Comments on: Employees Vote Apotheker Out of SAP http://6ampacific.com/2010/02/09/employees-vote-apotheker-out-of-sap/ Meandering Musings on Globalization Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:29:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Rajiv Gupta http://6ampacific.com/2010/02/09/employees-vote-apotheker-out-of-sap/comment-page-1/#comment-16980 Rajiv Gupta Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:43:14 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=701#comment-16980 " Bhagwan ke ghar mein der hai andher nahi hai " these thumb rules look outdated but never loose their strength for centuries . So trust you me if the employer is doing something keeping in mind general employee benifit wich is hidden or ignorant to emplyee than the employer finally becomes usccuessful but if the only motive is Profit then it doesnt last that long ---- If Chinese have cheated their people grossly then the economy will Bomb big big time and in notime . ” Bhagwan ke ghar mein der hai andher nahi hai ” these thumb rules look outdated but never loose their strength for centuries .

So trust you me if the employer is doing something keeping in mind general employee benifit wich is hidden or ignorant to emplyee than the employer finally becomes usccuessful but if the only motive is Profit then it doesnt last that long —- If Chinese have cheated their people grossly then the economy will Bomb big big time and in notime .

]]> By: Madhu http://6ampacific.com/2010/02/09/employees-vote-apotheker-out-of-sap/comment-page-1/#comment-16973 Madhu Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:26:07 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=701#comment-16973 @varun - Basab probably means that Walmart pays its employees very low rates, and that they are forever haggling with management and suing them to get a better deal. However, this is a typical principal-agency problem inherent in every organization, and it comes into much sharper focus in places like Walmart that pay low rates. @Basab - what's wrong with unions ? Not all unions are blackmailers, they could be a vehicle to ensure a fairer deal for employees. Some Chinese factories reportedly make their employees work for 80 hrs a week under atrocious conditions - isn't this cruel at a human level ? Would this ever occur if there were powerful unions ? REF <a href="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n02/perry-anderson/sinomania" target="_blank">http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n02/perry-anderson/sinom...</a> madhu @varun – Basab probably means that Walmart pays its employees very low rates, and that they are forever haggling with management and suing them to get a better deal. However, this is a typical principal-agency problem inherent in every organization, and it comes into much sharper focus in places like Walmart that pay low rates.

@Basab – what's wrong with unions ? Not all unions are blackmailers, they could be a vehicle to ensure a fairer deal for employees. Some Chinese factories reportedly make their employees work for 80 hrs a week under atrocious conditions – isn't this cruel at a human level ? Would this ever occur if there were powerful unions ?

REF http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n02/perry-anderson/sinom…

madhu

]]> By: varun http://6ampacific.com/2010/02/09/employees-vote-apotheker-out-of-sap/comment-page-1/#comment-16891 varun Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:34:36 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=701#comment-16891 For a newbiee, why are organization and employee intrests conflicted at walmart? Thanks For a newbiee, why are organization and employee intrests conflicted at walmart? Thanks

]]> By: Krishna http://6ampacific.com/2010/02/09/employees-vote-apotheker-out-of-sap/comment-page-1/#comment-16888 Krishna Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:10:22 +0000 http://6ampacific.com/?p=701#comment-16888 Leo Apotheker has been more than just the fall guy for SAP. He has been a wrong choice right from the beginning. He had no technical background and was seeped in sales as opposed to the cerebral Henning Kagermann, a former physics professor whom he succeeded. The disquiet amongst the employee ranks is quite natural if you're just an explosive and demanding boss while goofing up on promised deadlines to customers for introduction of BBD and other innovative applications to counter Oracles' strides on those lines. Then he did the unthinkable - hiking license fees during the recession. In fact, he fitted Bob Sutton's definition of *Asshole* pat and got what he asked for. Leo Apotheker has been more than just the fall guy for SAP. He has been a wrong choice right from the beginning. He had no technical background and was seeped in sales as opposed to the cerebral Henning Kagermann, a former physics professor whom he succeeded. The disquiet amongst the employee ranks is quite natural if you're just an explosive and demanding boss while goofing up on promised deadlines to customers for introduction of BBD and other innovative applications to counter Oracles' strides on those lines. Then he did the unthinkable – hiking license fees during the recession. In fact, he fitted Bob Sutton's definition of *Asshole* pat and got what he asked for.

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