Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

In the spring of 2002, Jim returned to Walt Disney World® , and in 2004 was promoted to Vice President of Park Operations Development, Optimization, and Standardization.

Operations 156

Operations Leadership Consulting Transportation 156

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Our data came from five biennial surveys conducted between 2002 and 2011 for the English Longitudinal Study of Aging funded by the UK government. This allowed us to examine how the individual’s levels of income and quality of life changed in response to a career transition.

Survey 134

Survey Financial Study Groups 134

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Rather than create a new prevention method, Omada cofounders Sean Duffy and Adrian James decided to build the company’s program on the foundation of a proven clinical intervention: A landmark 2002 randomized controlled study had demonstrated the efficacy of DPPs, showing the behavior-change programs were more effective than a pharmaceutical intervention (..)

Wireless 164

Wireless Study Pharmaceuticals Groups 164

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

It’s sad to say, but what I wrote in 2002 is still right on target – if not more so – today. “At July 9, 2002). Here’s an article pulled from the archives. In the end, there is no capitalism without conscience, no wealth without character.” Who ever thought the Golden Rule would come back to bite so many?

Ethics 50

Ethics Leadership Development 50

Harvard Business

JUNE 18, 2018

Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 Nobel prize laureate and psychologist, has said that if he had a magic wand, he’d eliminate it. .” Apple went on to secure massive commitments from AT&T’s suppliers, who spent hundreds of millions to build factories for iPhone-specific parts. Most of us think of overconfidence as a bad thing.

Leadership 132

Leadership Research Financial Company 132

Harvard Business

MAY 5, 2017

million European firms (for over 6 million firm-years of data, from 2002 to 2012). The paper that showed a positive correlation between an eponymous firm name and financial results looked at a data set of 1.8 The other paper uses a sample of roughly 8,000 firm-years of data from U.S. family firms (from 1993 to 2009).

Company 127

Company Data Marketing Banking 127

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Formed in 2002, the firm focuses all of their attention on 3 key sectors: telecom, media and technology (TMT). Created in 2002, Altman Vilandrie is a newbie consulting firm, so its history is short. ALTMAN VILANDRIE CONSULTING. Welcome back to another one of our firm profiles! Altman Vilandrie Revenue : $15M. ALTMAN VILANDRIE HISTORY.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview Recruiting 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2002, professors Edwin A. Locke and Gary P. Latham, two of the best known academic researchers on goal-setting, wrote an article in American Psychologist summarizing their 35 years of research. Among their findings: Setting specific, difficult goals consistently leads to higher performance than just urging people to do their best.

Management 138

Management Ethics Research Data 138

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

If I thought the companies would earn more in profits in 2021 than in, say, 2002, I would have bought shares hoping to benefit from the growth in future profits. In 2002, my alma mater, Stanford University, interviewed me on my thoughts regarding the dotcom era of 1999 and 2000. Stanford Magazine, April 2002. It was crazy.

Retail 105

Retail Case Interview Media Company 105

MishTalk

JUNE 17, 2014

For example, Senator Hillary Clinton stated in a 2002 speech. " In September, 2002, arguing against a US attack on Iraq, I said the following on the House Floor: No credible evidence has been produced that Iraq has or is close to having nuclear weapons. Ron Paul was right in 2002 and he is right now. Also note the context.

Chemicals 76

Chemicals Government Policies Management 76

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

or below in every single economic cycle including recent decades, including not only the financial crisis but 2002 and every other economic cycle we have been in. But valuations were still relatively high on a historical basis in 2002. The idea that well, "1.7% isn’t so bad" or "1.6%

Financial 70

Financial Interviews Marketing Cash Flow 70

MishTalk

AUGUST 2, 2014

billion since 2002 and Britain about £890 million, for hundreds of development projects. Thank president Bush, vice president Dick Cheney, and president Obama for working together to create a how-to map of perfect foreign policy stupidity. The military operation has cost America a further £296 billion and Britain £22 billion.

How To 77

How To Transportation Government Operations 77

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Following the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which was passed in 2002 and created a number of new governance rules for firms as well as stricter penalties for governance misconduct, the number of current CEOs willing to serve on outside boards has dwindled. Finally, our findings have implications for firms seeking new board members.

Government 119

Government Development Journal Study 119

MishTalk

OCTOBER 24, 2014

The time period is 2002-2009. Officials at EU statistics office Eurostat said that was a result mainly of taking more account of money flowing in 2002-09 to non-profit organizations - from churches and universities to trade unions, charities and sports clubs.

Sports 65

Sports Exercises Education Management 65

Melissa Agnes

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

I have been supporting the communications goals of many of our Olympic athletes since the Salt Lake games in 2002. It’s all about high stakes performance and that’s where similarities between the world of the top athlete and the crisis communicator run parallel. Top athletes believe their world view is normal.

Exercises 94

Exercises Conference Interviews Media 94

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2013

By 2002, Cap Gemini had grown to 54,882 employees and a revenue of 7B Euros. In the drama surrounding the tech bust and ENRON, Cap Gemini acquired Ernst & Young Consulting 4 years later. The Gemini Consulting group merged with Ernst & Young to become Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Capgemini 192

Capgemini Interviews Consulting Accenture 192

MishTalk

AUGUST 18, 2014

Between 2002 and 2007, Spain was amassing a growing external deficit, as more and sell less abroad (exports) and bought more (imports), bringing its foreign debt grew. In fact, overall imports do not even account for energy products, which fell by 4.1%.

Finance 70

Finance Engineering Energy Productivity 70

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Below is a timeline of key milestones up until 2002. 2002: FTI made a major move into the corporate restructuring business with their post-Enron acquisition of the business recovery services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Simpson trial featured FTI providing courtroom graphics as well as jury consultation. The move raised $11.1M

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Tom Spencer

MARCH 13, 2014

Oxford Entrepreneurs: Founded in 2002 by British entrepreneur Alex Hearn , Oxford Entrepreneurs is now the largest student entrepreneurship body in the world. The society encourages innovation, and helps its members build the kind of social capital that cash strapped entrepreneurs need to bootstrap their businesses.

Education 126

Education Intellectual Property Course Productivity 126

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Fifty-seven percent say it does not, unchanged from 2005, but down slightly from 61% in 2002. Fewer than half of adults employed full or part time in the United States, 43%, say the type of work they do generally requires a bachelor''s or a more advanced degree. High Income and College Go Together.

Retail 69

Retail Education Government Marketing 69

MishTalk

AUGUST 27, 2014

The Caracas polling company Datanalisis found that one in 10 citizens—most of them middle- and upper-class Venezuelans between 18 and 35—are seeking to leave the country, more than double the number who sought to abandon it in 2002, which was marked by an unsuccessful coup attempt against then President Hugo Chavez and a paralyzing oil strike.

Airlines 76

Airlines Travel Government Study 76

Epicflow

APRIL 29, 2022

Managing overall project risk. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2014—EMEA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Hillson, D. Use a risk breakdown structure (RBS) to understand your risks. Paper presented at Project Management Institute Annual Seminars & Symposium, San Antonio, TX.

Resources 130

Resources Efficiency Management Examples 130

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Argentina defaulted on bonds following a debt crisis in 2001-2002. It''s increasingly likely that Argentina will come up with a way to get around a US supreme court ruling on bond payouts. Here is the background. In June, the US Supreme Court ruled that Argentina Cannot Selectively Default on the small group of hold-outs.

Banking 64

Banking Financial Report Groups 64

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

You will see since 2002 the rate of growth in births is 0.94%. Statistically, that group will outperform the other groups in child bearing. without data medians needed to be assumed. Here is a link to the New York City Vital Statistics from 1898 to 2007. Assuming that rate continues through 2011, the birth rate may be close to 133,992.

Consulting 99

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Groups 99

Tom Spencer

JUNE 4, 2015

She took the helm in 2002, and has presided over a circulation increase to 220,000 copies. I attended a talk last week at the Oxford Union given by Alexandra Shulman, editor-in-chief of British Vogue. Shulman is the longest serving editor in British Vogue history.

Fashion 60

Fashion Journal Media Engineering 60

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

While he was in office, from 2002–2010, he promoted a hard-line policy with the FARC. It was also a leadership clash between two political figures with different proposals for the country, and with their own vanities. On one side was former president Álvaro Uribe , an enemy of the agreement.

Leadership 126

Leadership Government Tourism Emotional Intelligence 126

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

The CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002 was famous for his willingness to demote or fire employees who failed to meet expectations. The tightly-controlled automotive company fostered a mentality where the lower ranks faced immense pressure to achieve the company’s business objectives.

Ethics 71

Ethics Company Policies Sales 71

MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Covered Employment Covered Employment Notes Covered employment hit 128,673,493 in January 2002. For example, the State of Washington requires 680 hours of covered employment to be eligible for unemployment benefits. Since then, the working age population has grown by 30 million. Covered employment was 133,902,387 in December 2008.

Insurance 55

Insurance Insurance Financial System 55

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

If I thought the companies would earn more in profits in 2021 than in, say, 2002, I would have bought shares hoping to benefit from the growth in future profits. In 2002, my alma mater, Stanford University, interviewed me on my thoughts regarding the dot-com era of 1999 and 2000. Stanford Magazine , April 2002. It was crazy.

Retail 81

Retail Case Interview Media Company 81

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

Since the Sarbanes–Oxley Act in 2002, audit committees do not have enough time to carry out their prescribed list of detailed duties as well as to deal effectively with these broader issues of capital allocation. After the demise of Enron in 2002, many U.S.

Cash Flow 70

Cash Flow Finance Financial Company 70

Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

” We then collected nine years of play-by-play data (2002 – 2010), totaling almost half a million unique plays. We measured rivalry between teams by averaging a few different ratings — those made by NFL experts (e.g.,

Research 120

Research Study Survey Sports 120

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen once shocked France by taking Front National to round two in the 2002 election, but was defeated by incumbent president Jacques Chirac who obtained 82% of the votes.

Policies 72

Policies Interviews Survey Financial 72

Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 22, 2023

The Leadership Quarterly. 29 (1), 70-88. Berglas, S. The very real dangers of executive coaching. Harvard Business Review, 80 (6), 86-153. Bluckert, P. Critical factors in executive coaching - the coaching relationship. Industrial and Commercial Training, 37 (7), 336-340. Dean, M., & & Meyer, A. Executive coaching: In search of a model.

Journal 60

Journal Leadership Ethics Emotional Intelligence 60

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

On October 2, 2002, after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed, the company rebranded their name to BearingPoint Inc., They repurchased $381.3 The acquisitions and stock repurchasing took a large chunk of the $2B raised by the IPO. This was just the start of financial and debt problems.

BearingPoint 139

BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

A widely cited paper from 2002 posited an inverted-U relationship between competition and innovation: Too little competition, and firms won’t bother to innovate; too much, and they won’t be able to afford to.

Research 70

Research Industry Efficiency Sales 70

Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2016

As part of his effort to get developers at Apple to transition from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X, Steve Jobs held a mock funeral at the 2002 Worldwide Developers Conference. It’s important to take a moment in difficult times to communally honor those who have made sacrifices or experienced hardship in the course of change.

Company 70

Company Sports Conference Course 70

CaseInterview.com

JULY 29, 2019

As part of a regulatory change to combat this problem, in 2002 the US government passed a law called Sarbanes Oaxley (known as “Sox”). In the late 1990s, there were several Fortune 500 accounting scandals. Several companies had altered their accounting records as a way to boost their stock price.

Study 69

Study Marketing Meeting Software 69