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Sample Consulting Case Questions

Tom Spencer

Pricing Strategy. Growth Strategy. They want to develop a growth strategy for the next five years. The company started making handheld wireless devices in 1999 and gained substantial market share in the initial smart phone market prior to the release of the iPhone in 2007. Turnarounds. Is this a good idea?

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??? Happy New Year: Predictions, Takeaways, and Thank you!

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

It isn’t just in college football because MLB’s attendance has been declining since around 2007. I’ll broaden my scope of attention a bit more by continuing to focus on strategy even though I know there will continue to be numpties that will say, “we don’t do strategy” or “that’s not how we operate”. You will get branding.

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The Decline of Yahoo in Its Own Words

Harvard Business

Plenty of theories have been put forth to explain Yahoo’s failures, as the company seeks a buyer following a failed turnaround attempt. The data indicates that from the release of the iPhone in 2007 to Mayer’s appointment as CEO in 2012, Yahoo talked less about mobile than Google, at least on its earnings calls.

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Outsider CEOs Are on the Rise at the World’s Biggest Companies

Harvard Business

That’s nearly double the rate from 2004 to 2007. Outsiders, in effect, have become more of an intentional leadership choice than a stereotypical hire in a turnaround or crisis situation. Planned successions exclude mergers and acquisitions, as well as situations when CEOs are abruptly forced out.) one of the authors of the study.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business

Building alignment and commitment to the firm’s strategy (in particular, by emphasizing empathy as much as urgency). Selectively developing top team members to accomplish the strategy. A private equity group led by TPG bought the company in 2007; at the time SCA had suffered more than four straight quarters of declining profits.

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"Bubblicious" High End Flipping Up 350%, Overall Flipping Down 13%

MishTalk

What’s behind these quick turnarounds? And just as in 2000 with the dotcom bust, and 2007 with the real estate bust, the Fed is 100% oblivious of massive bubbles now. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.' But signs of a bubble are all over the place.

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How to Pull Your Company Out of a Tailspin

Harvard Business

After studying and working with hundreds of companies in free fall, we’ve identified concrete steps that leadership teams can take to engineer successful turnarounds and transformations. From 2005 to 2007 its revenues declined from 144 million euros to 90 million euros, and it lost between 10 million and 20 million euros per year.

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