Hollywood in the Alps

Describes a firm in the vocational training business, which faces declining profits and problems related to the succession. One of the constraints on growth has been a misogynous attitude that has affected the HRM policies in the firm.

The case gives the opportunity to better understand the interface between personality, leadership style and corporate culture. It provides insight into the psychodynamic problems of family firms. It illustrates how specific problems derived from childhood are repeated in an organisational setting.