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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Culture is acutely critical during notable changes, such as M&As, which offer an opportunity for a renewed start on culture. When two organizations combine through mergers and acquisitions for economic reasons, it is doubtful that the two cultures will remain precisely the same.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. For that reason, management consultants form the vast majority in the advisory branch – more than half of all advisors can be defined as a management consultant.

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KPMG Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

However, not all of its resources are pointed towards consulting, as it offers three lines of services, Audit, Tax and Advisory, with the Advisory arm of its operations (where consulting lives) generating $9.09 Within the US, KPMG LLP operates from 87 offices with more than 23,000 employees. Operating Effectiveness. Outsourcing.

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Towers Watson Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

A total of 8 Managing Directors over various regions and issue areas help him lead the widely respected firm. The practice areas at Towers Watson reflect the operational nature of consulting projects at the firm: Communication and Change Management. Corporate Risk Management and Risk Financing.

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What High Performing HR Business Partners Do Differently

LSA Global

Lack of Business Acumen In order to add business value, HR Business Partners need to understand how their business operates, competes, and makes money. High performing HR Business Partners understand business drivers and tend to come from functional roles like sales, operations, finance, or engineering.

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How to Identify and Avoid Bad Corporate Subcultures

LSA Global

Even companies with high performing organizational cultures have to recognize that corporate subcultures are not necessarily uncommon or bad. It can be difficult for leaders to accept that there is not an absolutely uniform workplace culture within their organization. Bad Corporate Subcultures are Unaligned. Us Versus Them.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business

Change management can be a test for any organization. Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. Change management certainly tested us. We have hired more than 5,000 new employees since beginning the effort in late 2013.)