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2008 Financial Crisis – Causes and historical context

Tom Spencer

Many an economics and finance course later, I see that the layers of complexities to the 2008 financial crisis are innumerable. Once the housing market began to collapse, mortgages defaulted, and MBS began to fail. We were shocked, how could no one have seen the collapse coming? It all seemed so clear.

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Less Marketing, More Consulting — How To Win Projects Within Your Network with Stuart Friedman: Podcast #19

Consulting Success

The greatest marketing tool you have is your network — here’s how to make it work for you. This Silicon Valley-based previous electrical engineer with a passion for theater studied at Carnegie Mellon, then started his career in product marketing and sales before becoming a VP General Manager.

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Strong Economy – Strong Buy-Sell Market

Martinka Consulting

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? The driving force is the baby boomer generation is large and highly entrepreneurial (as per an Intuit study saying this generation owns a disproportionate share of businesses. Notice the same predictions from 2008-2015?

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Fed Study Finds 2 million in "Forced Retirement", 52% Cannot Afford an Unexpected $400 Expense

MishTalk

The survey found, for example, that 15% of those who had retired since 2008 had retired earlier than planned because of the downturn. Based on demographics, that translates into roughly 2 million more people retiring since 2008 than if the recession had not occurred. Inquiring minds may wish to see the actual study results.

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A New Quest for Consultancy: Transitioning from Just-in-Time Logistics

Tom Spencer

For instance, in the lead up to the 2008 Great Recession, McKinsey actively promoted mortgage securitization , alongside EY which was involved with Lehman Brothers’ accounting fraud allegations [pdf]. The 2008 meltdown highlighted harmful practices in the financial sector, such as credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations.

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Matrix Structures and Virtual Collaboration (Kates and Erickson, Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams, 2008)

Kates Kesler

Chapter in The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams, 2008. Three decades of study of the matrix in organizations have shown that it is one of the most powerful ways to force interaction among business units and integrate the diverse parts of an organization. Virtual Collaboration in a Matrix Organization. Amy Kates and Paul J.

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Does Effective Leadership Really Matter?

Organizational Talent Consulting

One research study suggests that followers contribute on average 80% to the success of an organization. A controlled study involving leaders across different markets found a positive correlation between the leader's effectiveness and employee retention, sales, margin, labor costs, and net profit.