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Here’s what to think about When Creating a Forward-Looking ESG Strategy

Brimstone Consulting

Stakeholders want to know how organizations are affecting the environment, how treat and interact with their employees, clients and communities, and if they conduct their business ethically. Set a clear purpose that is focused on long-term, societal value.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

They operate in a bubble and do not attend the party. A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. Too many do not dance because they have lost touch with reality. We know everything.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

After building a successful model in financial services, Oliver Wyman expanded to offer pure strategy consulting services to non-financial services groups and now has 2 internal divisions that operate relatively independently. Public Policy. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Strategic Information Technology and Operations.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

However, today BearingPoint is emerging as a player in the operations and technology scene, especially in Europe, and has re-established an impressive growth trajectory. Now, BearingPoint is operated as a Netherlands-based partnership which consisted of 120 partners in 14 countries throughout Europe. Supply Chain & Operations.

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How the CFO and General Counsel Can Partner More Effectively

Harvard Business

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law.

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The Economics of Why Companies Don’t Fix Their Toxic Cultures

Harvard Business

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates. naqiewei/Getty Images.

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Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms.

Harvard Business

How companies are using artificial intelligence in their business operations. But there is a pattern among these critics, which is that they rarely ask how well the systems they analyze would operate without algorithms. What Does the Research Say?