Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2019

The idea that technology can be configured to drastically improve the delivery and usability of finance began taking off following the financial crisis of 2008, when consumer distrust for traditional banks combined with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphone apps. References: EY(2017) EY FinTech Adoption Report 2017.

Financial 60

Financial Banking System Finance 60

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Firms with growth opportunities as well as the need for external equity financing often convert to dual-class shares. MSCI’s recent analysis shows that unequal voting stocks outperformed the market over the period from November 2007 to August 2017. While media companies, such as The New York Times Co.,

Company 125

Company Study Case Study Case Studies 125

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

According to a McKinsey report , China is one of the top economic partners for Africa across five dimensions: trade, level of foreign direct investment (FDI), growth of FDI, infrastructure financing, and aid. Infrastructure development is one of the key reasons why Africans hold a positive view of China’s involvement in Africa.

Real Estate 88

Real Estate McKinsey Survey Government 88

Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2022

Blockchain technology is making a strong impact in the finance industry due to the fact that it enables decentralization and direct peer-to-peer transactions. In 2017, Spotify acquired Mediachain so that it could provide this payment facility to its musicians and reduce the administrative task of dealing with payment claims.

Energy 88

Energy Banking System Financial 88

Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2022

Governments, businesses, and individuals are developing new use cases for blockchain as barriers to adoption continue to decrease. Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. In 2017, Protokol estimated that $1.2

Government 88

Government Insurance Insurance System 88

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2017, Warton published an article that highlighted the rise of contractual workers in both the private and public sectors. They also need to manage their own training, resource development, and financing. Contractors need to be highly disciplined, organised, and have excellent time management skills.

Consulting 97

Consulting Accenture Industry Talent 97

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Finance , the Indian economy is operating with $45 billion less cash than it did prior to demonization. The name for this digital infrastructure reflects its roots in the world of software development rather than public policy: it is referred to as “ The India Stack.”

Government 134

Government Banking System Policies 134

Harvard Business

JANUARY 24, 2017

Scaling Up Manizales ( Manizales-Más in Spanish), an economic development coalition of local institutions and the Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Platform (BEEP), which I created and lead, was launched in 2012 with the ambitious aim of revolutionizing the pursuit of opportunity. strategic hires).

Training 70

Training Training Banking Balance Sheet 70

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Sept 28, 2017, from high above Newark Liberty International Airport. It would be easy to write this off as just a developing vs. developed world situation, and that’s certainly part of it. The problem, he said, is largely one of financing. Photo by Andrew Winston. states, is vast.

Energy 71

Energy Finance Metrics Course 71

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 28, 2017

The year 2017, for everything else it may or may not be, is already heralded as “The Year of Blockchain.” There are many different use cases for this kind of technology – although it has made its first impact in the world of finance. Essentially blockchain is a way of connecting distributed databases to each other.

Finance 60

Finance Banking Deloitte Industry 60

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

And almost all of us have limits on our time and finances — due to kids, social organizations, work, and more — that make additional formal education impractical or impossible. Every day, each of us is offered the opportunity to pursue intellectual development in ways that are tailored to our learning style.

Education 70

Education Study Course Development 70

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After being denounced for years for its dictatorship and destructive economic policies, Zimbabwe entered a new chapter in November 2017, following the military’s removal of president Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years. Mnangagwa is clear that he wants to rebuild the economy and start fresh with foreign businesses.

Government 70

Government Banking System Finance 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2017

physicians in eight specialties, 100 health system finance officers, as well as 100 health system procurement officers — the people in charge of buying supplies for hospitals. A comparison of our 2015 and 2017 survey findings shows a notable slowdown in the adoption of value-based payment models.

System 71

System Survey Bain Comparison 71

Harvard Business

MAY 12, 2017

Albert DiBernardo, who is now the head of strategy and development for a major engineering firm, told his board three years ago that he’d be retiring at age 65, and in his performance review last year set a specific departure date: December 31, 2017. that your retirement and new career might entail. Do a skills analysis.

Consulting 80

Consulting How To Recruitment Recruiting 80

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2017

They are subject to more rigorous stress testing by regulators and have to develop plans aimed at ensuring that they can recover from a crisis. Less apparent to the outside world is how much banks are also investing in controls, especially in their compliance, risk, and finance divisions.

Banking 71

Banking Balance Sheet Financial Finance 71

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2018

By facilitating the transition from school to the labor force, summer jobs can help students apply what they learn in school, learn more work-related skills, and develop contacts with employers. My research shows that summer jobs for teens are important to their future prospects. Refocusing on Summer Jobs. Many large U.S.

Government 70

Government Pharmaceuticals Groups Case Interview 70

Management Consulted

AUGUST 23, 2015

Tesla Motors is an American company that has made waves in the car industry, so much so that General Motors then-Vice Chairman Robert Lutz said in 2007 that this company’s car inspired him to push GM to develop the Chevrolet Volt. . A vehicle under $40,000 is expected by 2017. 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance.

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Cover Letters Resumes 100

Harvard Business

JANUARY 12, 2018

Many established firms— a 2017 Deloitte survey suggested about 20% in the U.S.—are Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. It seems only logical that they would extend into corporate strategy and finance.

Strategy 72

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Consulting 72

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The resurrection of the EU’s traditional leadership constellation is politically feasible given the election of the Emmanuel Macron as French president in 2017 and the return of the Grand Coalition of German political parties in 2018. And we don’t have much time left for stabilizing hegemonic leadership to develop.

Policies 70

Policies Leadership Financial Travel 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

To test the idea, hospital managers developed a special patient-safety card game that encouraged coworkers to work together more easily and reinforced their knowledge of core safety and patient care principles. And we mean everyone — not only the inpatient and outpatient teams but even people in HR and Finance. Insight Center.

Case Interview 70

Case Interview Guidelines Transportation Airlines 70

Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2017

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. The structured interviews were conducted by me over the phone, Skype, or in person, between February and June 2017.

Case Interview 71

Case Interview Interviews Talent Leadership 71

Epicflow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“When Dr. Goldratt came to me and asked, ‘Eli, how long will it take you to develop a new feature’, I hesitated. Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more. TOC has fully developed methodologies for determining the right location of buffers in projects as well as in manufacturing.

Resources 130

Resources System Tools Management 130

Tsavo Neal

MARCH 30, 2017

Rather than blogs focused on a particular consulting industry, I’m listing blogs that are focused on business development, marketing, and sales for consultants and independent professionals. ” Must read articles from Professional Services Marketing Today: 2017 High Growth Study – Research Summary.

Consulting 120

Consulting Journal Marketing Resources 120

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 24, 2020

In 2017, initial coin offerings (ICOs) were also banned in China as a form of “public financing without approval”. CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, claims that it has developed a tool for tracking Monero transactions. Loss of privacy. Digital currency raises serious privacy concerns.

Banking 88

Banking Government System Policies 88

Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2017

Based on their stock prices on July 6, 2017 , Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook were the five most valuable companies in the world. Politics, regulations, and levels of economic development play a major role in shaping the digital industry and its market attractiveness. Digital players wield outsize market power.

Methodologies 71

Methodologies Policies Government Data 71

MishTalk

APRIL 27, 2015

Greece’s outspoken finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been sidelined after three months of fruitless talks with international creditors to unlock €7.2bn in bailout funds, heartening investors and sparking a rally on the Athens stock market. This is not a good development for Greece in my opinion. Greek Capitulation?

Finance 28

Finance Benchmarking Government Education 28

1 to 1

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In 2017, fintech firms raised $16.6 billion in financing—an amount considerably higher than the $3.8 The financial landscape is so competitive that even disruptive technologies are at risk of being disrupted themselves, notes Chris Condon, SVP of Americas Business Development at TTEC. billion raised just four years prior.

Finance 20

Finance Financial Development Company 20

Emerson Consulting Group

JANUARY 10, 2019

There is little in business comparable to the excitement that develops when someone has published a book. which transforms business consultants, CEOs, attorneys, finance experts and other business leaders and their companies into published “thought leaders.” Your company will thus benefit as your new book expands its notoriety.

Conference 40

Conference Case Interview Nonprofit Journal 40

Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2017

In 2017 women make up 25% of senior executives in the thousands of companies covered by the survey. And it varies by role, too: Grant Thornton’s survey shows that women are more likely to be the head of a function like HR (23% of CHROs) or finance (19% of CFOs) than CEO (12%), something other studies have also found.

Company 124

Company Methodologies Survey Industry 124

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It was ranked #3 best place to work on Glassdoor in 2018 and 2017. Learning and development opportunities are integrated into day-to-day duties. Bain& Company was the #1 best-ranked place to work in 2019 according to Glassdoor and #1 in North America in 2017. BAIN & COMPANY. Employee Satisfaction. women and 49.6%

Oliver Wyman 81

Oliver Wyman Boston Consulting Group Consulting Bain 81

Confessions of a Consultant

AUGUST 6, 2017

My lunch-buddy was making the point that this just wouldn’t happen in finance or marketing. Accountants eventually become Financial Comptrollers, then Finance Directors and so on. In the latest (2017) survey 59% of executives stated they were much more open to switching roles. But was he correct?

Engineering 45

Engineering Finance Case Interview Survey 45

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Research we have conducted has revealed a variety of new, highly impactful investment approaches that can help accelerate the pace of the development, approval, and commercialization of new cancer therapies. By 2017, that number had increased to 34% and is heading to over 40% this year.

Pharmaceuticals 70

Pharmaceuticals Finance Research Development 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2017

Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. In 2017 we expect that blockchain startups will raise more funds through ICO than any other means — a historic inflection point. The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance.

Finance 70

Finance Financial Banking Capgemini 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

These broad components were: Citizens/People Components: the four components in this category are: inclusivity, environment and quality of life, state of talent and the human condition, talent development. Strong Economy Footprint: Historically, the UK has been one of the world’s most significant economies.

Benchmarking 126

Benchmarking Government Policies Case Study 126

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 19, 2017

subscribers in 2017, and the industry as a whole has been growing at 200% annually since 2011. went public in June, then saw its stock price fall 70%, making it the worst performing IPO of a major company so far in 2017. Blue Apron formally stated their intention to become a public company in early June of 2017.

Methodologies 70

Methodologies How To Metrics Sales 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. YOY in 2017–2018.

Intellectual Property 103

Intellectual Property Industry Marketing Policies 103

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

SOEs receive preferential access to land, finance, telecom, hydrocarbons, and electricity. abandoned in January 2017, contained strong restrictions on SOE subsidies that, ironically, were largely drafted by U.S. have been quietly working to develop another agreement containing rules to restrain Chinese subsidies. negotiators.

Policies 70

Policies Industry Government Chemicals 70