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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The Advisory Board Company is perhaps best known for its membership platform which provides information, research and tools specifically targeted to companies pursuing operational and strategic organization improvement in the U.S. Cost and operations. Modern Healthcare , Best Places to Work—2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

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Thinking Like a Consultant: Quantitative Reasoning and Prioritization

Management Consulted

In 2013, The Economist published an article on the increasing demand for management consulting in various sectors of society. Second, we have a huge database of online case studies , our Case Bank , designed to mirror the type of problems management consultants face on a daily basis. First of all, you’re normal.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster. Operations and Supply Chain.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

PepsiCo is a $65B food and beverage giant, with a dozen global brands, operating in 190 countries. As senior leadership peeled back the organizational onion, a clear case for change emerged in 2013. PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Operations. Mir Aamir - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Coupons.com. Ivan Francis Jr.

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How to Quantify Sustainability’s Impact on Your Bottom Line

Harvard Business

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of revenues).

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Leadership Development Should Focus on Experiments

Harvard Business

Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. In other words, leadership development begins with a real business challenge that leaders need to solve, instead of with a hypothetical case study or simulation.