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5 reasons to choose strategy consulting over financial advisory consulting

Management Consulted

First, a 101 on strategy consulting for you newbies to the site – having an insider view into the strategy and operations of a company requires that you quickly become an expert on day-to-day activities in light of the overall company vision. In strategy consulting, you are in pre-CEO training.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation (part 2.

Consultant Ninja

Unfortunately they locked them in at level that guarantees an operating loss. In other words, they got off the avgas variation train at a specific time; that itself, to me, is a speculative move. They locked in an operating loss, regardless of the price of fuel. Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 1:52 PM. Thursday, March 5, 2009.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in the Middle East

Management Consulted

Bain’s major industries of importance in the Middle East include Airlines & Transportation, Media, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Private Equity, Social & Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Utilities and Alternative energy (the oil will run out one day!). in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company. bravo Deloitte!).

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Consultant Ninja: The Strongest Navy in the World: Management.

Consultant Ninja

We have the largest, most technologically advanced, most combat-hardened, best trained navy in the world. To nuance what Gortney said, I think patrolling the Gulf of Aden is a police operation in an area with a lot of civilian ship traffic. Navy Times The US Navys annual budget is approximately $150 Billion. The Gulf of Aden.

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Seabury Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Founded in 1995 by former Bain consultants and headquartered in New York City, they focus on developing airline strategy and implementing major operational turnaround. In fact, one of our interview coaches, Michael Hecht, used to work for The Seabury Group and now works for Delta Airlines as a member of their Skymiles team.

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Holier than Thou: Why Should Anyone Believe the US, Ukraine, or Russia? What is the US Attempting to Hide?

MishTalk

Challenge From Russia Please consider Russia Challenges Accusations that Ukraine Rebels Shot Down Airliner. Russia''s Defence Ministry on Monday challenged accusations pro-Russian rebels were to blame for shooting down a Malaysian airliner and asked the United States to produce satellite images to support its assertions.

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Pepsi, United, and the Speed of Corporate Shame

Harvard Business

United Airlines has leapt into a brand disaster of mythic proportions. The incident, along with some other recent brand missteps, highlight some basic realities about the world companies operate in today. United (and its airline peers) had better wake up fast to this new reality as well. Three themes seem critical.