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There’s No Good Alternative to Investing in R&D

Harvard Business

This isn’t to say that founders walked out the door with their employers’ intellectual property. ” His paper identified the top 16 technology acquirers (those with more than 10 technology acquisitions between 1986 and 2007). For each of the 17 companies, I compared their RQ with that of their industry.

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Bates White Economic Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

It was founded in 2007 and focuses on the areas of antitrust, regulation, merger and state aid. Intellectual Property. Another interesting part of Bates White is its European connection, E.CA Economics (formerly ESMT Competition Analysis), based in Berlin, Germany. Bates White and E.CA Practice Areas. Labor & Employment.

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The Real Reason Superstar Firms Are Pulling Ahead

Harvard Business

Industries with a higher share of IT workers saw more concentration between 2002 and 2007, even after controlling for M&A activity and several other variables. (He excluded tech industries from the analysis since his aim was to study how IT adoption was helping firms, rather than industries that produce IT-related products.)

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Five Inducted As Charter Members To Million Dollar Consultant™ Hall of Fame

Chad Barr

May 1, 2007. Contributing intellectual capital to the consulting profession. The installation included the notation of “…the distinction of being regarded by peers as one of the world leaders in consulting, as evidenced by empirical accomplishments in client results, professional contributions, and intellectual property.”.

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Five Inducted As Charter Members To Million Dollar Consultant™ Hall of Fame

Chad Barr

May 1, 2007. Contributing intellectual capital to the consulting profession. The installation included the notation of “…the distinction of being regarded by peers as one of the world leaders in consulting, as evidenced by empirical accomplishments in client results, professional contributions, and intellectual property.”.

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Five Inducted As Charter Members To Million Dollar Consultant™ Hall of Fame

Chad Barr

May 1, 2007. Contributing intellectual capital to the consulting profession. The installation included the notation of “…the distinction of being regarded by peers as one of the world leaders in consulting, as evidenced by empirical accomplishments in client results, professional contributions, and intellectual property.”.

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Five Inducted As Charter Members To Million Dollar Consultant™ Hall of Fame

Chad Barr

May 1, 2007. Contributing intellectual capital to the consulting profession. The installation included the notation of “…the distinction of being regarded by peers as one of the world leaders in consulting, as evidenced by empirical accomplishments in client results, professional contributions, and intellectual property.”.