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. Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. They were caught behind the times.

Change Management 34

Change Management Management Film Pharmaceuticals 34

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. But the fallout is far from over.

Leadership 37

Leadership Banking Ethics Culture 37

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

Company 69

Company Government Telecommunications Operations 69

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.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

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

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Revenue: $1.3B+ (2011). You created not just a firm, but an industry we are all now proud of. Surely it was the largest when it was the only one, but they kept the lead after creating an idea so great that competitors formed to add unique flavor to the industry. Operations and Logistics. Industrials. Automotive.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

MishTalk

MARCH 4, 2015

The board threatened brokers who list sales prices. Self-Serving Hypocrites Suppress Data Please consider Toronto Real Estate Board Demands Brokers Halt Online Sales Stats. The broker feels Canadians should have access to sales information online. realty websites publicly post home sales history online. Sales declining?

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Sales Data Operations 28

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%

Resources 28

Resources Talent Marketing Government 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

This kind of competition often drives consolidation mergers, in which two firms combine their production and sales. The key issue is whether the merger reduces competition in the upstream or downstream market, or whether owning a supplier or a buyer gives the firm too much market power in its own industry.

Company 28

Company Airlines Industry Automotive 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. ” Improving risk management. In 2005, they launched a U.S.

Study 28

Study Efficiency Productivity Operations 28

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Trucking Industry Entering a Profit-Killing Era of Overcapacity? As surface transportation’s peak period ends for the year, and trucking eyes the traditionally slowest time for the industry as first quarter 2016, economic signals are, at best, mixed. Operating revenue decreased 15.9 percent to $182.5 percent to $160.7

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Banking Study Policies 28

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

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2017

Adobe’s radical transformation from a product-based business model to a service-based one raised eyebrows in the industry, with many software vendors now wondering how radically they should approach the SaaS model. Yet by April 2016 Adobe’s stock price had nearly tripled from its value four years earlier.

Company 28

Company Software Sales Study 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

We recruited a panel of expert judges (see the list below), who evaluated the companies through the lens of their own expertise and gauged which transformations were most durable and had the highest impact in their industries. Has this transformation had impact on customers and its industry in the past decade?

Methodologies 53

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 53

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.

Balance Sheet 28

Balance Sheet Financial Journal Company 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Revenue: $20B+ (2011). It should be no surprise since they have been the birthplace of many technological advances, were one of the founders of the entire personal computer industrial revolution, and now are leaders in new software platforms, hardware infrastructure and workplace equality. Enjoy the ride! KEY STATS FOR IBM GBS.

IBM GBS 203

IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

VP, Marketing, Communication, and Strategy 2011 – present. And he reinforced what he could offer hiring companies — elevating them to the #1 position in their respective industries. He noted his accomplishments in several areas: strategy development and execution, branding and marketing, sales, partnerships, and IP.

Resumes 28

Resumes Interviews Cover Letters Recruiting 28

MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Among other things, she handles the structuring and sale of bonds for schools across the state. Bond Girl, using the Twitter handle @munilass, had been posting commentary about state and city borrowing and issues beyond public finance since April 2011. The Corporate Fund is Chicago’s general operating fund.

Financial 28

Financial Engineering Finance Government 28

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

At a glance, the study revealed these themes: There is no common pattern for a ‘best organization design’ regardless of size, strategy, or industry. CEO Frans van Houten began an aggressive change process in 2011 to move power back to the regional business units. Country P&Ls would be replaced with simpler, sales-oriented measures.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Industry Events. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Customer attrition rates vary from one industry to the next. Customer attrition rates vary from one industry to the next. Social Media. Voice Of The Customer. Webinars & White Papers. 1to1 Webinars. Take 30 Webcasts.

Telecommunications 44

Telecommunications Media Advertising Trends 44

freshminds

MAY 24, 2016

It operates in about 270 cities in over 60 countries worldwide and is expanding at a vast rate - the company is currently valued at an amazing $51 billion after a total of seven rounds of funding worth $7.4 billion since its launch. The UK’s 'slice of the pie' could be worth around $15bn (or £9bn) in 2025.

Hotels 53

Hotels Transportation Energy Company 53

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

The venture capital industry is beginning to take a good, hard look at a new financial instrument coming out of the bitcoin community — Initial Coin Offerings , or ICOs. And like any industry, the ICO arena has had its fair share of outright scams, pump and dumps, and blatant Ponzi schemes. Distributed Database. .”

Finance 41

Finance Financial Government Software 41

1 to 1

JUNE 13, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Industry Events. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. In order to achieve this objective, in 2010 the company embarked on an ambitious project to optimize the utilization of every sales opportunity and at the same time promote customer care through an improved service quality.

Media 40

Media Advertising Trends Sales 40

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 19, 2017

subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011. While the industry is growing rapidly, it is also highly volatile. that aggregate sales in the U.S. of these sales were made online, and the annual growth rate of online grocery sales are expected to be 8.5%).

Methodologies 28

Methodologies How To Metrics Sales 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

However, you’ve made the point that even though there are fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, its operations can actually end up being more complex and fragmented, and therefore harder to control for safety. Operations in a Connected World. How can this be? Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Operations Productivity 28

1 to 1

JUNE 11, 2013

Sales Effectiveness. Industry Events. Sales Effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Effectiveness. Sales Effectiveness. Industry Events. Social Media. Voice Of The Customer. Webinars & White Papers. 1to1 Webinars. Take 30 Webcasts. White Papers. 1to1 Case in Point. 1to1 Executive Dialogue. 1to1 In Action Series.

Media 37

Media Advertising Trends Video 37

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

But as the digital revolution continues to spark widespread disruption in other industries — automotive, financial services, health care, and retail — who will win? The contest is now shifting toward more-traditional industries, like transportation (Lyft and Uber, for example) and hospitality (Airbnb). Insight Center.

Company 28

Company Government Retail Policies 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

But the rise of big companies — and the resulting concentration of industries, profits, and wages — goes well beyond tech firms and is about far more than antitrust policy. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” What’s Driving Industry Concentration.

Software 28

Software Company Industry Policies 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes. Hewlett-Packard was in negotiations to purchase MCS for $17B prior to the scandal’s blast on the industry, but negotiations predictably broke down in 2000. and in August 2011, purchased PRTM.

PricewaterhouseCoopers 221

PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221

Henman Performance Executive

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Therefore, the sale of sheep to individuals and the renting of sheep herds has defined a new industry. As you look at your strategy for 2011, ask yourself if you have fallen victim to the “gotta get some sheep” syndrome. In other words, they look at who they have to determine what the company should do.

Journal 28

Journal Talent Exercises Survey 28