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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

product cross-selling, using one company’s distribution channels for the other company’s products, etc.)? It is almost impossible to cover all these aspects in a 30-60 minutes case interview. And in 2014, it decided to purchase Beats Electronics which had just launched a music streaming business.

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A Case Study of Crowdsourcing Gone Wrong

Harvard Business

Within a few years, the company built a community of over a million members, commercialized over 100 products, and raised over $180 million in venture capital funding. We have interviewed Quirky executives and studied each of the company’s product offerings, publicly available product reviews, and their development process.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

In the following video, Dr. Chermack provides an overview of the process using a small business case study. Organizational change resilience is responding productively to significant disruptive change and transforming challenges into opportunities. This video provides some practical insights into scenario planning. Douglas, R.

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Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

In a study of executive leaders and their organizations over a two-year period, CEOs who scored high on aspects of character had an average return on assets (ROA) of 9.35%, in contrast to CEOs with low ratings had a ROA of 1.93%. Leadership character plays a vital role in unifying a team. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business School Press.

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Identifying Market Opportunities

Prudent Pedal

For example, Pew Research shows that the Christian population decreased by nearly 8 percent between 2007 and 2014. A larger portion of the nation’s population now describes themselves as religiously unaffiliated, jumping up 7 percent from 2007 to 2014. There are roughly 51 million Catholic adults in the U.S.,

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How to Create Great Podcasts

Chad Barr

From articles and process diagrams, to audio and video recordings and numerous products to name a few. © Chad Barr 2014. This week’s reflection point: Over the past several years I have helped my clients create thousands of pieces of powerful content. How do most thriving entrepreneurs achieve web presence success?

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IMS Consulting Group (IMS Health) Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2014 , IMS Health was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “IMS.”. Disease area, product landscapes, competitive assessments. New product planning/product development strategy. It is comprised of 3 interviews: 2 cases and 1 fit. IMS CONSULTING GROUP ORGANIZATION . Decision analysis.

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