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Case
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1998
(Revised from original 1998 version)
Egon Zehnder International: Implementing Practice Groups
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Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
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Abstract
Since its creation in 1964, executive search firm Egon Zehnder International (EZI) marketed its consultants as "generalists." As searches became more global and industry-specific in the 1990s, CEO Daniel Meiland decided the firm needed to offer specialized services. By 1995, industry-specific practice groups were incorporated into EZI's organizational structure. The case examines how practice groups might affect EZI's ability to maintain its "one firm" egalitarian philosophy. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Keywords: Business Units;
Global Strategy;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Service Operations;
Organizational Structure;
Consulting Industry;
Service Industry;