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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

It is important to have a good understanding of what’s motivating the purchase of the target and whether the buyer has adequate financial resources. Can the buyer easily finance the acquisition? What’s the acquisition rationale? Undervaluation, control, synergies or a combination? Or will it need to borrow money?

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M&A deals – benefits and drawbacks

Tom Spencer

Many consulting, corporate strategy, and corporate development roles require the interviewee to go through an M&A case study. 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. Potential Drawbacks.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

So, we’d like to give you guidance in this flow of resources – we’ve selected 11 project management books that any successful project manager should discover. Project Management Case Studies by Harold Kerzner Studying your colleagues’ practical cases is an integral part of learning and professional development.

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Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms.

Harvard Business

Real-world applications range from medical diagnoses and judicial sentencing to professional recruiting and resource allocation in public agencies. ” Lastly, by looking at historical data on publicly traded companies, a team of finance professors set out to build an algorithm to choose the best board members for a given company.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

In 1979, Betsy Rogers became the first Central Park Administrator and set out to save park operations from a shrunken staff and dismal resources. Partners co-invested their time, energy, and resources alongside community members into a set of interconnected programs in and around a specific group of villages.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Their focus is on: structure and governance, processes, technology enablement, resource configuration and capabilities and culture. Firm hires 2,000th employee. Their stand out differentiator? Procurement. Strategic IT.

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How to Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work

Harvard Business

Second, “the natural tendency is to think, ‘I am not working hard enough, smart enough, or efficiently enough. Requesting guidance helps you both clarify expectations and work more efficiently. “Say, ‘It is taking me about five hours a month to prepare this report for the finance department. ”

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