Case Name :      Governance and Talent Management in a Professional Services Firm

Authors :           Yuliya V. Ivanova, Joan Winn

Source :             North American Case Research Association (NACRA)

Case ID :            NA0078

Discipline :        Human Resource Management

Case Length :    14 pages

Solution sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

The Academy for Professional Development (APD) was launched in 1993, shortly after Perestroika and the turbulent time of Soviet disintegration. With the support of the Soros Foundation and a local Ministry of Privatization, APD became the most prestigious professional business education and consulting firm in the country. Assembling and training a “team of talents” is always difficult, more so in this case because of the nature of local business practices, the proliferation of professional service firms competing for business and state-director clientele, and the lure of opportunities in more stable environments. As APD gained experience in business education and consulting, different directors implemented new programs and brought different styles of management. As the organization experiences turnover of its professional staff, its founder and Chairman of the Board is concerned about the role he should take as the organization matures.