Publications
Publications
- November 2008
- HBS Case Collection
Malaysia Airlines (A)
Abstract
In the first six weeks on the job, the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has developed an ambitious turnaround plan, including aggressive job cuts and route eliminations, but MAS's largest shareholder, Khazanah Nacional, the sovereign wealth fund, is tasked with helping to grow the Malaysian economy. Should Khazanah encourage job and route cuts at MAS, and how would the government react to them? Moreover, should MAS's new CEO pre-announce publicly his intentions?
Keywords
Restructuring; Economic Growth; Investment Funds; Sovereign Finance; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Air Transportation Industry; Malaysia
Citation
El-Hage, Nabil N., and Leslie Pierson. "Malaysia Airlines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 209-024, November 2008.