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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As the 2008 banking crisis ensued, Alvarez & Marsal played a pivotal role in liquidating Lehman Brother’s assets while also servicing many other high-profile clients. Transportation and Infrastructure. ALVAREZ & MARSAL CULTURE. There are a few things that immediately stand out about Alvarez & Marsal’s culture.

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Brews, News and Booz & Company: Interview and Culture Insights

Management Consulted

Booz & Company Interview and Culture. Where prestige, pay, exit opportunities and culture are concerned, Booz & Company ranks number 4 behind MBB. 2008 was when the split came, and Booz Allen Hamilton (parent company) divided in 2. Transportation. BOOZ & COMPANY CULTURE. We want you to nail it.

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Message to 5.7 Million Truck Drivers "No Drivers Needed"

MishTalk

We are going to have a driverless truck because there will be money in it," adds James Barrett, president of 105-rig Road Scholar Transport Inc. Rise of Technocrats, Fraudulent Conveyance, MF Global, the Culture of Greed, Christina Romer, and the US Dollar. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108).

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ZS Associates Firm Profile

Management Consulted

In 2008, the firm celebrated their silver anniversary of 25 years of extraordinary growth. Travel & Transportation. ZS ASSOCIATES CULTURE. However, all wondrous places have some cons – the firm is still stuck a bit culturally in the 80s. ZS ASSOCIATES ORGANIZATION. Consumer Packaged goods. Communications.

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The Reinvention of NASA

Harvard Business

The reinvention of NASA has been an evolution spanning three phases, each focused on achieving different goals and characterized by particular technology strategies, cultural values, and ways of working with external parties. This demanded shifts in cultural values, relational approaches, and technology strategy. Adapting to change.

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What Uber’s China Deal Says About the Limits of Platforms

Harvard Business

Proponents of this view cite companies such as LinkedIn (founded in 2002 and recently acquired by Microsoft), which ostensibly operates in 200 countries, Airbnb (2008) in 190, and Uber (2009) in 68. In eBay’s case, internationalization ran into trouble early on for cultural reasons: Its original emphasis on collectibles in the U.S.