Case Study – Royal Bank of Scotland acquisition of Nat West
At 7.30am on 6th March 2000, the Royal Bank of Scotland announced its ‘acquisition’ of Nat West to the stock exchange. This was an unusual acquisition of a larger institution by a smaller one amongst the Big Five retail banks.
Start by identifying what elements you recognise in the case study that require attention and discussion. Then move on to present a theoretical model of change that was applied in this situation. How could it have been done differently? Questions you can ask/answer are:
What methods can be used to further investigate the presented situation?
What other organisational processes come to mind that may play a role in this scenario?
How can the presenting problem and these processes be addressed?
What interventions would be put in place? How?
How would you plan to evaluate their effect on the employees?
