Lewis And Lewis, P.C Accounting Firm

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entrance to Lewis & Lewis is a small but
welcoming lobby, with a natural stone floor, stylish but difficult to walk on in
heels. There is a narrow open closet for guests to hang their coats, and several
chairs arranged around a table on which are placed the company newsletter and
other publications. The receptionist's desk is facing the entrance door, and
behind it sits a friendly young woman. The partners' offices are found against
the two farthest external walls, noticeably removed from the rest of office.
The other external walls are lined with the offices of the professionals, with
large windows overlooking the pleasant exterior. The remainder of the office
space is segmented with partitioning walls, forming a sort of cubicle labyrinth.
In the center of this maze is a small kitchen where employees gather and
converse informally. Adjacent to the kitchen is a small work area with copy
machines and office supplies. In a corner of this floor is a set of uninviting
sta irs ...

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each employee
receives.
Formal information flow is undefined between the vaguely defined
divisions of the firm in part due to the nature of the accounting industry.
Therefore, information flow is very vertical. Information is handed down to
each department from the top (Phil, Brian and other partners), and from each
professional to the shared administrative staff. Data from each individual
professional division flowing back up to Phil and Brian goes through David.
There are no general staff meetings at Lewis & Lewis. The only formally
coordinated data-sharing medium are the partner meetings. In a busy month
(those preceding April 15) the partners may meet two or three times, ...

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