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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

The words “big data” have become a “buzzword” in the business industry. It is a concept that revolutionised old-school industries, gave birth to a new industry, and made improvements to businesses regardless of their size. Globally, investment by consulting firms into analytics increased to $43 billion in 2017.

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Free Yourself and Business from Market Myopia

Organizational Talent Consulting

A large global study of the empirical research on strategic leadership concluded that the positive impact on organizational performance is consistent regardless of the industry and whether the business is private or public. Information Technology & People (West Linn, Or.), References Abraham, S. Amrollahi, A., &

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. As I speak with industry executives, a common refrain is “I’ve done all the easy stuff.” A recent Navigant survey found that U.S. ” Clearly, more is needed. As the U.S.

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Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies

Harvard Business

In contrast, industrial giant GE’s stock price has declined by 44 % over the last year, as news emerged about its first losses in last 50 years. Why do investors react negatively to financial statement losses for an industrial firm but disregard such losses for a digital firm? billion and $0.8

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11 Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity

Harvard Business

No industry or sector is immune to hacking. At the beginning of 2017 Experian predicted that the health care sector would be the most heavily targeted vertical industry. A March 2017 report from the Identity Theft Resource Center indicated that more than 25% of all data breaches were related to health care.

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We Need to Approach AI Risks Like We Do Natural Disasters

Harvard Business

Tens of billions of connected sensors are being embedded in everything ranging from industrial robots and safety systems to self-driving cars and refrigerators. But insurers can use data collected on losses across industries to advise companies and governments on how best to quantify their potential exposure to a worst-case scenario.

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Hiring Data Scientists from Outside the U.S.: A Primer on Visas

Harvard Business

Nearly all professional-level jobs in the IT industry will meet this test. In the 2017 fiscal year, USCIS received approximately 236,000 petitions , up from 230,000 in the previous year. Typical legal fees. Fees typically range between $2,000 and $5,000. The quota is currently exhausted. How long does the process take from filing?

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