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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

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Alvarez & Marsal Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Combining their industry experience, the pair were forerunners in what became a specialty area in professional services: turnaround management, corporate restructuring and operational performance improvement for companies and stakeholders. Real Estate. ALVAREZ & MARSAL INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Practice Areas.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

As usual getting into McKinsey is tough, but it’s even tougher in NYC – with many target recruiting schools nearby and hundreds of aspirants swarming to locate in NY, it’s a highly competitive office. The Boston Consulting Group. EY Consulting.

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A Commercial Pilot’s 2-Year Plan to Break into Consulting

Management Consulted

People will just take a little bit of time and travel, or something like that. So I started searching for programs that consulting firms recruit from. Georgia Tech is a program that two firms recruit from that I would be interested in. In the Consulting Roadmap, there is a chart that talks about when on-cycle recruiting happens.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

They did much of the work piecing together Mr. Madoff’s money trail and just recently flew over to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Government, who hired FTI to improve operations of utilities and highway units (2014). Real Estate. It also means that interns are at times required to travel and interact with FTI’s clients.

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3 Ways to Get Your Own Digital Platform

Harvard Business

Network businesses have always been around, from matchmakers to real estate brokers, but it’s the move to digital platforms that has led to market-shaking effects. Customers can tweet at JetBlue with questions or problems, and the account helps keep JetBlue front of mind for its followers, even when they’re not traveling.