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Lehman Bros Consulting Case You are to make an assessment of the issues within Lehman Brothers from 2000 until its' fall. You have access to all the material available in this field/discipline (remember to give credit). Consider this is an assignment you have been given as part of a consulting firm hired by the board to help Lehman Brothers. You are to write the Case as a consultant who is making an assessment of the issues in an organization. We have covered the environment, structures, individuals, and groups. Using the material found in “The Colossal Failure of Common Sense”, you are to provide an example of each of environment, structures, individuals, and groups from the book. You should identify examples or illustrations of the material we have covered and provide your reasoning for including those particular examples or illustrations. Four pages should begin to cover the material if you are diligent in your editing using APA. A simple outline of the case would be: Introduction to the case – should include a background of the case, and at least three major issues you have identified. An assessment of McDonald, as an individual, and the factors (from the information available to you) that may have provided the foundation for who he appears to be. As part of this assessment you should provide a recommendation for his employment and give your reasoning. Analysis of the issues in the case using class developed material to help with understanding. The analysis should include an understanding of the four major issues in OB (individuals, groups, structures, and the context), the multiple lens we view each of the issue through (the academic disciplines) and the multiple perspectives we use to understand and add value to organizations (internal and external). Recommendations you would make to the Board of Directors should include at a minimum your response to the issues you have pointed out in the introduction. You would want to consider all the components of the course in your case.