Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Definitions. In your author’s opinion, the writedown of Greek debt falls clearly within the S&P definition of sovereign default. Undeterred however by rating agency definitions, European leaders have characterised the writedown as a voluntary “ private-sector involvement ” or PSI. Helpful Links. in Economics.

Balance Sheet 89

Balance Sheet Consulting Case Interview Financial 89

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2017

But if you want to understand how a specific product contributes to the company’s profit, you need to look at contribution margin. For example, if the price of your product is $20 and the unit variable cost is $4, then the unit contribution margin is $16. ” What Is Contribution Margin? .” How do you calculate it?

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How To Boston Consulting Group Sales Productivity 134

Consultant Ninja

AUGUST 14, 2009

For the period of 2006-2008, I was somewhat entranced by the wizardry (and compensation) of my finance peers. One colleague, a Deutche Bank leveraged finance Associate, expressed interest in joining my consulting firm until he learned that it would entail a 70% pay cut, for example. Productivity. (6). Posted by Consultant Ninja.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Finance Airlines 100

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Yet for the regular knowledge worker, Microsoft Excel, 30 years on, remains the go-to product for people looking to make sense of data. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, maintains that Excel is still the one Microsoft product that stands above the rest — and 750 million knowledge workers worldwide support that claim every day.

Data 133

Data Productivity Tools Finance 133

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The firm advises government divisions, law firms, and major global corporations on governmental regulation (like anti-trust rulings), public policy implications, public, competitive forces, and private financing. Finance: Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection in Financial Services, Financial Institutions and Banking, Financial Risk Management. .

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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews Oliver Wyman Consulting 147

Management Consulted

JULY 3, 2016

Though antitrust remains Bates White’s largest practice area, the firm is recognized as an expert in environmental product liability, healthcare and life sciences, energy, and finance. Environment & Product Liability. BATES WHITE ORGANIZATION. headed by Chairman & Senior Partner Charles E Bates. Practice Areas.

Interviews 140

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 140

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 4, 2016

For example, Megan, a woman we spoke to who works in finance, explained that after being harassed by a colleague, she went to HR and asked to move to a different position. Her request was not granted, and not long after, she was written up for an unrelated and trivial infraction. .’”

Report 132

Report Case Interview Culture Training 132

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

ICOs are the Wild West of financing — they sit in a grey zone where the U.S. Therefore, they don’t fit into the current definition of a security, and are technically outside of traditional legal frameworks. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and many other regulatory bodies are still investigating them.

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Financial Finance Government Software 131

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When you misunderstand the problem, almost by definition any solution you take will be incorrect — and in an airplane that may be fatal. Here’s the thing: When you manage the finances of a corporation, there are some legitimate things you can do to “manage your earnings.” Is it turning right or is it turning left? Learn from it.

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Financial Metrics Company Finance 98

Management Consulted

MARCH 19, 2017

Today, Intuit’s expanding portfolio serves customers in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and India, making it easier for small business owners and accountants to manage their finances, offering localized, desktop and online versions of their products. 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance.

Culture 100

Culture Resumes Small Business Interviews 100

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Disruptive products and services were, by definition, cheaper, lower quality, and lower margin. If you were running a profitable business with growth opportunities from an existing customer base, it was unlikely that you’d prioritize building low-quality products for over-served customers at lower margins.

Finance 73

Finance Financial B2B Industry 73

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

When I buy a new product, the first thing I do is throw out the product manual. If you’re not great at finance, hire someone who is. If you find case interviews painful, you definitely don’t want to be a consultant. This has been true since I was 16 years old. The other thing I’m terrible at is following instructions.

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Case Interview Fashion Comparison Analysis 93

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2017

Department of Labor retracted a guidance document regarding the definition of employees versus independent contractors that had been issued under my watch (you can find a copy here , however). The definition of who is an employee varies between federal and state laws, which admittedly raises complexities for employers and workers alike.

Case Interview 134

Case Interview Government Insurance Insurance 134

Tom Spencer

MARCH 9, 2019

It might feel awkward and cringey, but it’ll most definitely help you get better! Min Kim is currently an MBA student at NYU Stern School of Business where she is specializing in Product Management, Business Analytics and Finance. So don’t give them anything that would make them doubt your ability to be a consultant.

Interviews 110

Interviews Case Interview Consulting ROI 110

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Definitions. Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Monitor addresses all the problems that are involved in growth: strategy, marketing, pricing, innovation, product development, organization, leadership, economic competitiveness. Helpful Links.

Oliver Wyman 107

Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy& Strategy 107

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2016

The skills gained from experiencing both successful and unsuccessful attempts to deal with leadership, management challenges, product launches and marketing if not defining a market itself are invaluable. Marguerite Arnold is an entrepreneur, author and third semester EMBA candidate at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Finance 60

Finance Benchmarking Management Leadership 60

Management Consulted

JUNE 21, 2015

Today, we continue our series of book reviews with a look at E-Myth , an insightful book written by Michael Gerber (a marketing genius who has built a world-wide web of products and services to help small businesses grow). If you want your business to succeed, then there does need to be a level of predictability to your products and services.

Small Business 100

Small Business Finance Productivity Media 100

Johanna Rothman

APRIL 6, 2022

That's because a finance person drew the lifecycle.). Every sprint delivers working product.” So, here are the definitions you can point your leaders to, so they understand. They do have product goals. Don't assume you're doing Scrum if you don't have a product owner. Software product development is learning.

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Agile Productivity Finance Software 90

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” The UK Government is launching an inquiry into buybacks , due to concerns that they “may be crowding out the allocation of surplus capital to productive investment.” Fewer companies would go public, instead financing themselves by taking on more debt. The evidence suggests this view is more accurate.

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Cash Flow Finance Government Study 71

MishTalk

APRIL 28, 2014

The inefficiencies in capital allocation and income redistribution to finance are the main reason for today''s sluggish global economy. At the macro level, globalization has made inflation slow to emerge, as multinational companies can shift production around the world in response to cost pressure. This is an excellent article by Xie.

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Banking Financial Policies System 72

Tom Spencer

MAY 2, 2020

The most basic definition of money is any asset that is generally accepted as a means of payment to settle debts. Increasing our stock of productive capital requires a pool of savings. Free market capitalism is about increasing the stock of productive capital over time. Firstly, what is money? use household savings).

Balance Sheet 88

Balance Sheet Government System Finance 88

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

If the system we have requires the interest to be created every year (in the form of new loans) to survive that seems like the very definition of a ponzi scheme. Credit in a Gold-Backed World There is nothing wrong with credit expansion used for productive purposes. But that is not the world we live in.

Banking 77

Banking Policies System Government 77

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Our data shows, for instance, that 18% of multimillionaires work in finance, while only 1% of them are professors and scientists. Although few in number, these scientists are extremely productive, generating much of the total social spillovers from research.

Policies 71

Policies Talent Government Research 71

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Pixar, now a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance. billion dollars. Check out some of the other firms that we have profiled here.

Culture 113

Culture Film Interviews Consulting 113

CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

I don’t know if this is the true origin of the word, but I use this analogy as a way to remember the definition.). He likes to buy shares from companies or buy entire companies that have good products, happy customers, and high profit margins with solid competitive advantages. I think this part of the trend is a good thing.

Retail 105

Retail Case Interview Media Company 105

Management Consulted

MARCH 29, 2015

I majored in accounting, finance and supply chain management at a college in the state (Miami of Ohio). I was going down the route of finance, asset management, investment banking, or something like that. I spent my first day on an actual project using power tools because we were doing bottom up costing for different products.

McKinsey 100

McKinsey Interviews Case Interview Consulting 100

MishTalk

JUNE 24, 2014

Definition of "De-escalation" “ If rebels stop their attacks on Ukrainian government troops, if they stop taking hostages, if Russian mercenaries leave Ukraine, if weapons are taken back to Russia, then we’d say that the process of de-escalation has started, ” said Yakymenko.

Energy 65

Energy Policies Government Banking 65

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

LTCM was founded, in 1994, by some of the best minds in finance theory, including two Nobel Prize winners. It comprises a range of conceptual and analytical operations, including problem definition, signal processing, pattern recognition, abstraction and conceptualization, analysis, and prediction.

Strategy 70

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Engineering 70

Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law.

Ethics 70

Ethics Financial Intellectual Property Analysis 70

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

How successful has the company been at creating new products, services, and business models? Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software.

Methodologies 134

Methodologies Culture Company Metrics 134

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This number, however, is likely overstated, as the Department of Labor’s definition of active participants is rather broad, and includes employees who receive an employer contribution, but don’t contribute their own money. million participants. Steve Utkus of Vanguard estimated for me that number is likely overstated by about 5%.

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Tools Financial Education Study 129

Harvard Business

AUGUST 1, 2016

Our conclusion is that it is not worth the angst to get caught up in definitional issues around love. They let their actions, policies, products, and services do this instead. What is more, love doesn’t replace the functional elements of strategy, finance, sales, product development and HR. That’s okay.

Leadership 70

Leadership System Finance Operations 70

MishTalk

JULY 9, 2014

Eternity in excess return from stock markets, eternity in no growth, eternity in low productivity, eternity in chasing yields. Please consider From Here to Eternity in the Age of Low Interest Rates. Eternity is here. Eternity in low interest rates for longer. Strategy • Germany is slowing down – will reach zero growth by Q1-2015.

Banking 68

Banking Policies Marketing Finance 68

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Very large multi-national product companies need to find creative ways to enjoy the benefits of scale while remaining agile. An over-reliance on inflexible organizational models when establishing centralized brand, product, or category management teams can be downright destructive, exacerbating global/local conflicts.

Agile 50

Agile Analysis Apparel Resources 50

Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Major cost and expense types The major types of cost are Cost of goods sold (COGS, including some of the below) Staff cost (salaries) Cost of financing (interest rates) Offices and buildings Energy Marketing cost Depending on your industry, different types might be dominant. You can also increase you return on equity by using debt financing.

Small Business 52

Small Business Finance Industry Company 52

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. New ideas, almost by definition, are not well-understood and tend not to perform very well.

Operations 71

Operations ROI Enterprise Research 71