Ltd by transferring Mr. Talwar, who had turned around the company's struggling Motors India Ltd subsidiary, to become managing director of that subsidiary. Talwar had successfully grown Motors India Ltd into the most profitable part of the company. However, Chopra wanted to use the profits from Motors India Ltd to fund other areas outside of it. When Motors India Ltd became successful, Talwar pressured Chopra to either sell the subsidiary or Chopra's controlling stake in the holding company. Talwar used political tactics like enlisting the support of shareholders to pressure Chopra. By transferring Talwar, Chopra aimed to both remove his political opponent from

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    Prem Chopra misused his power as executive vice-chairman of Poornima Ltd by transferring Mr. Talwar, who had turned around the company's struggling Motors India Ltd subsidiary, to become managing director of that subsidiary. Talwar had successfully grown Motors India Ltd into the most profitable part of the company. However, Chopra wanted to use the profits from Motors India Ltd to fund other areas outside of it. When Motors India Ltd became successful, Talwar pressured Chopra to either sell the subsidiary or Chopra's controlling stake in the holding company. Talwar used political tactics like enlisting the support of shareholders to pressure Chopra. By transferring Talwar, Chopra aimed to both remove his political opponent from

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    When The Tail Wags The Dog: 1) Delineate The Role of Power and Politics in This Case

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    Prem Chopra misused his power as executive vice-chairman of Poornima Ltd by transferring Mr. Talwar, who had turned around the company's struggling Motors India Ltd subsidiary, to become managing director of that subsidiary. Talwar had successfully grown Motors India Ltd into the most profitable part of the company. However, Chopra wanted to use the profits from Motors India Ltd to fund other areas outside of it. When Motors India Ltd became successful, Talwar pressured Chopra to either sell the subsidiary or Chopra's controlling stake in the holding company. Talwar used political tactics like enlisting the support of shareholders to pressure Chopra. By transferring Talwar, Chopra aimed to both remove his political opponent from

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    WHEN THE TAIL WAGS THE DOG

    Organizational Behavior

    1) Delineate the role of power and politics in this case.


    (Real power as executive vice-chairman, Poornima Ltd)
    It addresses the proper position to control and utilize
    authoritative assets. For this situation, the real force of Prem
    Chopra gives him the power to move Mr. Talwar to Motor India
    Ltd, which was then running on an enormous misfortune.
    (Power tactics)
     Talwar utilizes the pressing factor strategies over Mr. Chopra
    after Motor India Ltd turned into the most noteworthy
    benefit creating auxiliary of Poornima Ltd. He undermines
    Mr. Chopra to one or the other auction Motor India Ltd. or
    on the other hand to sell his controlling stake in the holding
    organization. He utilizes the individual financial backers of
    the organization to undermine Mr. Chopra.
     Talwar is likewise utilizing alliance strategies to convince the
    objective (Chopra) to consent to his interest. For this, he
    utilizes the guide of financial backers, who are his ally.
    (Political involvement)
    The activity of Mr. Chopra, to unnecessarily move Talwar, can
    be identified with the political conduct of acting against a
    specific person.

    2) Do you think Talwar has played politics? If yes, how?


    Yes, I think Mr. Talwar has played politics
    The power in politics can be mentioned as the ability or the capacity of
    the person to influence members of an organization to achieve a pre-
    determined goal. Mr. Talwar's main strength was his extraordinary
    ability to motivate individuals through focusing on their strengths
    thereby influence them and made a team out of them which he used as
    an instrument of change. As the Motors India rise into level of making
    profits Mr. Chopra started to use the profits generated from Motors
    India to fund into areas outside Motors India.
    3. Do you think Chopra has misused power when he killed two birds
    with one stone? If yes, how?
    Yes, I think Chopra has misused his legislative power. As the vice-
    chairman of the Company, he should be a motivating figure, somebody
    whom the subordinates might turn upward to. For this situation,
    Chopra has misused his power to satisfy his own grudge. As the
    president of corporate planning of Poornima Ltd, Talwar had been
    reporting to Chopra on various issue. During this period, they disagreed
    on various issues including the organization's policies. They only here
    and there met eye to eye on this issue.
    The two birds emphasized here were to move, Talwar out of Calcutta
    and to put Talwar as managing director of Motors India ltd, and with a
    motive that if it turns into a failure, responsibility would entirely fall on
    Talwar's head else, it was a triumph then he could exploit.

    NIHAR RANJAN MISHRA


    21BSP0100

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