Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Dealing with today’s digital disruption begins by understanding how it differs from past industry changes. After all, stories of the end of our industry as we know it have been a trade press staple for decades. In 2011, the average tenure dropped to 18 years. No industry is immune.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

List of strategy consulting firms in London 2011. by Tom Spencer on October 3, 2011 · 0 comments  ·  Image Source. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Founded in 2003, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is based in the UK and also has offices in Luxembourg, Paris and NY.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Reshoring Index shows that for the fourth consecutive year, reshoring of manufacturing operations to the United States has once again failed to keep up with offshoring. Industries vulnerable to rising labor costs in China have been successfully relocating to other Asian countries, rather than returning to the United States.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Reshoring Index shows that for the fourth consecutive year, reshoring of manufacturing operations to the United States has once again failed to keep up with offshoring. Industries vulnerable to rising labor costs in China have been successfully relocating to other Asian countries, rather than returning to the United States.

Apparel 28

Apparel Chemicals Trends Report 28

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Bain operates in 47 offices across 30 countries. In Ausralia, Bain operates out of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Founded in 1963 by Bruce Henderson, BCG operates in more than 75 offices worldwide. In Australia, BCG operates out of Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. McKinsey operates in 98 locations worldwide.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Leaders need to be able to operate within and upon the business. 3 Organizational Culture Company Examples Organizations with strong organizational cultures are defined by having their culture deeply rooted in how they operate. There are many different definitions for leadership, but most would agree it is about influence. Cameron, K.

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BCG

OCTOBER 26, 2016

lthough the engineering, construction, and services (ECS) industry continues to lag substantially behind the broader market, a doom-and-gloom outlook is by no means warranted. Japan and China are robust markets for ECS value creation. Infrastructure construction companies had a median TSR of 8% from 2011 through 2015.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

In 2011, Oliver Wyman ranked 7th in Vault’s Consulting 50 (combining “best to work for” and overall prestige). Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. Industrial Products. Mercer buys Oliver Wyman.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The auto industry is a case in point. Writing in the Sloan Management Review, Boston College professor Gerald Kane noted that 87% of executives surveyed indicated that digital technologies will disrupt their industries to a great or moderate extent. market for personal computers. Minimize Pain.

Strategy 37

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 17, 2023

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are key growth strategies for many organizations: entering new markets, acquiring new technologies, or leveraging scale and size. UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL CULTURAL CONTEXT Today many industries and organizations operate on a global scale. Don’t walk away. & Mirvis, P.

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MishTalk

MARCH 18, 2014

saying ‘‘the opposite is true’’ in this new industry. Financial transparency can help bring stability to the virtual currency market and security to its users and investors,’’ Cohen said. ‘‘And Cohen has served as undersecretary since 2011. 11 attacks. He plans to propose a set of rules for virtual-currency firms by mid-year.

Finance 69

Finance Financial Government Travel 69

MishTalk

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The accident is likely to intensify scrutiny over Nasa’s deal to subcontract resupply missions to private space operators following the end of its shuttle programme. The resulting AJ-26 engine has suffered some failures during tests: one caught fire in 2011, and another being tested in May before use in an Antares flight burned up.

Engineering 74

Engineering Video Report System 74

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

Generally regarded as turnaround market leaders, AlixPartners is doing a killer job at taking up more room in the consulting space by strategically hiring a plethora of gurus. Industries. Sean Sternbach – Director of Operations – Pet Lodge Pet Resort. Enterprise Improvement. Financial Advisory Services. Automotive.

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Interviews Culture Turnaround Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets.

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Cash Flow Transportation Balance Sheet Energy 37

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 4, 2011

by Tom Spencer on December 5, 2011 · 3 comments. Unpaid family workers: Under the US government’s definition of employment, a person is considered employed if they have worked without pay for 15 hours or more per week in a business operated by someone in their family. December 6, 2011 at 7:18 pm. Definitions.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Compared to its peers, FTI Consulting is a youngster in the consulting industry. Luczak pioneered solutions at the intersection of law, communications and technology that affected not only the cases he was involved in, but the industry itself. Dispute, litigation and investigations services for construction industry.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

MishTalk

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Alcatel mainly builds and develops telecommunications networks and related equipment for network operators - such as Verizon or AT&T - and other enterprise customers. Alcatel has only reported one year of profit since the merger, in 2011, ending every other year in the red. In 2012, Alcatel swung to a full-year net loss of 1.2

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

The consulting industry continues to grow and, in search of higher margins, PwC has thrown itself back into the consulting game head first. Less than half of PwC’s revenues now come from its assurance business, and consulting is one of its fastest growing operations. Industry Consolidation. It ultimately went belly up.

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BearingPoint Talent Culture Industry 92

LSA Global

APRIL 18, 2017

Borders began as a standard bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Michigan in 1971 and grew to employ almost 20,000 workers before it ceased operations in 2011. The third and final nail on the coffin was that they didn’t read their market right – a fatal change management mistake. All different industries…all eventual failures.

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MishTalk

APRIL 23, 2014

Numericable (NUM), which provides cable and internet service in France and other European markets, sold a record amount of high-yield bonds Wednesday with some priced in dollars and others in euros. Reflections on AOL These are the kinds of deals that mark the top of markets. It''s sold $7.78 billion and €2.25

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Sales Company Media Finance 67

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. Growth has slowed sharply among oil exporters and North African countries affected by the 2011 Arab Spring democracy movements—but the rest of Africa posted accelerating growth at an average annual rate of 4.4%

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Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

Traditionally, antitrust regulation has looked for whether a merger increased or decreased competition in a particular market. In the case of Baker Hughes and Halliburton’s planned merger a few years ago, the Justice Department detailed how it thought the amount of competition would rise or fall (mostly fall) in 30 market segments.

Company 28

Company Airlines Industry Automotive 28

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

Recall that Nokia dominated the mobile and smartphone markets in 2007-2008 when Apple launched the iPhone and Google the Android operating system. The new rivals revolutionized customer expectations, causing Nokia’s Symbian operating system to become outdated.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Analysis 28

MishTalk

MARCH 11, 2014

Firms focused on HFT rely on advanced computer systems, the processing speed of their trades and their access to the market. Algorithmic and HFT were both found to have contributed to volatility in the May 6, 2010 Flash Crash, when high-frequency liquidity providers rapidly withdrew from the market.

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Financial Marketing System Strategy 77

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2018

The Silicon Valley model, for all of its charms, was developed at a specific time, for a specific industry, which was developing a specific set of technologies. While it can offer valuable lessons for other industries and other problems, the model is not universally applicable. This is a dangerous mindset. The Silicon Valley Model.

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Nonprofit Engineering Industry Finance 28

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Revenue: $1.3B+ (2011). You created not just a firm, but an industry we are all now proud of. Today, Booz Allen Hamilton and Booz & Company still reign in the federal sector – they own the highest percentage of the market in the government sector. Operations and Logistics. Industrials. Employees: 3,000.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. Trucking Industry Entering a Profit-Killing Era of Overcapacity? Trucking Industry Entering a Profit-Killing Era of Overcapacity? Operating revenue decreased 15.9 So far, the industry does not appear to be doing that.

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Balance Sheet Banking Study Policies 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. ” Improving risk management.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2016

By the mid-1980’s, the American semiconductor industry seemed like it was doomed. So in 1986, the American government created SEMATECH , a consortium of government agencies, research institutions and private industry. To understand the nature of the problem, let’s look at how penicillin was brought to market.

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Government Research Journal Biotechnology 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. For more on our methods, see the sidebars below.) The same was true of Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen.

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Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 53

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The launch of Pokémon Go this summer was a huge success—both for the gaming industry and for Augmented Reality (AR). In a previous piece I discussed why some AR apps are destined to be forgotten as gimmicks, and what mistakes marketers should avoid when trying to deploy them. Aside from complex technological advances (e.g.,

Tourism 34

Tourism Fashion Software Development 34

Harvard Business

MAY 28, 2018

Large companies in industries ranging from retail, to aerospace, to financial services are buying talent and technology to develop new digital capabilities and reinvent themselves quickly. Notably tech firms acquired an average 250 tech companies annually between 2002 and 2011 and 350 in the years since. Julian Watt/Getty Images.

Company 28

Company Talent Accenture Transportation 28

MishTalk

MARCH 4, 2015

The trio are the latest to give in to a threat made by the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) to stop doling out home sales information or risk losing a lifeline to all privileged industry data. It’s a test case that could end up affecting other real estate markets in Canada. Already in Nova Scotia, and for years across the U.S.,

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Sales Data Operations 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In healthcare, change is even harder than in most industries. In 2011, when I came to Centura Health in Colorado as President of its largest operating group (Mountains and North Denver Operating Group or MNDOG) and CEO of its flagship health organization, Saint Anthony Hospital, I saw a clear mandate for change.

How To 28

How To Healthcare Operations Leadership 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

In the traditional media industry, some outlets differentiate themselves through quality, but social media hasn’t gotten there yet — there is no “ New York Times of social media.” But Slack is generally aimed at the enterprise market and doesn’t specialize in intimate relationships.

Media 36

Media Metrics eBook Software 36

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2017

He radically transformed the company from a classic conglomerate that did everything to one that focused on its core industrial businesses. GE made a $4 billion bet on connecting industrial equipment through the internet of things and analytical software with a suite of products called Predix Cloud. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/Getty Images.

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Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 28

Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2017

For an example of the kind of disruption such an attack could cause, consider the 2011 Japanese tsunami. ” In our research consortium at MIT Sloan , we have been studying ways that massive physical damage can happen to power grids and other industrial control systems through a cyberattack.

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