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It’s Time for Sustainability to Become a Core Part of MBA Programs

Harvard Business

Business schools must adapt their curricula in response to the increasing demand for professionals skilled in sustainability and climate change management. The curriculum should foster a common language between disciplines, such as sustainability and accounting, and include hands-on experiential learning.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

For instance, financial consultants provide advice to organizations on financial matters. This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

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What High Performing HR Business Partners Do Differently

LSA Global

It is almost impossible to make strategic and impactful talent decisions without understanding the strategic and financial context in which they are being made. 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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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. ” This ended up being the “true north” our employees rallied around.

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business

A recent study of VC firms found that more-diverse teams had higher financial returns than their homogenous counterparts. How did (or didn’t) managers play a role? They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions.

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Oliver Wyman Careers

CaseInterview.com

The current incarnation of the consulting organization known as Oliver Wyman comes from a series of acquisitions and combinations that include the original Oliver, Wyman & Company management consulting firm and Mercer Consulting, both acquired by Marsh & McLennan. Today, the four practices are: General Management Consulting.

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List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

in Management Consulting. Value Partners Management Consulting. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Definitions. Helpful Links.