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Boosting Business Profitability

Business Consulting Agency

This includes scrutinizing income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvements Consultants are adept at pinpointing areas where a company can trim unnecessary costs and enhance operational efficiency.

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M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks

Tom Spencer

Depending on the firm and specific role this case could be very strategic and operational like doing a market entry/growth-type case or very technical (i.e. Increased market share : assuming the two companies are in the same industry, bringing their resources together may result in larger market share. Conclusion.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 2: Where Does Management Fit?

Johanna Rothman

That's a cultural change to self-managing teams. That's why we need managers to understand how to create and cultivate an agile culture. Managers Create and Refine the Culture. When I talk about culture, I mean the ideas from Edgar Schein's work about organizational culture and leadership : How we treat each other.

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If You Think Downsizing Might Save Your Company, Think Again

Harvard Business

Even in healthier financial times, such as now, firms often downsize because it is seen as a way to reduce costs, adjust structures, and create leaner, more efficient workplaces. American firms alone laid off more than 8 million workers from the end of 2008 to the middle of 2010.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

A platform connects providers and users in a multisided market. A platform can be a business platform (a multisided market), a software platform (a cloud-based subscription service), or an engagement platform, (a user-generated community). For most companies intellectual property is something that sits on their balance sheet.

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How Deloitte Consulting LLP and Salesforce Are Using Technology to Transform the Employee Experience - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELOITTE’S CONNECTME AND SALESFORCE

Harvard Business

And today I’m talking with Michael Gretczko, Principal, National Offering Leader, Human Capital as a Service at Deloitte Consulting, LLP, and with Jody Kohner, Senior Vice President of Employee Marketing and Engagement at Salesforce. That keeps on driving more and more impact on the bottom line. Jody Kohner, Salesforce.