HR Practices and Organizational Structure Presentation 2022

HR Practices and
Organizational
Structure
Semco Case Study

Introduction
The presentation will discuss:
– The Background of Semco
– Situational Analysis
– Description of the Areas of Problem
– HR Practices
– Leadership
– Strategic Focus
– Supporting theories
– Recommendations

The Background of Semco
– Semco was established in Brazil in 1953
– Austrian Immigrant Antonio Curt Semler founded the company
– Since then the company offers marine pumps as manufacturers
– 90% of the companies products were supplied to Brazilian ship
makers
– The company was hierarchy based and was governed by various
policies.

Situational Analysis
– The company was experiencing financial distress in 1982.
– The company was taken over by Ricardo Semler, that year
– Semler was appointed as the CEO of the company
– He focused on improving the financial capabilities of the
company.
– Authoritarian approach was adopted by the CEO, creating
pressure and mounting stress.
– Appointed managers pushed employees
– Thus, building unfavorable culture