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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

We’re continuing our Top 10 Consulting Firms series this week by focusing our expert eye on the Middle East. Ask any consultant about the Middle East, and Booz (now Strategy&) will be the first name on their lips! Currently, Strategy& does major public (read: government) consulting work outside the U.S.

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What is Consulting?

Tom Spencer

Consulting” is a pretty general term, and doesn’t really give you a clear idea of what consultants actually do. The Oxford dictionary indicates that “to consult” means to “seek information or advice from someone (especially an expert)”. In other words, consultants are people who provide expert advice. (Source: Flickr ).

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Women Thrive as Independent Consultants

Comatch

Over the past several years, consultancies across the globe have worked to increase gender equality. However, there are still fewer women than men in the consulting industry. When it comes to self-employment, men significantly outnumber women at 65% of our consultant pool. Here, too, women represent a minority.

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The Secrets of Retail’s Repeat Top Performers

BCG

Article Friday, January 20, 2017 During the past decade, the global retail industry established a solid record of very strong value creation. For the five years from 2011 through 2015, the industry’s performance declined somewhat in both absolute and relative terms. Ninety-four of the companies were in the retail industry.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Figure 2: Aviation Industry CO 2 Emissions. If the aviation industry continues down the path of high CO 2 emissions, what will happen when new aerospace markets open: sub-orbital travel, supersonic flight, and space hotels? Billion industry by 2027. Aviation Industry Trends & Uncertainties. Policy Incentives.

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Simon-Kucher & Partners Interviews & Culture

Management Consulted

The firm has developed an impressive client list of many Fortune 500 companies from a variety of industries, but the majority of its business comes from pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical technology firms. The word “partner” means something different at SImon-Kucher than it does at many other consulting firms. Industries.

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How I Fell In Love With Business: Confessions of a Bain Consultant

Management Consulted

I chronicled our whole trip in the first book I ever wrote, Going Global: An Around the World Adventure (it’s much more interesting than my consulting work, but much less widely read). In Guatemala, I researched cultural tourism and Spanish immersion training. business consulting'

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