Halcrow Case Study

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Halcrow Group Strategy and the linkage with the HR Strategy Organisational Profil Halcrow Group Limited is a consultancy company that is multidisciplinary and focusing on planning, design and management services for worldwide infrastructure development (Millmore, Lewis, Saunders, Thornhill, & Morrow (2007). Strategic Human Resource Management. Contemporary issues. Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, UK, p. 150). Purpose The purpose of the Halcrow Group is to sustain and improve the quality of people’s lives and to shape a better future for all of their stakeholders (strategy report 2018, found at www.halcrow.com, September 12th 2011). The purpose is supported by a series of values to be mentioned as ‘skills and innovation, enjoying what they do and delivering within time and budget and codes of business behaviour and business principles’ (Millmore et al. 2007, p. 150). Within their strategy Halcrow makes use of the four main business groups Consulting, Property, Transport and Water, which operate worldwide. All of them are backed up by a Corporal Support System. Problems The problem for Halcrow is that they are known for their technical excellence and reliability but fight against the fact that employees due to their technical competence look at the detail and not see the organization as a commercial whole and therefore do not meet the client’s needs. Halcrow strives to develop in a dynamic and sustainable way to become commercially aware, flexible and more responsive to customer needs and thereby undergo an organizational culture change (Millmore et al., 2007). The central question is how Halcrow should achieve the cultural change that is needed. Improvements initiated by the Halcrow Group Limited To improve the above mentioned current situation and to reach the desired changes in organizational culture Halcrow introduced the “Act Now” programme.
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