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How Organic Wine Finally Caught On

Harvard Business

Since the advent of agricultural chemicals in the nineteenth century, a variety of people have warned of risks to public health and the environment, but these people largely struggled to attract an audience until the late 1960s, when organic farming, natural food stores and organic food start-ups started to gain traction. Early Struggles.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

They were a management consulting firm whose clients were chemical and petroleum companies. Finance Risk. Chemicals and Petroleum. Areas like finance, accounting, communications, HR and marketing. In 1998, IBM acquired The Chem Systems Group Inc. There are 6 specialty areas of Business Consulting: Business Strategy.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

Chemicals & Life Sciences. BearingPoint partners with the major technological suppliers, like Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP, to develop solutions and strategies suiting their clients’ requirements. Practice Areas. Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. Enterprise Applications. Human Resources.

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Figuring Out How IT, Analytics, and Operations Should Work Together

Harvard Business

At a global chemical manufacturer, the IT function has a highly educated team of fewer than 20 statisticians, operations research professionals, and PhDs to develop advanced demand forecasting models, supply chain operational optimization, and raw materials for purchasing-decision support. Data and analytics embedded in IT.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. The goal of ARD is to produce denim in a sustainable way by tackling the three main ecological issues the industry faces: water, energy, and chemicals.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

Nearly every function from marketing to human resources and finance was replicated at each level: Enterprise functions and infrastructure. Geographic Zones (consolidated P&L, plus infrastructure). Regional Clusters (P&L, plus infrastructure). The data represent something more than a new offering.

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Boards Aren’t the Right Way to Monitor Companies

Harvard Business

The company provides services in a myriad of industries, such as health care, water treatment, aviation, and financing. .” However, GE’s annual revenues last year were $117 billion, and it had over 300,000 employees. Many directors have similarly demanding positions at firms other than the one they serve as a director.

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