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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In fact, The Brattle Group founders we convinced that by getting the firm culture just right, consulting could be the most fun way to make money. In healthcare, the firm focuses on the enormous and fast-growing sectors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology. THE BRATTLE GROUP CULTURE. Office Locations.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in San Francisco

Management Consulted

The Silicon Valley office is especially fast paced with a highly entrepreneurial culture. In addition, McKinsey’s Bay Area offices are some of the most culturally diverse in the entire firm: 30+ nationalities are represented in this region alone! The San Francisco office has also developed a strong learning culture.

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How to Get Yourself Invited to Important Meetings

Harvard Business

In a work culture with too many meetings, we often look for tactics to get out of meetings. She was on the legal compliance team at a fast-growing biotechnology company. MINCHU/Getty Images. Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting? Elizabeth Grace Saunders. Take another client of mine, whom I’ll call Karen.

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Do You Have the Right Decision Making Culture?

LSA Global

Decision Making Culture. With the advancements in data analytics and artificial intelligence, more leaders are asking about the pros and cons of a fact-based vs. an intuition-based decision making culture. Defining Workplace Culture. Defining Workplace Culture. A Fact-Based Decision Making Culture.

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The Reason Silicon Valley Beat Out Boston for VC Dominance

Harvard Business

In her pioneering research on Silicon Valley’s advantage over Route 128 circa 1990, AnnaLee Saxenian identified some of the major differentiators, from cultural factors to state-level policies. Silicon Valley benefited from a more free-wheeling, less hierarchical, and more risk-taking culture than New England.

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Innovative Companies Get Their Best Ideas from Academic Research — Here’s How They Do It

Harvard Business

In virtually every advanced field, whether it’s information technology, biotechnology, agriculture, or renewable energy, America holds a leading position. To account for its success, many point to America’s entrepreneurial culture, its tolerance for failure and its unique ecosystem of venture funding.

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Why It’s So Hard to Train Someone to Make an Ethical Decision

Harvard Business

Take the decision of Sam Waksal, the former CEO of the emerging biotechnology company ImClone Systems. In late 2001 ImClone awaited approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its much-heralded new cancer treatment, but unexpectedly the FDA decided to reject the company’s application.

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