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Coronavirus: Analysis, Conclusions & Takeaways

CaseInterview.com

1) Sample-Size Problem As of March 5th, 4 pm ET, the United States had: Total Cases: 164 Total Deaths: 11 Friends of mine have said, “Why is everyone freaking out over 11 deaths?” Only 164 cases, that's not bad compared to other countries." It turns out that there is an actual metric that measures this.

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The Top 8 Undergrad Consulting Majors

Management Consulted

Dropping these terms in interviews can be good, but only as a Master’s student, and only when appropriately practical. Her biggest hangup in case interviews was “de-jargonizing” her language and really understanding the fundamentals of business which an Econ degree had not taught her. The knock on engineering?

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select.

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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business

When we recently interviewed top M&A executives in Europe about their experience, fully three-quarters of them said that digital disruption has had a relatively large impact or even requires a complete overhaul of their M&A strategy. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology.

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It’s 10 AM. Do You Know What Your Sales Reps Are Doing?

Harvard Business

Yet much of the data from sources such as CRM reporting tools and time studies is self-reported, and thus inherently flawed. Consider the case of a company selling basic supplies to businesses. We also conducted traditional qualitative research, such as interviews and ride-alongs, to shed light on the root causes.

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business

To look into this question, I conducted a case study as part of my dissertation research involving 23 women of color at a Fortune 500 company. Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. And what factors helped or hindered advancement in their organization?

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The Fundamentals of Leadership Still Haven’t Changed

Harvard Business

The challenge, she said, was that these managers were highly proficient in their own disciplines such as finance, marketing, research, clinical care, and insurance reimbursement — and had demonstrated that they could manage people in these areas — but she needed them to be “bigger” leaders.