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MARCH 28, 2024
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Flourishing in a Social Enterprise World
Tom Spencer
AUGUST 15, 2013
Rise of Social Enterprise. The growing trend towards social enterprise could be a game changer. A social enterprise, in essence, is an organisation which is not run primarily for profit and is required to reinvest any profits to further its social aims. A world based on social enterprise may be closer than you think.
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Marketing When Budgets Are Down
Harvard Business
JUNE 27, 2023
The general rule of enterprise finance is that marketing budgets drop like a stone at the first sign of trouble and rise like a feather once the environment is more settled. It’s tough to see a significant increase in marketing budgets in the near term.
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How Generative AI Will Transform Knowledge Work
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
New generative AI-enabled tools are rapidly emerging to assist and transform knowledge work in industries ranging from education and finance to law and medicine. Generative AI can be a boon for knowledge work, but only if you use it in the right way. However, there is no need to wait for these externally-imposed changes.
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A New Way to Scale Social Enterprise
Harvard Business
APRIL 15, 2021
A new type of security, called “mission equity,” caps investor returns so the company’s financial success can help fuel its mission.
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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)
Harvard Business
MARCH 31, 2017
If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score. “Finance and accounting are very simple. .” “Finance and accounting are very simple. Overcome your fears.
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How to Develop Your Tagline to Win More Work
Successful Independent Consulting
AUGUST 28, 2024
Here are some thought-starters: strategic planning, estate planning, merger integration, process reengineering, org design, diversity, digital marketing, college financing, change strategy, performance management, leadership development, executive coaching, financial planning. You get the idea. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. [3]
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The Rise of FinTech in Supply Chains
Harvard Business
JUNE 22, 2016
They include new enterprises such as Orbian , Prime Revenue , C2FO , Taulia , and Ariba as well as new operations launched by traditional financial service firms such as Citi Group, HSBC, BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank. The use of FinTechs allows suppliers to access funding at the multinationals firm’s lower cost of capital.).
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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story
Management Consulted
AUGUST 1, 2013
And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. The capabilities within these diverse fields include: Strategy - helps leading enterprises develop, build, and operate strong businesses. Retail and Business Banking.
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Sustainability: The Growing Importance of ESG Metrics
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 25, 2024
As a B Corp, Danone is part of a global movement that balances purpose and profit, reinforcing its role as a socially responsible enterprise. In the European Union, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ( SFDR ) requires financial market participants to disclose how they integrate ESG factors into their investment decisions.
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The 4 Types of Innovation and the Problems They Solve
Harvard Business
JUNE 21, 2017
Just as we wouldn’t rely on a single marketing tactic or a single source of financing for the entire life of an organization, we need to build up a portfolio of innovation strategies designed for specific tasks. Some large enterprises, like IBM and Procter & Gamble , have the resources to invest in labs to pursue basic research.
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Why consulting?
Management Consulted
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Once I got into engineering, I joined my school’s junior enterprise, which paid consultancy to small entrepreneurs. When I started out in the program, I quickly realized I was never cut out for finance or accounting. I can choose whether I will specialize in finance or become an expert in a particular industry.
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Achieving Financial Success in a Changing and Competitive Market
Clarity Consultants
DECEMBER 13, 2017
There is constant pressure on companies to do more with less resources, and it’s the ones who are able to clearly define their goals, understand their challenges, and take decisive action who are able to achieve the financial goals that drive success in the enterprise market.
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Research: Business School Really Does Influence How Students Make Decisions Later On
Harvard Business
AUGUST 8, 2018
Despite the general trend across schools toward becoming more finance-oriented, there could have been considerable variation in what’s taught. In another supplementary analysis, we used the rankings of finance departments in business schools. Another issue we considered is that different business schools have different curricula.
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How to Fix the Most Soul-Crushing Meetings
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 16, 2018
In a meticulous inventory, we calculated the hours spent in meetings by directors and above across the enterprise (a population of about 500). For example, if a meeting charter has significant implications for finance, one person from finance can attend and keep their finance colleagues informed.
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Taking Greater Risks to Enjoy Greater Rewards with David Baker: Podcast #14
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
David focuses on finances, benchmarking, performance, and positioning of firms, as well as PR, advertising, and more. A successful entrepreneurial enterprise yields profit consistently, while those who find that they are constantly having cash flow problems are, in reality, the ones that are having legitimate business problems.
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The Criminal Finances Act 2017: What UK Enterprises Engaging Independent Professionals Need to Know Now
MBO Partners
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
What UK enterprises need to know about the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
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VC Stereotypes About Men and Women Aren’t Supported by Performance Data
Harvard Business
MARCH 15, 2018
Nonetheless, statistics show that women-owned businesses, which account for one-third of Swedish businesses, are not granted the corresponding proportion of government venture financing; in fact, women-owned businesses receive only 7%. ” “She is extremely cost aware — this is not how you grow a company.”
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Dinged From MBB Consulting Firms – Now What?
Management Consulted
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
If you are an undergrad who has been turned down for a summer internship at MBB, going in to finance is your next best bet. In addition, having a finance internship under your belt shows that you’ve got the necessary quant skills to succeed in consulting. For the Pre-MBA level, finance should be your last option.
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100 Lessons Learned from a German EMBA
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 8, 2016
In the fall of 2015, after spending two years in a small town in the Ruhr Valley starting to learn German (I will appreciate Mark Twain’s perspective on the sprache so much better going forward), I moved to Frankfurt to begin my Executive MBA at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. the answer is super simple.
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83 Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
In Sweden, for example, the portion of approved bank loans to small and medium-size enterprises has decreased by 15% over the last 10 years , and roughly 60% of all ventures in need of external financing have reported difficulties in accessing financing for their investments.
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Thinking holistically about integrating ESG across the organization
Brimstone Consulting
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Critical is connecting the dots between sustainability risks and opportunities, investor demands, government regulations, finance, and business operations to think holistically about integrating ESG into every company function. This is where we come in. Another example is that of a global agricultural sciences company.
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Can We Keep Our Biases from Creeping into AI?
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
The quickest way to flip this public perception on its head is to render AI genderless, something I advocate for tirelessly and practice with Sage’s personal finance assistant, Pegg. AI-driven enterprise technologies will improve commercial productivity, close workforce skill gaps and bolster customer experience across industries.
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130 Want To Be On The Leading Edge? Forget About It.
Markovitz Consulting
AUGUST 19, 2020
Jim Womack, author and founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute, describes this classic problem as “the loud voice of the CEO at the top becoming a faint whisper by the time it reaches the front lines of the organization.” Here are a few areas that are probably creating lethal operational drag on the corporate ship.
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8 Ways Machine Learning Is Improving Companies’ Work Processes
Harvard Business
MAY 31, 2017
Automating finance. This lets organizations reduce the amount of work outsourced to service centers and frees up finance staff to focus on strategic tasks. AI can expedite “exception handling” in many financial processes. Measuring brand exposure. Automated programs can recognize products, people, logos, and more.
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Board Management Tips to Help Your Team Win w/Lauren Harrell Ep#99
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
APRIL 28, 2021
Having worked internally at finance and audit organizations and externally as an advisor across the finance enterprise, she approaches leadership and the boardroom with a multiple-stakeholder focus.
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6 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Development If Your Company Doesn’t Care About It
Harvard Business
JANUARY 19, 2018
In most positions, whether it’s enterprise sales, brand marketing, supply chain logistics, or corporate finance, being competent often consists of having deep functional knowledge in four or five key job areas and a good working knowledge in another four or five. Liane Davey. 4 Ways to Become a Better Learner. Monique Valcour.
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List: Global Strategy Firms 2013
Tom Spencer
JULY 22, 2013
BCG partners with clients from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in all regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their enterprises. Booz has experience across a broad range of industries including high technology, finance, and consumer products.
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Eternal Trust Number 37
MishTalk
JUNE 18, 2014
As chief accountant for Yuncheng City Investment, a financing vehicle for the local government, Mr Qiao has played a crucial role in the development of this gritty steelmaking city in central China. State Owned enterprises investing in economically nonviable projects will never lose money either. to lose any money. Yeah, right.
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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (1 of 2)
Tom Spencer
APRIL 8, 2022
The strategy team consisted mostly of ex-consultants where our primary role was to execute and coordinate all key activities of the GWAM business, spanning six business units and eight functions, in areas of strategic initiatives, M&A, and corporate finance. Defining and identifying emerging disruptive business models (e.g.,
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97 To Lead a Digital Transformation, CEOs Must Prioritize
Harvard Business
JANUARY 2, 2017
Only the CEO has the power to provide this kind of direction across the entire enterprise. Marketing, commercial and finance have to work together to develop new pricing models. Data management teams have to develop the predictive algorithms to improve the customer experience in coordination with the customer-facing teams.
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133 Getting an Intricate Operation Back in Sync
Harvard Business
MAY 20, 2016
The director of finance grumbled that overtime costs were too high, due to high turnover and the fact that employee sick time had spiked. It’s especially damaging in an enterprise that relies upon the flawless execution of simultaneous interconnected actions. Revenue was trending down, which would affect our year-end bonuses.
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99 How Leading Companies Build the Workforces They Need to Stay Ahead
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
And a new ecosystem of finance, insurance, energy, infotainment and maintenance services has emerged based on the data-driven, app economy. These steps (and others) are all part of the company’s plan to “quickly add new state-of-the-art software engineering capabilities across the Ford enterprise.”
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Currency Lessons: Think a Sinking Currency is Always Good For Manufacturers?
MishTalk
AUGUST 27, 2013
But recall what Brazil''s finance minister said on March 3, 2012 in a currency war declaration on the US: " When the real appreciates, it reduces our competitiveness. Bhatia, head of the enterprise business at television maker Videocon Industries, said in an August 21 interview. Mike "Mish" Shedlock.
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75 How Banks Can Compete Against an Army of Fintech Startups
Harvard Business
APRIL 26, 2017
Banking for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been astonishingly unaffected by the rise of the Internet. Moreover, in instances where borrowers want to shop and compare myriad options in one place, they turn to online credit brokers like Fundera or Intuit’s QuickBooks Financing for a one-stop shopping experience.
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132 Integrate Analytics Across Your Entire Business
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 3, 2014
One of the reasons analytics is working for the companies in this select group is because they tend to deploy analytics technologies and expertise across the breadth of the enterprise. and Western Europe are aggressively adopting analytics across the entire enterprise. But the survey also found that only 33% of businesses in the U.S.
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70 List of strategy consulting firms in Hong Kong
Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Applied Value offers strategy, finance, and operations management services. Services offered include: complexity management, enterprise transformation, operations, procurement solutions, strategic information technology, strategy and sustainability. 30/F, One International Finance Centre. Tel: +852 2868 0014. 38 Gloucester Road.
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107 Top 10 Consulting Firms in Boston
Management Consulted
JULY 2, 2017
Despite the teeny-tiny footprint (compared to most McKinsey locations), several global practice leaders – in Corporate Finance, Marketing & Sales, Innovation, Strategy, Consumer and Transactions – are based in Boston. Still, the offices are typically McKinsey-swanky – located on 280 Congress St #1100, Boston, MA, 02210.
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72 Every Organizational Function Needs to Work on Digital Transformation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GARTNER
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Other enterprises and their functions are looking to leverage technology to optimize and augment existing operations. In what Gartner calls a third era of enterprise IT, existing investments must be rebalanced and combined with new, disruptive technologies. Aligned Organizational Culture and Capabilities.
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Conflict-of-Interest Rules Are Holding Back Medical Breakthroughs
Harvard Business
JUNE 9, 2017
Yet rarely do conflict-of-interest policies begin with a positive statement endorsing the importance of collaboration for successful translational research, advancing health, and enhancing the productivity of the biomedical enterprise. For academics, publishing and obtaining grants are key to promotion and career advancement.
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121 Why Even AI-Powered Factories Will Have Jobs for Humans
Harvard Business
AUGUST 8, 2018
In fact, as Tesla and other companies have discovered, AI technologies are having a profound impact throughout the enterprise, from sales and marketing, to R&D, to back-office functions like accounting and finance. Moreover, it’s not just technology-related jobs that are being reimagined with AI.
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Strategy and general business consulting firms in Australia
Tom Spencer
MAY 31, 2012
Accenture offers management consulting services covering finance & performance management, talent & organisation performance, strategy, customer relationship management, and supply chain management. Established in 1989, Accenture has offices in more than 200 cities in 54 countries. Website: www.atkearney.com. Booz Allen Hamilton.
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122 Infosys Consulting Interviews & Culture
Management Consulted
NOVEMBER 27, 2016
Enterprise Processes. Finance and Controlling Processes. Enterprise Applications. Agile Enterprise. Business Transformation. Transformation Strategy. Transformation Program Management. Transformation Program QA. Business Process Optimization. Supply Chain and Operations Processes. HR Processes. SAP Operational Excellence.
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How to Survive a Company Scandal You Had Nothing to Do With
Harvard Business
AUGUST 31, 2016
Minorities stereotypically associated with particular criminal enterprises (for example, Latinos and the drug trade in the U.S.) As our data show , financial executives are punished more harshly for financial scandals than non-finance executives, even when both groups were innocent.
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