Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 30 May 2006
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
Abstract
Vernon Ellis, Managing Partner of Andersen Consulting - Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India (AC - EMEAI), is considering how best to reorganize. AC - EMEAI has grown rapidly over the past five years to become Europe''s largest consulting operation. However, Ellis feels that the organization needs to be reconfigured if it has to continue on its trajectory of rapid growth. Each of the various alternatives that he is considering offers intriguing potential benefits but also carries considerable risks.
Location:
Industry:
Size:
Large, 10,000 employees, USD1.2 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1994
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Abstract
Vernon Ellis, Managing Partner of Andersen Consulting - Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India (AC - EMEAI), is considering how best to reorganize. AC - EMEAI has grown rapidly over the past five years to become Europe''s largest consulting operation. However, Ellis feels that the organization needs to be reconfigured if it has to continue on its trajectory of rapid growth. Each of the various alternatives that he is considering offers intriguing potential benefits but also carries considerable risks.
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Location:
Industry:
Size:
Large, 10,000 employees, USD1.2 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1994