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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

With that in mind, we compiled the 2016 Top 10 U.S MBA programs for Management Consulting – and the results may surprise you. Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University. Tuck’s Class of 2015 placed 34% of its students in management consulting, with a vast majority of those going to MBB firms.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. I wrote a book, Inside Nudging: Implementing Behavioral Science Initiatives in 2016, mostly to help bridge the gap between science and the application in business.

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Finance Can Be a Noble Profession (Yes, Really)

Harvard Business

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. These are rich questions that do not yield to simple analysis.

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Two Factors that Determine When ESG Creates Shareholder Value

Harvard Business

The paper “Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality,” published in 2016, marked a significant shift in perceptions of corporate sustainability. It demonstrated that focusing on financially material ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors positively impacts portfolio returns and shareholder value.

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Why Life Insurers and Asset Managers Must Join Forces to Win

BCG

Article Thursday, December 15, 2016 Life insurers are feeling the squeeze. How do we manage capital consumption and the volatility of our assets? Many internal asset managers have become caught in the headlights of this rising scrutiny. Can we cut costs to boost overall profit?

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Saxo Bank's Real Forecast for 2016; Mish Comments and Projections

MishTalk

Steen Jakobsen, Saxo Bank's CIO and chief economist is back with real predictions for 2016, following yesterday's "Outrageous Predictions". My "Real" 2016 Outlook US Dollar will weaken – It will follow the “ normal path ” of weaker US$ post the first hike. 2016 will be a year of two halves: A bad start, and a good finish.

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

The goal is to exploit both the trust of … users and bugs in their web browsers to install a virus allowing the hacker access to the organisation’s network” ( Welch, 2016 ). Common Methods of Cyber-Attack. There are three extremely common methods that hackers use to attack organisational networks: 1. Install software updates.

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