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Understanding the Costs and Causes of Employee Turnover

Tom Spencer

Retention efforts are especially important after the two-year mark because it can take up to two years for a new employee to reach a similar level of productivity as an existing staff member. This indicates that the employee has gotten up to speed with tasks, built working relationships with teammates, and has become a productive contributor.

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Business Book Review: Lords of Strategy

Management Consulted

This book covers the consulting industry from the 1930s through 2009. were considered the intellectuals of business and MBAs weren’t sought after as much – whereas MBAs form the core of every major consulting firm’s recruiting efforts today. It used to be that only Ph.D.s Overall summary/conclusion.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

They seized this opportunity to establish a firm that would help firms gain clarity about their business models, products, and clients and then advise them by creating long term strategies. Industrial Products. Retail and Consumer Products. For Consulting roles, Oliver Wyman recruits in 60 top schools all over the world.

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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips

Management Consulted

Archstone Consulting was founded and built on a different premise than more traditional players in the industry; namely, that being smaller allows the firm to deliver quality services more efficiently than the competition. ARCHSTONE CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Industries.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business

Our research has found that embedded sustainability drives financial performance through mediating factors such as innovation, operational efficiency, risk reduction, employee recruitment, engagement and retention, customer and supplier loyalty, competitive advantage, reduced cost of capital, and improved marketing and sales.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Management Consulted

An ERP system is an enterprise business management software program that organizes and tracks large company’s resources (cash, raw materials, production capacity, etc.) It helps facilitate error-free transactions and production (before ERP, people actually used odd things like pens, paper and ledgers to keep track of their stuff).