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

Management Consulted

After he graduated from Northwestern University (Chicago, IL), he developed the idea that companies would become more successful if they called on someone outside of their organization to offer expert, unbiased advice. This idea became a theory, and he developed a practice. Information Technology. Organization and Change.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As we worked with clients who have been granted positions at this firm, we’ve developed some interesting perspectives on this company. Physician manpower planning and medical staff development. Performance Technology. Talent Development. Is The Advisory Board Company is a good company for you to work for?

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The Real Reason Superstar Firms Are Pulling Ahead

Harvard Business

One answer to that first question shows up in study after study: superstar firms are succeeding in large part due to information technology. It could be because “software development typically requires large upfront fixed costs,” meaning that firms that are already pretty large are the ones who can afford to invest in it.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

The order is the latest development in a long-running debate over how companies use the H-1B program and how it affects American workers. In 2008 Bill Gates testified before Congress to advocate for more H-1B visas to help compensate for “a deficit of Americans with computer science degrees.”