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An Overview of Business Development Consulting

Tom Spencer

It is a waste of resources communicating with random strangers who can’t be helped or who can’t afford to pay. This means coordinating many parties and resources in collaboration with other consultants. A recent case study involved Shake Shack, a New York based fast food chain, wanting to build the “Shack of the Future”.

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. ” Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Of course I have.

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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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Infosys Consulting Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

Birthed in 2004 as a spin-off of Indian tech outsourcing behemoth Infosys Technologies, Infosys Consulting is quickly climbing the charts as an industry leader in IT Operations and Strategy consulting. IT Operations. Supply Chain and Operations Processes. Finance and Controlling Processes. SAP Operational Excellence.

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The Consulting Bible – Dominate Your McKinsey, Bain and BCG Fit and Consulting Case Interviews

Management Consulted

Do you sweat when nervously thinking about how Disney can expand its operations in Brazil? Master fit questions, conquer case studies, and become the smartest interviewer in the room. On sizing questions and mini case studies… Why sizing questions can be trickier than case studies (pg.

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The Right Way to Spend Your Innovation Budget

Harvard Business

Innovation projects often fail because the resources are spent on the wrong kind of innovation. This is the stuff that’s easy to buy, and that organizations tend to spend too much on: assets and resources. Yet Nokia hung on to the Symbian operating system despite knowing its weaknesses in the eyes of the consumer.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.