Oil India Limited – overcoming the challenges in competency planning

Abstract

Learning outcomes

The case highlights the initiatives that can be taken by the management of a large organization to bring more objectivity in promotion policies and to make the process of succession management more scientific. After completing the case, the following teaching objectives should be achieved. Students should be able to comprehend the industrial structure and the key challenges faced by oil and gas industry in an emerging economy – India; students should understand how a large organization can bring objectivity and transparency in its promotion policy by focussing on merit; students can analyse the challenges faced by a large organization in implementing changes in its promotion policy; and students should be able to understand the mechanism of alignment of assessment centres with the promotion policy.

Case overview/synopsis

The case deals with bringing change in the competency planning in a large organization. The focus of the case is to explain how a large organization can bring about a radical change in promotion policy especially for employees at the senior positions. The key issue highlighted in the case relates to building competency and linking rewards with merit. The case also highlights the kind of resistance by the stakeholders while enforcing the changes in the organization.

Complexity academic level

MBA and other similar programmes at the post-graduation level.

Supplementary materials

Teaching Notes are available for educators only.

Subject code

CSS 6: Human resource management.

Citation

Kumar, A., Jaisinghani, D. and Tiwari, S. (2020), "Oil India Limited – overcoming the challenges in competency planning", , Vol. 10 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-09-2019-0243