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The 2016 M&A Report

BCG

Report Tuesday, August 30, 2016. In the accompanying articles that make up this year’s report, we explore the success of “portfolio masters”—companies that consistently reshape their corporate portfolios, using both acquisitions and divestitures as an essential component of their strategy. (We There’s a sound reason for this shift.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

Back in 2010, I was part of a team that started one of the early behavioral finance centers with one of the investment manufacturing firms in the United States. One key observation I’ve had is that certain companies can have different strategies for implementing behavioral economics. Mercer UK – Personalised Pension Videos.

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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

With that in mind, we compiled the 2016 Top 10 U.S In contrast, this year 28 graduates accepted offers from Bain, 26 from BCG, 20 from Deloitte, and an additional 18 went to PwC/Strategy& The average starting base salary for a Kellogg 2015 grad entering consulting was over $133,000, with an average signing bonus of over $27,000.

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Go Faster Alone but Farther Together

Chad Barr

LEGO: A Blueprint for Collaboration and Individual Ingenuity At the dawn of the 2000s, LEGO found itself on the brink of collapse, its brand diluted and finances in turmoil. The appointment of Jørgen Vig Knudstorp as CEO marked the turning point.

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

The goal is to exploit both the trust of … users and bugs in their web browsers to install a virus allowing the hacker access to the organisation’s network” ( Welch, 2016 ). If you are an IT company that creates software, hiring developers to check code can be a good defensive strategy. Common Methods of Cyber-Attack. References.

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Saxo Bank's Real Forecast for 2016; Mish Comments and Projections

MishTalk

Steen Jakobsen, Saxo Bank's CIO and chief economist is back with real predictions for 2016, following yesterday's "Outrageous Predictions". My "Real" 2016 Outlook US Dollar will weaken – It will follow the “ normal path ” of weaker US$ post the first hike. 2016 will be a year of two halves: A bad start, and a good finish.

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Fintechs May Be Corporate Banks’ Best “Frenemies”

BCG

Article Tuesday, July 05, 2016. Sleek and efficient offerings such as payments, foreign exchange, advanced analytics, and supply chain finance are redefining service, creating lucrative niches, and extending corporate banking activities from the small-business segment to the mid-cap and beyond.

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