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Consulting Case Interviews at Non-Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

Now, case interviews for non-consulting industries tend to really intimidate candidates. However, the key takeaway is that good quality material for consulting interview prep will be perfectly well-suited to preparing you to face case interviews in other industries as well. Why are case interviews so similar across industries?

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business

The investment industry is changing. On the other side, fans of active management see it as a trend that can damage market efficiency and lead to distortions in market prices. If most of the market is in “passive” investment, prices won’t adjust properly and capital will be allocated less efficiently.

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Technology Is Changing What a Premium Automotive Brand Looks Like

Harvard Business

Many mature industries are experiencing significant technological disruption. Leaders in every industry are no doubt keeping a vigilant eye on such developments, yet one very important aspect of this disruption has been largely overlooked: technology fundamentally changes what makes your brand premium. JEWEL SAMAD/Staff/Getty Images.

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Severe Weather Threatens Businesses. It’s Time to Measure and Disclose the Risks

Harvard Business

And yet, this aggregate number adds up positive and negative weather impacts, and masks the true extent to which abnormal weather harms individual businesses operating in utilities, retail, food processing, transportation, and construction, among other industries. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, the risks vary considerably between industries.

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Is Your Company Actually Set Up to Support Your Strategy?

Harvard Business

Across industries and countries, effective principles share three characteristics. The CEOs we know who have built effective operating models have a real intuition about designing creative conflict into their operating models, as well as the means for efficiently and effectively resolving that conflict.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

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A Tool to Map Your Next Digital Initiative

Harvard Business

I have successfully used the BDN with many organizations in a variety of industries. In the apparel industry, the benchmark for inventory accuracy is somewhere between 60% and 70%. In a major U.K. These benefits were then included in their personal performance targets. However, the implications of inaccuracy are significant.

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