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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

In 2004, there were over 30,000 acquisitions completed globally, and in 2015 the total deal value equaled $5 trillion, which is more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of countries like Ireland and Switzerland.

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

1988 brought a major change when D&B acquired IMS Health for nearly $1.7B. In 2004 , IMS Health engaged in building consulting capabilities in both health economics and outcomes research. Life-cycle management strategy. Organizational redesign/change management. Launch excellence, launch sequencing.

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Value-Based Care Alone Won’t Reduce Health Spending and Improve Patient Outcomes

Harvard Business

In 2012 Nemours implemented a pilot program to improve asthma outcomes — asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood — for a population of children in Delaware, where we had an established network of primary care clinics and where, in 2004, we established Nemours Health and Prevention Services, a freestanding population health (..)

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business

Our data shows that from 2004 to 2014, WPP made a staggering 271 acquisitions — which averages to more than one every two weeks — 60% more than the next busiest acquirer during that decade, Google (now Alphabet). In 2004 PCC was in a poor position.

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

They came up with incredible solutions in change management and supporting tools for the human resources side of marketing and sales. In 1987, ZS was employed by a large U.S. corporation to reorganize, redesign, and reallocate U.S. sales force teams. It was the mother of all projects.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business

The Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 (and amendments in 1988 and 2004) called for government agencies such as NASA to support the development and growth of commercial space. It is currently at less than o.5% 5% of the federal budget. Meanwhile, the organization’s mission aspirations grew bolder.