Jan Eriksson is the country manager of Novartis AG joint venture in Indonesia. At the time of the case, Novartis is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. The case describes the steps taken to combine Ericsson Indonesian operations parents Novartis ยป, Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, and create a new organization for the 1997 - 1998 Asian financial crisis. Focuses on the impact of the financial crisis on business and details of Eriksson's two operating plans, which he gave Novartis control in response to the crisis. It takes place in January and February 1998. "Hide
by Carin-Isabel Knoop, Anthony St. George Source: Harvard Business School 25 pages. Publication Date: April 16, 1998. Prod. #: 898219-PDF-ENG
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