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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
CASE STUDY
NAME
AKSHAY
BBA BUSINESS ANALYTICS
SRN PES1202200162
NAME-AKSHAY
Introduction-
Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army on April 30, 1975,
bringing an end to the Vietnam War. The harsh policies of
Vietnam were to blame for the rising number of refugees,
and about two million individuals escaped the nation by boat.
Later, these people came to be known as Vietnamese boat
people. Vietnamese refugees began to flee in large numbers
between 1975 and the middle of 1978, which led to a
humanitarian catastrophe involving Southeast Asian nations.
The number of boat people increased to 54,000 arrivals per
month in the middle of 1979. The number of boat people
increased despite the risk of drowning at sea and the
opposition of the receiving nations. The nations of Southeast
Asia came together at this point to declare that they had
Case 1 Questions:
1. Summarize the Peacetime Training Provided during the

crisis and explain what could have been made better during
the training program?
2. The tactical dilemma that occurred during the crisis was
indeed a difficult situation to handle. If you were part of the
seamen, what call would you take?
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Crisis and Plight of the Boat
People
As night fell, the rickety, outdated sampan set sail. Young and
elderly, men and women, were crammed together tightly. In
whichever location their fate brought them, they were eager
to find their "country of hope." In the broad oceans, the
wind, tide, and good fortune controlled their life. When the
light came up,
Sun set; they sailed on the broad waters for many days till
they lost track of the time. To survive, they had to
the storms, avoid pirates, get through diseases, and starve.

Fear was prevalent, and the unknown existed.
After five days, food and water supplies were getting low.
Each person witnessed their countrymen struggle mightily to
survive as they travelled in danger. However, a few of them
were ill, and when they passed away, they had to be cast into
the water. They were well aware that their chances of
surviving the journey were only between 10% and 70%. 2
Strategic Intent: Six-thousand-miles
Screwdriver
Singapore, a small and developing country, was

among the first in this region to prevent boat
persons from reaching its coasts. The established
strategy was to offer humanitarian help and "tug"
the boat out to open water if they refused to
leave Singapore's coastline, similar to other
nations in the region. Strategic
At the policy level, the intention was clear: no

refugee landing.
During this time, after supplying the refugees with

food, water, and fuel, the Republic of Singapore
Navy (RSN) was tasked with intercepting these
vessels and preventing them from reaching
Singapore's shoreline. Operation Thunderstorm
was the name given to this.
Operational Context: Peacetime Training
to Operations other than War (OOTW)
The purpose of RSN's mission in the 1980s was to "see-and-

be-seen," or to act as a deterrent.
As an illustration, certain patrol craft (PCs) would fasten a

string of lights from their fore to their aft. It resembled
getting ready for a naval review on a ship. Anyone utilising
night vision equipment to survey the horizon would
moment they came by the highly illuminated vessel did the

image flare
In the 1970s and 1980s, A-class PCs, like RSS Freedom, were
among the primary combatants in the RSN. These PCs were
charged with a variety of tasks, from "show of force" to
maritime operations in the South China Sea, such as spotting
refugee boats and stopping them from docking in Singapore
It was a normal task for the crew of the RSS Freedom on

December 25, 1980; the ship had successfully completed this
mission a number of times over the previous year. The crew
was familiar with the training because this was a routine
procedure. The Commanding Officer receives operational
instructions (CO)
The mission statement for RSS Freedom was brief; the ship
was to patrol in a designated sector to look for and eject any
prospective refugee boats and complete their intended task.
Six-thousand-miles Screwdriver and

Tactical Decision
The radio disturbed the starry night and the stillness of the
vast sea. Small sampan was spotted 1.5 miles northeast of us,
CO Sir. The Officer of the Watch yelled to the CO, "Action
station, ask authorization to close. The alarm went off. The
public address system (PA)
Hands to the station of action, hands to the station of action.

triple I close party at this deck's quarters
The crew was instructed to stand by with boat hooks in case
the old improvised boat needed to be pushed away from the
naval vessel in order to maintain a safe distance by the
operations officer, CPT Tom, through the loud hailer. To stop
any boat passengers from boarding Freedom, this was a
necessary aspect of the training. Despite the necessity of
gasoline, water, and food
It was evident that Freedom would complete its assigned

task when she was ready to hand off to the boat people
-Tactical Dilemma: Throw or Not to

Throw?
The sailors were prepared to provide the boat people with the
supplies in boxes and plastic containers. The crew carried out the
order quickly and effectively, just as they had been trained to do
during the previous year's peacetime training drills.
"Catch!" he yelled as he hurled something at a seaman from the man

standing atop the sampan's shelter. Here is
Please, my daughter.
The infant was light and easily caught by the fisherman PTE Lye since
she was wrapped in an old tethered linen.
Due of the shock, sobbed. The improvised boat's engine fired up and
popped open from the parked naval ship

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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

1. Summarize the Peacetime Training Provided during the

the storms, avoid pirates, get through diseases, and starve.

Singapore, a small and developing country, was

At the policy level, the intention was clear: no

During this time, after supplying the refugees with

The purpose of RSN's mission in the 1980s was to "see-and-

As an illustration, certain patrol craft (PCs) would fasten a

moment they came by the highly illuminated vessel did the

It was a normal task for the crew of the RSS Freedom on

Six-thousand-miles Screwdriver and

Hands to the station of action, hands to the station of action.

It was evident that Freedom would complete its assigned

-Tactical Dilemma: Throw or Not to

"Catch!" he yelled as he hurled something at a seaman from the man

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