Kates Kesler

JULY 2, 2015

The economic recovery of 2010-2015 has triggered a number of high-profile mergers, but even more break-ups and spin-offs among large global companies, particularly those based in the US. Have conglomerates and diversified companies under-performed because of failures in enterprise strategy?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In a recent survey , Bain & Company found that just 2% of companies are successful in achieving their sustainability goals. However, like many of the companies surveyed by Bain, we were unsure how to connect our strategic vision around sustainability with meaningful operational changes. Simone Golob/Getty Images.

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BCG

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Jim Whitehurst is the president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open-source enterprise IT products and services. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, Whitehurst has a reputation for helping companies flourish—even in the most challenging of times.

Enterprise 40

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Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2016

Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods. Operations in a Connected World. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Similarly, Microsoft paid $26 billion for loss-making LinkedIn in 2016, and Facebook paid $19 billion for WhatsApp in 2014 when it had no revenues or profits. Recent research lets us make an even bolder claim: accounting earnings are practically irrelevant for digital companies. For the next four years, it continued to report losses.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

Within an enterprise, this means balancing the demands of current operations while laying the groundwork for future opportunities, as well as reviewing past activities and policies that may be holding back your organization. By 2006, GMCR owned 100% of Keurig and officially renamed Keurig Green Mountain (KGM) in 2014.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2017

launched a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription version of its key product line, Creative Suite, causing its net income to plummet by almost 35% percent the following year. For example, in 2014 IDC estimated that more than one-quarter of enterprise applications would be offered with the SaaS model by 2018, up from one-sixth in 2013.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

Investment banks help companies raise money for various purposes including investment, acquisitions, and provision of working capital. Within an investment bank, the work is split into many roles including investment banking, sales and trading, equity research, risk management, operations, and technology.

Banking 60

Banking Consulting Comparison Finance 60

Management Consulted

JANUARY 25, 2016

In 1981, Jay Alix & Associates PC was founded, born out of a desire to help good companies caught in bad times who needed help saving assets and jobs. Even from the early years, J Alix & Associates PC accepted work from significant clients including DeLorean Motor Company (of Back to the Future fame) and Phoenix Steel Corporation.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

So even as rig counts collapsed, production is barely off the highs, at a price that isn't even profitable. companies have stunned global rivals by continuing to produce oil—particularly from shale deposits—ever more cheaply as American crude prices plunged from over $100 a barrel in 2014. oil producer, said in an interview.

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Productivity Energy Case Interview Transportation 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

By one measure, a lot more: the number of activist investor deals rose 34% between 2000 and 2014. According to Bain & Company’s analysis, activist investors are now the fastest-growing class of institutional investors—and more than 75% of their demands involve nominating or replacing directors on boards.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 9, 2016

We have recently seen a number of corporations make decisions that by historical norms would appear to be at odds with what we would expect from leaders of major companies. He went on to say “put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose.” Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center.

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Company Ethics Accenture Productivity 28

Comatch

DECEMBER 28, 2021

An increasingly digital business landscape has meant a growing demand from companies for highly specialized talent to help navigate this changing business environment. . Nonetheless, to remain competitive in the digital era, companies need to understand that incorporating on-demand talent into their business strategy has become vital. .

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Talent Intellectual Property Policies Development 52

Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2018

More and more companies are relying on mergers & acquisitions (M&A) as a competitive growth strategy. Yet when mergers are not done correctly, the end result can be at best uncomfortable, and at worst devastating to both companies. Let’s look at each in-depth: Our Company Versus Their Company.

Company 30

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Management Consulted

MARCH 28, 2016

From this noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. And, let’s be honest here, don’t we all love that his last name was Booz, and that he named the company after himself? The President of the Board is Dr. Ralph Shrader, who served as CEO from 1999-2014. Intelligence & Operations Analysis.

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Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

These companies are not immune from geopolitical tensions, which can impact their businesses in both direct and indirect ways. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S. .” This environment is altering how multinational firms operate in the country and market their products.

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Government Healthcare Policies Operations 29

Women in Consulting

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

These rules are effective January 1, 2014 and will affect over 4 million taxpayers. All tangible property expenditures with an acquisition or production cost under the stated threshold are to be charged to the expense accounts. The rule is limiting businesses to expense a purchase which is $200 or less and consumed within a year.

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Balance Sheet Guidelines Policies Small Business 82

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

While there’s often increased pressure to be more productive in the office, it’s sometimes hard not to wonder, “What’s the point?” He’s the CEO and self-titled “Head Coach ” of Björn Borg, the Swedish sports fashion company named after the tennis star.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 2, 2017

For example, a company that needs to update its computer systems might seek advice from IT consultants. An example from 2014 occurred when McKinsey poached two partners from AlixPartners, one of the world’s best-known restructuring firms. Below we outline five (5) reasons why organisations engage consulting firms. Turnarounds.

Consulting 68

Consulting McKinsey Turnaround Information Technology 68

Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2015

From this innovative and noble seed came a company that birthed management consulting as we know it. And, let’s be honest here, don’t we all love that his last name was Booz and that he named the company after himself? President of the board is Dr Ralph Shrader, who served as CEO from 1999 -2014. Practice Areas. CAPABILITIES.

Case Interview 100

Case Interview Interviews Resumes Government 100

Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

For Nicholas that opportunity came at a convention in 2014, where he discovered that he already had a skill that could lend itself well in the marketplace. By focusing solely on his niche, Nicholas elevated through the ranks and brought his company to where it is today. Discover Your Niche by Doing Two Simple Things.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2017

It is a situation where a large number of firms each produce a similar product, and so consumers can get what they want at the lowest possible cost. An executive publicly suggested digging up dirt on journalists who criticised the company. In 2014, U.S. In economics, perfect competition is hailed as an ideal.

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Culture System Education Course 60

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2017

Companies acquire to accelerate their overall strategy and digital transformation, as Publicis Groupe did when it acquired Sapient for $3.7 billion in 2014 to help it make the leap from a traditional advertising company to a digital one. How the best companies get up to speed. Let’s start with financing the deal.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

Kearney, which was the original split from McKinsey & Company, has a storied and impressive history. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Kearney’s fascinating history begins with none other than current competitor McKinsey & Company. remains in Chicago.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

But if the purpose of the company is its long-term survival, then one could make the argument that he was a failure as CEO, as he optimized short-term gains by squandering long-term opportunities. Microsoft ended the 20 th century owning over 95% of the operating systems that ran on computers (almost all on desktops).

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Management Consulted

MAY 7, 2017

Bain & Company , One Embarcadero Center, Suite 3400, San Francisco, CA, 94111. Bain is high on community service and their offices in the Bay Area is ahead of the company curve. McKinsey & Company , 555 California St., McKinsey’s Bay Area operation consists of two offices: San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

After the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi , many companies had to urgently decide whether to attend Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative, a global business conference scheduled to take place just days after news of Khashoggi’s killing broke. It cost the bank dearly: in 2014, the investigating U.S.

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Government Financial Banking Operations 37

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy.

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Cash Flow Transportation Balance Sheet Energy 32

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2017

Many large companies yearn to rekindle the innovative magic of entrepreneurship, but very few actually succeed. The reasons have been well documented and include: Large, established companies answer to investors who value predictable, consistent financial results, and so are intolerant of the risks inherent in bold innovation.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. We exclude companies with a traditional CSR program that supports employee volunteering in the community – this does not by itself qualify as sustainability.

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

The tiny company brought major changes to the presentation of technical courtroom evidence using computer models built with a simple yet powerful goal in mind – to help jury members understand the technical merits in law cases. 1999: FTI Consulting began trading as a public company on the NYSE. companies by Fortune Magazine.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. Any platform still needs to achieve a product-market fit to succeed in the long run.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

More large companies means the gains are distributed more broadly than would be the case with just a few—but that domestic competition can be ferocious. A survey we conducted of companies in seven countries also brought its share of surprises. In the United States, 68% stayed put, and in the United Kingdom it was as many as 76%.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. The McKinsey office is positioned around the exciting and colorful DuPont Circle District.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 12, 2016

In 2014, EY joined forces with Parthenon, a small strategy firm that was founded in 1991 by two ex-Bain consultants, to combine Parthenon’s strategy expertise with EY’s global reach and implementation experience. Deloitte got the ball rolling by acquiring Monitor in 2013, and EY followed it up by partnering with Parthenon in 2014.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Bain 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2016

They included Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and leaders of some of the most prominent “sharing economy” companies: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and Didi Chuxing CEO Cheng Wei, the head of China’s leading taxi and private car hailing app. This did not bode well for Uber’s future in China.

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MishTalk

APRIL 14, 2014

Since ag is going to be shut down, the workers that man those operations are moving elsewhere. We have members of the Franzia and the Mondavi families at the resort right now, and even though they have a high value added product their water costs and access have them worried. You have to do something to protect your investment."

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