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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. The firm was temporarily acquired by Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1995 but was bought back by partners in 2006, just in time for the company’s 80th anniversary. 2006 – A.T. 2006 – A.T. Since its management buyout in 2006, A.T. Kearney is impressive on multiple fronts.

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

Driving creativity within an organization's culture is increasingly vital for leaders. It is helpful to test assumptions, adopt a different point of view, challenge habits, and search for ideas outside your industry or function. industry associations discuss relevant issues and set standards for best practices.

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One Reason Mergers Fail: The Two Cultures Aren’t Compatible

Harvard Business

The two companies may have seen value in capitalizing on each other’s strengths, but they failed to investigate their cultural compatibility beforehand. When tight and loose cultures merge, there is a good chance that they will clash. Tight company cultures value consistency and routine. Loose cultures are much more fluid.

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Business Book Review: Lords of Strategy

Management Consulted

This book covers the consulting industry from the 1930s through 2009. You will be introduced to the founders of the consulting industry (Bruce Doolin Henderson, Bill Bain, James McKinsey, Marvin Bower, Michael Porter, Tom Peters, etc.) By 2006, 146K MBA degrees were granted. Quick overview. The need for advice is unnecessary.

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1 Strategy to Avoid Tolerating Poor Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

Research studies have linked effective performance management with positive individual and organizational outcomes such as increased productivity, decreased employee turnover intentions , reduced absenteeism, improved operational efficiency, reduced costs, and improved customer satisfaction. Consequences of Tolerating Poor Performance.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

At its start, Oliver Wyman capitalized on the deregulation of the financial services industry. Mercer (with Oliver Wyman) developed the number of industries served and capabilities expertise, and after a period of exponential growth eventually chose to make Oliver Wyman the catch-all name for anything MMC but non-human resources focused.

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Study: A CEO’s Decision Making Is Shaped by Whether Their Parents Were Immigrants

Harvard Business

Does cultural background affect a leader’s decision making? There’s a lot of research on how leaders living in different cultures behave, but little on how cultural heritage shapes leaders — even though this would seem to be just as meaningful for business performance as other factors like experience and education.

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