Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Between 2011 and 2017, Boston Consulting Group ( BCG ), which is one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, engaged in high level bribery in Angola. Firstly, the bribery scandal indicates that there was a lack of effective governance at BCG’s operations in Portugal. How well has BCG responded to the scandal?

Ethics 97

Ethics Boston Consulting Group Government Financial 97

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

What makes marketing creative? Is a creative marketer more artist or entrepreneur? Historically, the term “marketing creative” has been associated with the words and pictures that go into ad campaigns. But marketing, like other corporate functions, has become more complex and rigorous.

Marketing 57

Marketing Agile Fashion Sales 57

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

On the value creation side, Bulger Partners covers 13 different types of value assignments (growth strategy offerings, technical strategy, operations, etc.). The firm also brought on technology executive and entrepreneur Jeffrey Vogel to build the consulting operations as Head of Strategy Consulting. Marketing and Ad Tech.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

On the value creation side, Bulger Partners covers 13 different types of value assignments (growth strategy offerings, technical strategy, operations, etc.). The firm also brought on technology executive and entrepreneur Jeffrey Vogel to build the consulting operations as Head of Strategy Consulting. Marketing and Ad Tech.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

On the value creation side, Bulger Partners covers 13 different types of value assignments (growth strategy offerings, technical strategy, operations, etc.). The firm also brought on technology executive and entrepreneur Jeffrey Vogel to build the consulting operations as Head of Strategy Consulting. Marketing and Ad Tech.

Software 100

Software Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 100

The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 2, 2007

Pass your time travel boots through the x-ray machine, buckle your space belt, and join me on a journey to 2017. The rate of consolidation continued till just a few years ago when California bottomed out with only 126 officially sanctioned nonprofit organizations left in operation, and most of those were universities and hospitals.

Nonprofit 40

Nonprofit Consulting Trends Course 40

The Source

JANUARY 9, 2019

If I were to say that April 21, 2017 marked a momentous occasion in the history of not just the UK, but globally, I’m sure many people would be puzzled. Indeed, according to the International Energy Agency, renewable sources—including solar, wind, and hydro—accounted for a quarter of global electricity generation in 2017.

Energy 40

Energy Marketing Industry Trends 40

MishTalk

JULY 31, 2014

Google hopes to persuade regulators that the cars can operate safely without driver, steering wheel, brake or accelerator pedal. Google plans for 2017 operation. And in Europe, the Swedish city of Gothenburg has given Volvo permission to test 100 driverless cars - although that trial is not scheduled to occur until 2017.

Automotive 77

Automotive Comparison Operations Insurance 77

Women in Consulting

MARCH 13, 2018

Over the years, it’s offered useful insights into the evolution of Bay Area consulting businesses, such as billing and marketing tool trends, consulting expertise and specialties, structure and operations. Total profit for 2017. This is the 16th year for WIC’s best practices survey. Results are aggregated and summarized.

Survey 31

Survey Consulting Turnaround Report 31

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

This was followed by the Model X, a sport utility vehicle with falcon-wing doors, and the Model 3, a more affordable option for mass market appeal. In 2017, Tesla unveiled the Megapack , a large-scale battery system for utilities and grid operators. Tesla is also engaged in broader efforts to disrupt traditional industries.

Energy 88

Energy Sports Industry Media 88

Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2018

This is likely because they are approaching the market in a completely different way compared with every other major tech company, and are simply waiting until they have a working product to unveil their approach. The autonomous car market is chock-full of partnerships and acquisitions between tech companies and car and hardware companies.

Software 68

Software System Operations Automotive 68

BCG

MARCH 9, 2017

Article Thursday, March 09, 2017. They recognize that digital technologies are increasingly critical to driving sales and efficient operations. They see the need to become much more agile—to shorten the time to market and to accelerate product and service delivery, employing a more iterative manner. Companies “get it.”

Telecommunications 61

Telecommunications Agile Survey Efficiency 61

BCG

JANUARY 5, 2017

Focus Thursday, January 05, 2017. One-time market leaders and corporate giants fall rapidly from grace, having failed to modernize or having lost out to nimble competitors. The business world, like the geopolitical world, has entered a new age of uncertainty. BlackBerry and Blockbuster are among the high-profile casualties.

Change Management 85

Change Management Management Comparison Industry 85

Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2022

Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. Immutability and security are vital to the operation of government and business due to the sensitive information these institutions gatekeep. In 2017, Protokol estimated that $1.2

Government 88

Government Insurance Insurance System 88

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

When Sri Lanka’s government struggled to make payments on Chinese debt in 2017, it faced heavy pressure from Chinese authorities and ultimately settled its debts by handing over the strategic Hambantota Port under a 99 year lease. This is a cause of concern. In reality, China plays a role in capacity building and human capital development.

Real Estate 88

Real Estate McKinsey Survey Government 88

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Digital disruption is touching every aspect of the consumer market, including the insurance industry. What’s more, the digital revolution is demanding internal changes to drive digital transformation within the organization and operate in more cost-effective ways. The good news is that customers are on board. Case Studies.

Insurance 60

Insurance Insurance Case Study Case Studies 60

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

While investors bought just $3 billion of these bonds in 2013, they scooped up $49 billion worth in 2017, bringing the total sold since 2013 to $113 billion at an average of $308 million per offering. How the stock market responds. New information is provided to the market on the announcement date, as opposed to the issue date.

Company 50

Company Financial Analysis Operations 50

Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2018

According to a recent ABI Research study, VR services in the healthcare market generated around $9 million in 2017 and this is forecasted to grow to approximately $285 million by 2022. 3 This was developed to provide better insights into how the heart operates and what happens when something goes wrong. . ABI Research, 5 Oct.

Healthcare 79

Healthcare Education Exercises Training 79

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

France announced on Wednesday it was breaking the latest in a long line of promises to European Union partners to cut its public deficit, conceding it now would take until 2017 to bring its finances in line with EU rules. For example, please consider this Reuters September 2014 headline: France Breaks 2015 Deficit-Cutting Promise.

Finance 72

Finance Government Report Meeting 72

Kates Kesler

JULY 2, 2015

Our markets are moving at lightning speed, both the enterprise market as well as the printing and PC market, and we need to be faster, we need to be more nimble, we need to have a cost structure that is appropriate for the competitors that we face in both those businesses,” she told the business press in May, 2015 (CNBC 2015).

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Operations Agile Metrics 50

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

More businesses sold after being advertised on bizbuysell.com than any other year, and 2017 was 25% higher than 2016. Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire.

Marketing 40

Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The Socialist president, who last month announced France would phase out 30 billion euros (24 billion pounds) in charges on companies by 2017 to reverse its slide in trade competitiveness, also said French business taxes would be harmonised with those of its neighbours, especially Germany, by 2020. "A

Government 64

Government Survey Operations Company 64

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 10, 2020

In contrast, a digital currency can operate on a peer-to-peer network that allows a buyer to settle a transaction directly with a seller without a financial intermediary. However, by December 2017, its system was decommissioned, having failed to attract a significant number of users or volume of payments. Image: Pexels.

Banking 120

Banking Financial Government Retail 120

Tom Spencer

APRIL 1, 2022

The strides in market value that the digital currency has made over the years have attracted global interest. 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. Russia could be next.

Energy 88

Energy Banking System Financial 88

Tom Spencer

JULY 6, 2019

As 73% of financial sector executives [pdf] believe that consumers are likely to choose new financial services from Google, Apple, Amazon, Paypal, or Square rather than from their own nationwide bank, it’s evident that only the most technologically savvy will remain competitive in a digitized market. Image: Unsplash. Available from: [link].

Financial 60

Financial Banking System Finance 60

BCG

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Article Tuesday, February 07, 2017. Although the stock market rose to all-time highs, hedge funds returned just 3%. This continued the trend of the previous five years, during which US hedge funds were outperformed by stock and bond markets. But market conditions did not help.

Insurance 40

Insurance Insurance Trends Agile 40

MishTalk

JUNE 23, 2014

Department of Transportation guidelines for automated-vehicle testing, experts such as Ümit Özguner, a professor with Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research, are predicting that the first wave of operational autonomous vehicles will be devoted to long-haul deliveries. This is about moving cargo, not people.

Transportation 78

Transportation Guidelines Engineering Wireless 78

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Centralization of goods markets. Large investors can materially impact Bitcoin’s price because it has a small market capitalization and less than 1% of Bitcoin addresses own more than 90% of all Bitcoin. In 2017, initial coin offerings (ICOs) were also banned in China as a form of “public financing without approval”.

Banking 88

Banking Government System Policies 88

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Five days after the downgrade of France by Standard & Poor''s, a ministerial meeting was called to control of public expenditure from 2015 to 2017. Wham, just two months later, came the environmental tax, taxes on saving products like ELP or PEA 15.5%, and a new tax on their gross operating profits of corporation.

Government 71

Government Survey Finance Meeting 71

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

General Motors, once the world’s largest car maker, has decided to stop selling vehicles in India by the end of 2017, since it considers its India operation to be not profitable. 1 — Consistent Leadership Over Time Matters in This Market. Unlike Bentley or Rolls-Royce, GM is a mass-market car company in the U.S.

Automotive 53

Automotive Marketing Operations Company 53

Harvard Business

JANUARY 17, 2018

That is what we heard throughout 2017 and will likely continue to hear throughout this year. Yes, data, like oil, is used day-to-day to operate your prediction machine. Instead, the data you have now, which your company accumulated over time, is the type of data used to build the prediction machine — not operate it.

Data 56

Data Operations Training Training 56

BCG

JANUARY 11, 2017

Article Wednesday, January 11, 2017. True, we still read about companies relocating some of their manufacturing to China to gain greater access to that nation’s immense domestic market. True, we still read about companies relocating some of their manufacturing to China to gain greater access to that nation’s immense domestic market.

Operations 40

Operations Report Marketing Company 40

Tom Spencer

APRIL 28, 2023

Investigation and testing is underway in various countries, including in China since 2020 , and Sweden since 2017. This could lead to loss of investor confidence, financial contagion , disruptions to financial markets, and a credit crunch. CBDCs offer at least seven potential benefits.

Banking 88

Banking Financial System Policies 88

MishTalk

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Finance reported General Motors to close Australian plants by 2017 Auto giant General Motors said Wednesday it will close its Holden plants in Australia by 2017, prompting Toyota to review its operations as unions warned the car industry was finished. Reflections on GM Australia and GM U.S.

Enterprise 65

Enterprise Government Industry Automotive 65

Management Consulted

AUGUST 23, 2015

The company now employs more than 6,000 people worldwide, and still operates in 3 countries. Tesla also markets electric powertrain components, including lithium-ion battery packs to automakers including Daimler and Toyota. A vehicle under $40,000 is expected by 2017. History & Culture.

Culture 100

Culture Interviews Cover Letters Resumes 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

At the industry level they include (a) the extent of AI diffusion in economies; (b) the build-up of corporate profit; and (c) labor market dynamics. It took several decades for steam to drive the rollout of railways services and create a large market of exchanges in the United States. Why do laggards not jump into AI?

Cash Flow 50

Cash Flow McKinsey Retail Survey 50

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Facing a tight labor market as the holiday shopping season approaches, many retail companies will undoubtedly consider following the lead of Amazon, which recently announced that it is raising its minimum hourly wage for all of its U.S. Image Source/Getty Images. employees, including those working at Whole Foods stores, to $15 — $7.75

Retail 48

Retail System Operations Transportation 48