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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

Harvard Business

Methodology This survey was conducted through a partnership between Professor Boris Groysberg and Yo-Jud Cheng from Harvard Business School; WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation, led by Susan Stautberg; Spencer Stuart, led by Julie Hembrock Daum; and independent researcher Deborah Bell. Inadequate processes.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Kearney boasts about its Fit Transformation™ methodology, designed specifically to align companies’ strategy, operating model, and people to bring lasting transformation. You’ll start off learning about the necessary tools and methodologies the firm uses for their engagements, paired with information about A.T. Automotive.

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Internal Hires Need Just as Much Support as External Ones

Harvard Business

But just four months into his new job, as a business unit leader at a large specialty chemicals and plastics manufacturer, he was struggling with the challenges of handling a global business with more than 3000 employees. Adrian had been working steadily toward this promotion for years.

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A Refresher on Discovery-Driven Planning

Harvard Business

I talked with Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School, who together with Ian MacMillan, of the University of Pennsylvania’s business school, developed this classic methodology for planning innovation. McGrath recalls the painful experience of working with a big chemical company that wanted to diversify its business.

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7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Harvard Business

METHODOLOGY. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). Maintaining a diversity of political perspectives is an important consideration to ensure that boards are equipped to anticipate and tackle the multitude of challenges that confront companies today.