This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to pupils, as it may reveal crucial case elements. Senior Partner Rob Smith merely led building consultancy business Davis Langdon in Europe and the Middle East through a major organizational change.
One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (A) Case Solution
Before, damages arrangements had not incentivized associates to collaborate across the business to serve customers' increasingly global and complex needs. Under the leadership of Smith, in 2007, the venture agreed to execute holistic change. This comprised a shift from geographic to sector structure and a new profit sharing system that supported partners to work collectively for the benefit of the firm as a whole. Amidst the international economic crisis, Smith must decide the best way to expand internationally the alignment the business has begun to attain in Europe and the Middle East.
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This is just an excerpt. This case is about ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT