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Finance and HR: The Executive Partnership That Transformed a Company

Strategy+Business

The relationship between a chief financial officer (CFO) and chief human resources officer (CHRO) can turn a company around. Between them, they control the major sources of capital available to a company: human, financial, and often information technology.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Like Mercer, Oliver Wyman is a subsidiary of parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies, who also own Lippincott, NERA Economic Consulting, and other businesses. Mercer took after its parent company and began building and acquiring its own businesses. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Oliver Wyman was one of those.

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There Is No Title that Says “C-Suite” or “VITO”

Alan Weiss

The fact is, in professional services, we should be selling to “buyers” who are people with P&L (profit and loss) responsibility or who head major staff areas (finance, information technology, and so forth). But I had dozens of buyers in each company who talked to each other all the time.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal). The company may have a good understanding of its current business, and where it would like to end up. What are the different types of consultants?

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

The history of IBM GBS is one of our very favorite business stories of all time, and one that reminds us that even the most enormous, boring and troubled companies can re-invent themselves. IBM touts its sustainability and relevance as a global services leader by pointing to historical times the firm re-invented itself as a company.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

If you are a New Yorker, just moved there with hope and zeal to conquer the consulting world, or are just looking for some world-class information on the top consulting firms in New York, here is what we have for you. McKinsey & Company. Bain & Company. Drum roll… 1.

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Paying Skilled Workers More Would Create More Skilled Workers

Harvard Business

Nevertheless, few would argue that information technology permanently increased unemployment. While hiring less-skilled workers hurts a firm’s productivity, the data shows that companies still did this in order to take advantage of the fact that hiring these workers is so much cheaper.

Education 132