Harvard Business

MAY 28, 2018

Large companies in industries ranging from retail, to aerospace, to financial services are buying talent and technology to develop new digital capabilities and reinvent themselves quickly. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. When tech companies pay high prices for tech firms, they are not buying futuristic technologies or talent.

Company 28

Company Talent Accenture Transportation 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. New car sales reflect the health of automobile manufacturers and are of great interest to investors. But manufacturers release sales figures monthly — an eternity for investors. Since each sale requires a new insurance policy, the number of new policies issued each day provides a faster indicator.

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Data Company Insurance Insurance 31

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2018

One of the most important and challenging decisions faced by corporate directors is whether to promote a new CEO from within or to hire new talent when a CEO leaves the company. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Lee Powers/Getty Images. Both have advantages. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Study Productivity Efficiency Analysis 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. Tronc, with storied brands and no shortage of talent, already has the capabilities it needs, but those skill sets need to be broadened and deepened. Unfortunately, most publishers rose up in their organizations through ad sales and tend to see their business from a marketer’s perspective.

Journal 28

Journal Talent Video Productivity 28

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. Like its counterparts such as Capgemini and Accenture, exit opportunities from BearingPoint are largely determined by the work you complete while inside the firm. Nos quartiers ont du talent – Promote diversity helping young people in disadvantaged areas find employment.

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BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

The sales and marketing director said he was receiving complaints about sloppy service. The human resources department, which conducted daily exit interviews with staff leaving the hotel, was concerned that negative comments about working conditions would make finding new talent difficult. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center.

Operations 28

Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2014

An Accenture survey conducted last year found that only one in five companies said that they were “very satisfied” with the returns they’ve received from analytics to date. Cross-functional analytics can be a challenge to implement for a variety of reasons including functional silos and a shortage in analytics talent.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Metrics Analysis Survey 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

D&A should be the pulse of the organization, incorporated into all key decisions across sales, marketing, supply chain, customer experience, and other core functions. Sponsored by Accenture. A robust, successful D&A function encompasses more than a stack of technologies, or a few people isolated on one floor of the building.

Data 28

Data How To Enterprise Travel 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 27, 2017

At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word. CEOs need to clarify when talented humans must defer to algorithmic judgment. But that future’s already arrived. That’s hard.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Software Data Engineering 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

” “I was working in a wine shop during my undergrad and started to realize that I was able to close more sales by being a trusted advisor to my client rather than acting like a sales rep. I studied everything I could about wine and became very knowledgeable in that field in a relatively short time. ” Pure humor.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Leaders who nurture their internal networks in this way produce better outcomes —financial, strategic, and talent-related. In one study, we found discrepancies in connections between headquarters and affiliates, and poor collaboration between engineering and sales. This story is not unique.

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Agile How To Efficiency Groups 42

Harvard Business

MAY 9, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. You meet the bar on this lever if you are among the top 20% in your industry in your ratio of capital spending to sales. It lifted its gross profit-to-sales ratio from 27% to 35%. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. How to make your company more nimble and responsive. Corning spent a net $3.2

Research 28

Research Balance Sheet Industry Sales 28

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

Aggregated total sales is a poor proxy because firms need to distribute inventory geographically, necessitating hyperlocal forecasts. The traditional way of solving this problem is using time-series econometrics with historical sales data. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World. Improved pricing.

Data 38

Data Advertising Operations Case Study 38

Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2018

AT&T and a host of other companies are trying to address a crucial issue in business: the severe shortage of AI talent. And at our company, Accenture, we’ve invested in developing Accenture Insights Platform, which can combine and simplify the tools from the major AI platforms.

Accenture 28

Accenture Tools Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. AnnaLee Saxenian, Michael Porter, and others have identified a mix of raw ingredients — such as great schools, venture capitalists, strong talent pools, job mobility, and a motive — that encourage entrepreneurs to come together and take risks. Thus, companies on the gold coasts of the U.S.

Company 28

Company Government Retail Policies 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes. If you pass the PwC case interviews in the 1st round, you’ve done the hardest part – after the first round, PwC switches to sales mode.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221