Organizational Change and Development

Chapter 4

Conflict and Negotiation in Organization

Opening Case: Life is Like That

Vijay Mallya, the Chairman of United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, is clearly facing some trouble for the past few months or so. He was born in Kolkata and graduated from the city’s much celebrated St. Xavier’s College. He took over as the chairman of the United Breweries at a young age of 28 after the sudden demise of his father. He infused some freshness into the company and captured more than 50 per cent of the market’s share of India’s beer market. Kingfisher beer is now available in 52 countries outside India. In fact, he is the one who first put India in the international beer market and transformed UB into the largest beer producing company ...