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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

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. Kearney becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS in September, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Strategic Information Technology and Operations. This focus on efficiency is a major defining characteristic of the high-performance culture at Oliver Wyman. Corporate and Institutional Banking. Retail and Business Banking. Wealth and Asset Management. Public Policy. Corporate and Finance and Advisory.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business

Economic analysis finds that most of this productivity growth is accounted for by a few companies such as Walmart who used information technology to become much more productive. Research suggests that the benefits of information technology depend in part on management. Why, then, did Apple prevail?