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Choosing Management Consulting as a Career

Tom Spencer

I had done extensive research into the consulting industry and was a member of the consulting club at my university. Consulting is a knowledge-based industry. It is a high-stakes industry where individuals are comfortable with decision-making. Is consulting the right career choice for you?

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How To Get The Attention Of Top Executives: The “Sidestep” Method

Tsavo Neal

This works because military generals and captains of industry have something in common – they don’t work alone. Instead, they rely on a small army of advisors who provide specialized knowledge based on their qualifications, experience, and skills. Everyone wants a piece of their schedule.

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Microsoft intimately knows what business people in specific industries need to succeed. Attitudes toward the brand, the way they use it, and their knowledge base are all examples of behavioral segmentation. For example, the finance team is able to confirm whether new customer growth has increased in the target segments.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Kearney becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS in September, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. Industries. 1995 – A.T.

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Can African Tech Startups Succeed in a World Dominated by Facebook and Google?

Harvard Business

Last year Facebook became the second largest e-commerce company in Africa after Jumia, the industry leader. It has also changed the dynamic architectures of the financial, entertainment, and communication industries and provided better means of using the human and institutional capabilities of countries in both the public and private sectors.

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Why We Shouldn’t Worry About the Declining Number of Public Companies

Harvard Business

firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments. Chief finance officers increasingly question the ability of a day trader to value a digital company. Furthermore, as production shifts to Asia and more and more U.S.

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