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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

‘Technological innovation’ has recently become an ossified catch-all term not only in venture capital circles, but in management consultancy as well. Although start-ups are welcoming employers for newcomers of management consultancy, they face very specific problems, which you need to be prepared for. Start-up in the Plastics Industry.

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Case Study: A Founder Steps Back from Her Start-Up

Harvard Business

Existing products had touted their cleaning power, but their ingredient lists were long and full of nasty-sounding chemicals that irritated the dogs’ skin. Elena had managed this growth without taking on any outside investors; she’d relied on bank loans and continued to invest her own money in the business.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Headquarters: Chicago, IL Employees: 3,200 Locations: 58 offices, 40 countries Chief Executive: Johan Aurik, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Revenue: $1B Consulting Engagement Cost: $400K. 1935 – Tom Kearney becomes managing partner. Named fifth-largest broad-based multidisciplined management consultancy in the U.S.;

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The Future Economy Project

Harvard Business

Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co. Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. Short-term rewards too often take precedence over the longer-term interests and viability of a company. Climate Change on HBR.org. by Forest L.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. Eastman Kodak Company and IBM completed an agreement hiring IBM to design, build and manage a new state-of-the-art data center for Kodak in Rochester, NY under the brand name Integrated Systems Solutions (ISSC). Finance Risk.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

The organizational barriers to profitable growth are foreseeable and can be managed. Let’s look at each of the five as they played out in our study companies. PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers. The Five Insights: Organizational Fitness.

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How Royal DSM Is Improving Its Geographic and Gender Diversity

Harvard Business

Dutch-based Royal DSM is a case study of multiple parallel transformations – in their business and in their leadership balance. This makes it near-impossible to invest the time and management focus needed to effectively adapt to a gender balanced workforce and customer base. What indicators will you track?

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