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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business

The post-scandal scrutiny of Wells Fargo’s culture has so far focused on the high-pressure sales environment that drove employees to create as many as two million fake accounts. The bank has since fired 5,300 employees for the illegal behavior and eliminated retail bank sales goals entirely. But the fallout is far from over.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

In 2011, Oliver Wyman ranked 7th in Vault’s Consulting 50 (combining “best to work for” and overall prestige). And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Corporate and Institutional Banking.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Revenue: $20B+ (2011). Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Finance Risk. Marketing Sales & Service. Enjoy the ride!

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List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong

Tom Spencer

List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong 2011. by Tom Spencer on September 29, 2011 · 0 comments. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Definitions. Helpful Links. in Management Consulting. Alvarez & Marsal. Applied Value Group.

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The Right Way to Spend Your Innovation Budget

Harvard Business

People can be hired through the sharing economy; technology can be rented by the hour; finance can be sought for any prototype, and assets bought. Apple kept 30% of the sales made by outside developers. ” By 2011, two-thirds of Xerox’s revenues came from products or services it had introduced within the last two years.

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How Organic Wine Finally Caught On

Harvard Business

As organic wine pioneer Jonathan Frey remarked in an interview, “These large companies would finance scientific studies to prove that organic was a joke and didn’t have any health benefits.” While 6% of the wine sold at Systembolaget in 2011 was organic, by 2016 it was over 20%. What changed?

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Losing Faith in Gold at the Wrong Time; Did Paulson's Sale Mark the Bottom? Who's Left to Sell?

MishTalk

The New York-based firm, which manages $18 billion, cut its ownership for the first time since 2011 “due to a reduced need for hedging,” according to an e-mailed response to questions. In a second video, Bloomberg''s Niki O''Callaghan reports on gold''s decline from its 2011 peak, which has ravaged markets and livelihoods around the world.

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