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Riding the Waves of Innovation in the Technology Industry

BCG

Five years is an eternity in the technology industry—the business world equivalent of a “dog year”—compared with other, less volatile and tumultuous industries. Article Thursday, October 27, 2016.

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Energy Prices: Is Volatility Here to Stay?

Tom Spencer

It is enough to think about the far-reaching consequences of the First Oil Crisis in 1973, or the plummeting oil prices in 2011 which bankrupted countries like Venezuela and Angola. McKinsey, BCG, Bain and the Big Four all have specific divisions to cater for clients from the energy industry.

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The Secrets of Retail’s Repeat Top Performers

BCG

Article Friday, January 20, 2017 During the past decade, the global retail industry established a solid record of very strong value creation. For the five years from 2011 through 2015, the industry’s performance declined somewhat in both absolute and relative terms. Ninety-four of the companies were in the retail industry.

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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

Innovation start-ups are a practical starting point for familiarising yourself with the industry, since they rarely have the budgets for hiring major strategy firms, and therefore often welcome volunteer consultants. Start-up in the Plastics Industry. Turning Innovation into a Market Reality.

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Philly Fed Misses Expectations; Industrial Production Unchanged; Manufacturing Declines; Treasury Yields Soar Anyway

MishTalk

in July that was the highest since March 2011. Industrial Production Unchanged. Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region may be up, but overall manufacturing is negative while industrial production is unchanged for July. Industrial production in the U.S. Industrial Production Percent Change From Year Ago.

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Most Industries Are Nowhere Close to Realizing the Potential of Analytics

Harvard Business

Back in 2011, the McKinsey Global Institute published a report on the transformational potential of big data—and it would take a supercomputer to process all of the articles that have appeared since then urging companies to get on board before some digital disruptor renders them obsolete.

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Unemployed Agilists: Review the Hype Cycle & Your Agility to Help You Manage Future Job Changes, Part 4

Johanna Rothman

All jobs evolve and change as any industry changes. Back in 2011, I wrote this article: Agile Has Not Crossed the Chasm, A Contrarian View. If you don't have those skills yet, obtain them with your next line job. However, just because people paid you for your past work does not mean they will pay you in the future.

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