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Has the MBA become Redundant for a Career in Consulting?

Tom Spencer

Through going to many different networking events and information nights with different firms, I have learned that this fact is quickly told by recruiters. Their advice is always the same, for them their other degrees showed firms that they have an inquisitive mind that can solve problems with the utmost productivity. Image: Pexels.

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Why an Innovation Culture Matters

Organizational Talent Consulting

improved operational productivity. recruiting, rewarding, recognizing, and developing innovation champions. An empirical study of over 800 organizations found that effective innovation characteristics are not the same for product innovation and process innovation. reduced costs and increased revenue. improved commercial value.

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What’s in Store for Consulting Industry Trends in 2017?

SkillQuo

A smaller consulting firm, the Lion’esque Group, allows employees to wear athletic wear and claims it helps with productivity. One especially welcome trend may be the increase in the hiring of consultants within 2016. Examples include Accenture opening its digital innovation hub in Chicago in October, 2016.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

McKinsey’s New York office recently received a perfect score for the 10th year in a row for the Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2016 corporate equality index, which focuses on the best places to work with regards to LGBT equality and gender equity for women. The Boston Consulting Group. EY Consulting. Asian and European offices.

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6 Organizational Culture Change Strategies

Organizational Talent Consulting

Culture Change Strategy #6: How leaders recruit, promote, and fire Who gets hired, promoted , and fired, and for what both creates and reinforces your organization's culture. The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (4), 763-781. There are tangible rewards and social rewards. References: Büschgens, T., Bausch, A., &

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

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. Recruit Holdings started out in the 1960s as an advertising company that published magazines for job seekers.

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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

So I just started really getting training for and looking for opportunities in project management in the media space, and after about a year-and-a-half of just building up the skill set necessary to get one of those roles, I landed a job for a small production company here in Atlanta. We work with a lot of really cool clients. Let’s see here.