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Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. ” It was hard not to draw an immediate comparison to Molly, who was always buttoned up and calm, but Aliyah reminded herself to keep an open mind.

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The Science of Learning: What Do We Know About How Adults Learn Best?

Clarity Consultants

While it’s easy to assume that learning works the same regardless of a person’s age, that isn’t the case. Adults have far different needs in comparison to children and teens. Combine discussions with hands-on activities or review case studies and host brainstorming or role-play sessions.

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4 Ways to Develop Practical Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

The McKinsey Way by Ethan Rasiel — In this book, Rasial uses case studies and anecdotes to describe how McKinsey thinks about and solves business problems. The 2 Smartest Case Study Techniques. If we had 1 week to learn about business basics and consulting, we would read: 1. Other MC Posts. management consulting'

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

Forbes hailed it as a veritable case study “on how digital transformation leads to business value.” By comparison, $1,000 of Chipotle stock purchased the same year and sold at its peak in 2015, before the e-coli scare, would have only been worth about $5,000.

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Are you a Loser, Struggler, Con Artist, or Winner?

The Fearless Marketer

Stories – Give testimonials or case studies of how your service has improved your clients’ condition. Comparison. And you can point to results through two things: 1. Measurement – Show the actual improvement in results and performance before and after you have provided your service. Technology.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Example IBM Case Study question: Company X sells hardware, software and services.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business

The second sample’s small size meant that comparisons were suggestive rather than statistically significant, but the survey responses of non-MBA founders were quite similar to those of MBA alumni founders. That can come from case studies, meeting role models, learning-by-doing on course projects, and seeing peers take the plunge.”