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Consulting 101: Operations, Hierarchies, and Types of Firms

Tom Spencer

Learning how consulting firms operate can help you better understand what you would do as an analyst. Although each consulting firm has slightly different structure, they generally have similar roles including partners, managers, associates, and analysts. Career pages explain intern/first year programs, and the recruitment process.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Headquarters: Chicago, IL Employees: 3,200 Locations: 58 offices, 40 countries Chief Executive: Johan Aurik, Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Revenue: $1B Consulting Engagement Cost: $400K. Kearney back to its management team.

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Business Spotlight: Stanford GBS grad launches Returnships

Management Consulted

It’s their largest portfolio investment ever, and one of the things I did for them was to develop their MBA recruiting strategy, and their MBA internship program. For example, I have one returnee who has a background in advertising, but she really wants to get more into operations. It’s backed by Sequoia.

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When to Decentralize Decision Making, and When Not To

Harvard Business

By doing so they avoid the delays associated with information and approvals traveling up and down the management hierarchy. sales, procurement, recruiting, regulatory affairs) and the accountability for proper execution at that level. ” But which exactly are “only those tasks”? Avoiding duplication.

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How We Think About Innovation at Cisco

Harvard Business

At Cisco, we are learning to answer these questions through three initiatives designed to broaden our knowledge base by bringing multiple perspectives together: embracing diversity within our walls; reaching out across industries; and building partnerships with former (and current) competitors. .” Insight Center.