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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

On October 2, 2002, after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed, the company rebranded their name to BearingPoint Inc., One of the key SOX impacts on consulting was the mandated “ethical wall” that was enacted – a firm could not both audit and consult for the same company, because it was considered a major conflict of interest.

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Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms.

Harvard Business

Real-world applications range from medical diagnoses and judicial sentencing to professional recruiting and resource allocation in public agencies. ” Lastly, by looking at historical data on publicly traded companies, a team of finance professors set out to build an algorithm to choose the best board members for a given company.