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Acing the Case Study Assessment

freshminds

The Case Study of the consulting interview process may seem like the most daunting part for some. McKinsey - Four practice case studies to work from here. OC&C One short case study example here in this pdf. Next, here are the top three Case Interview Gurus and their books and websites to check out. 'Case

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Case Study: Can You Fix a Toxic Culture Without Firing People?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. “But given what I saw in Arkansas, the patient is definitely not out of the woods.” ” He looked to her for a response, so she finally spoke up.

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5 Steps To Securing a Consulting Internship

Tom Spencer

If you’re not as confident though, then it should definitely not stop you from getting your internship! Get comfortable with case studies and develop your own style. Get comfortable with case studies and develop your own style. Case studies only make up about half of each interview.

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Case Study: Are Our Customer Liaisons Helping or Hurting?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. It was definitely the PCE and the family against me.” Vishnu Patel, a respected cardiologist who’d just given his notice.

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Save the silver bullet – a shameless piece of self promotion!

Ben de Haldevang

The only part I struggled with (but got the point after re-reading it) is the one on “plasticity”, possibly because of the choice of words and the third definition by Merriam-Webster which in first reading seemed a little pedantic. But I landed on my feet shortly afterwards when you mention “agility”, “adaptability” and “responsiveness”!

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People over Profit Book Review

Management Consulted

The book is definitely addressed to entrepreneurs, but even if you aren’t planning on starting a business, author Dale Partridge has some great insights on our culture of consumerism, as well as what makes healthy culture in business. Partridge uses McDonald’s, Ford, and Wal-Mart as three case studies to illustrate his point.

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Determining Influence: Don’t Rely Solely on Number of Followers

Melissa Agnes

I often conduct an issues management workshop and, while presenting case studies, I ask attendees whether or not a particular situation is an issue or a crisis and why. Issues can go viral as well , and yet not present long-term repercussions to the organization’s reputation or bottom line (which is the definition of a crisis).