Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

Facing interconnected operational issues, members of the eight-person senior leadership team were turning against one another. The sales and marketing director said he was receiving complaints about sloppy service. Operations in a Connected World. And something was wrong. So we decided to have our change begin in the kitchen.

Operations 101

Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 101

Management Consulted

JULY 2, 2013

First, a 101 on strategy consulting for you newbies to the site – having an insider view into the strategy and operations of a company requires that you quickly become an expert on day-to-day activities in light of the overall company vision. In financial advisory consulting, consultants go very deep in one industry.

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Financial Consulting Strategy Strategy 252

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of finance, where data analysis and informed decision-making are vital, the emergence of artificial intelligence has proven to be a transformative force. This article will delve deeper into four ways in which AI is reshaping the world of finance, improving data analysis, and redefining decision-making processes.

Finance 78

Finance Analysis Data Financial 78

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This article delves into the rising importance of ESG metrics, how companies are integrating them into their operations, provides leading examples, and highlights the evolving regulatory landscape. Governance Metrics: These assess the quality of a company’s leadership, executive compensation, and adherence to ethical standards.

Metrics 78

Metrics Ethics Government Financial 78

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

In this interview with senior editor Curt Nickisch, University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business professor Stefan Zeume discusses brand-new research resulting from the unexpected opportunity, and what he and his coauthors found: billions of dollars in lost market capitalization. of market capitalization of these firms.

Marketing 115

Marketing Data Finance Case Interview 115

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 12, 2014

An Introduction to Operations Management. An Introduction to Marketing. Khan; three of Wharton’s top faculty in the marketing department, which is consistently ranked as the #1 marketing department in the world. It focuses on branding strategies, customer centricity and new market entry. IESE Business School.

Course 184

Course Development Consulting Finance 184

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2024

To do that, executives need to rediscover the concept of economic profit (EP) — that is, revenue minus not just operating and administrative costs, but also the cost of the capital needed to produce that revenue.

Strategy 247

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Operations 247

Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

Check out our breakdowns on Profitability , Market Sizing , and Market Study to become a complete expert on any kind of framework you’ll need in your case interview. These cases can be some of the scariest, because they test things like finance principles, but on the other hand, they’re really easy to recognize.

Case Interview 154

Case Interview Interviews Intellectual Property Cash Flow 154

Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

A marketing tagline is short phrase that helps people remember you in a certain way. Remember, clients want to hire The Expert, so be sure to market yourself as one! [1] When you are perceived as an expert, you’ll get more referrals and win more work. You get the idea. Insert your keywords, then add words that tee up the result (e.g.,

Development 195

Development Turnaround How To Financial 195

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. Operations Consultants: Operations consultants are consultants who help clients improve the performance of their operations.

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Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Consulting Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001.

Consulting 156

Consulting Finance Turnaround Healthcare 156

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. Operations in a Connected World. This improved working capital can be used to fund growth in new markets.

Transportation 129

Transportation Finance Financial Banking 129

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

This disconnect is a major problem for the continuing development of efficient capital markets. Given their size and appetite for diversification, these gigantic investors are a significant source of financing for many companies and governments in the developed world, and their investment activities can and do move markets.

Operations 70

Operations Finance Media Financial 70

Steve Shu Consulting

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Management consulting projects can span diverse areas from operational to finance to marketing to strategy to IT management, etc. Roles in these newer consulting firms are positions analogous to product manager, UX design, digital marketing, data scientist, etc. plus traditional consulting roles.

Management 150

Management Consulting Methodologies McKinsey 150

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In a previous article, we explored why a startup experience is a must for every young professional ( Startup Experience: A Must for Every Young Professional ), especially if your university in undergrad placed a spotlight on finance and consulting. Understand the competitive landscape and assess the startup’s unique value proposition.

Transportation 78

Transportation Financial Productivity McKinsey 78

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The past five years have seen explosive growth in “corporate green bonds” issued to finance climate-friendly projects. How the stock market responds. New information is provided to the market on the announcement date, as opposed to the issue date. Monalyn Gracia/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images.

Company 128

Company Financial Analysis Operations 128

Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

In the digital age, businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to gain a competitive edge and streamline their operations. From enhancing customer experiences to optimizing decision-making processes, AI is reshaping the way businesses operate and opening up new possibilities for growth.

Data 147

Data Operations Efficiency System 147

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

market for latex condoms. Recently, Mayer Laboratories sued Church and Dwight, Trojan’s parent company, for illegally monopolizing the market. It requires a broad knowledge and a high-level, big-picture understanding of the company and its markets. My group chose to examine the U.S. This left me with few options.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 29, 2020

The presence of money fears can be good if they act as alerts to be strategic about investments and with marketing and sales. In the past you operated in a compensation model where you do work and then get paid. I had just come through a divorce the decimated my finances. It's just not smart marketing.

Consulting 177

Consulting How To Talent Training 177

Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2023

this legislation covers finance and retirement-related considerations. There will be some players that will be way more agile than others and able to capitalize on both important behavioral implications and operational tactics. ” Marketing Letters 23, no. We talked about the recently passed Secure Act 2.0 Johnson, Eric J.,

Construction 195

Construction Journal Agile Exercises 195

Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2020

Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis’s seminal study of 500 brands in 50 product categories reveals that almost half of market pioneers fail. In fact, the greatest long-term success belongs to companies that enter a market and become leaders about 13 years after these first movers. MITS introduced the first personal computer in 1975.

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Guidelines Operations Talent Sports 140

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. As Pete Ramstad and I note in Beyond HR , leaders often have far better developed frameworks for the value proposition of the finance function than for HR.

Recruiting 139

Recruiting Recruitment Finance Agile 139

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department.

Company 158

Company Survey Finance Engineering 158

Harvard Business

AUGUST 27, 2018

stock exchanges has declined by almost 50% from its peak in 1996, despite dramatic increase in aggregate market capitalization. They operate as lean organizations, using cloud and internet-based infrastructure, and launch and distribute products more quickly than did firms that competed with factories, warehouses, inventories, and suppliers.

Company 129

Company Trends Finance Knowledge Base 129

Epicflow

JULY 20, 2022

Will the delivered product/services be in demand on the market? This analysis can be assisted by a company’s finance department for more accurate outcomes. Market feasibility. Operational feasibility . Project and resource management solutions provide great assistance in determining operational feasibility of a project.

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Study Management Resources Analysis 147

Chad Barr

JANUARY 8, 2025

” This is not just a tech milestone—it’s a harbinger of a seismic shift in how businesses operate, innovate, and grow. Finance: Predicting market trends with near-flawless accuracy. For example: Are you ready to integrate AI agents into your operations to cut costs and boost productivity and revenues?

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Trends eBook Training Training 52

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

For many executives battling through economic headwinds in emerging markets, the answer tends to be wherever they think someone will provide the strongest boost to top-line growth, which usually means hiring an additional sales or marketing manager to support the commercial front lines. Somewhere else?

Sales 70

Sales Marketing Survey Finance 70

Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2016

Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations. They are incentivized to complete operations as quickly as possible. However, until recently there was little evidence on this question in the countries that dominate global markets in low-cost manufacturing. Operations in a Connected World. Insight Center.

Apparel 119

Apparel Operations Development Accenture 119

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat. New digital entrants have spotted the market opportunity created by these dynamics, and the result is an explosion in online lending to SMEs from fintech startups. Other sectors of retail lending have not fared much better.

Banking 133

Banking Small Business Oliver Wyman Retail 133

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

By incorporating these disruptors into its own operations, a retailer can more easily pose challenging questions and embrace change more quickly. So they are more likely to recognize, for example, when a company’s legacy IT system has become a stumbling block to progress – a common affliction in retail operations.

Retail 128

Retail Operations Productivity Industry 128

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

These asset classes can include public equities/stocks, fixed income/bonds, money markets, commodities, infrastructure, real estate and alternative strategies – including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital. As such, asset manager performance tends to be correlated with stock market performance. Operating Margins.

Industry 113

Industry Real Estate Management Retail 113

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.

Research 132

Research Education Pharmaceuticals Finance 132

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2017

She distilled the notes about her many accomplishments into an overview of the 10 years in her current role: Keep University’s School of Design (eight graduate programs) running flawlessly for Director, other staff, faculty, and students — during routine operations and emergencies. into multiple global markets.

Transportation 134

Transportation Real Estate Financial Operations 134

Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

By thinking of a company’s culture as a form of investment subject to market failures, we can better understand why companies sometimes tolerate misconduct, and why they can’t always fix it on their own. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates.

Culture 133

Culture Company Financial Banking 133

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2017

Three ways to manage the digital transition are: Define where change is needed most: Digital technology affects every company differently, but it tends to create or destroy value in four critical areas of the organization: customer engagement, digital products and services, operational performance, and preparing for disruptive new business models.

Agile 134

Agile Data Development Industry 134

Harvard Business

JUNE 25, 2018

Management concepts, by contrast, operate in poorly regulated environments where failures are often brushed under boardroom or faculty carpets. Still, market research suggests that future markets for its products and services could be huge — with the U.N.

System 132

System Financial Benchmarking Report 132

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Over the past 18 months, Sergey’s experience has been echoed in offices in Ukraine, South Africa, Turkey, Brazil, and many other emerging markets that have faced substantial currency depreciation due to the drop in commodity prices and the flow of capital to the U.S. Normally, MNCs raise prices in the emerging market, (e.g.,

Marketing 70

Marketing Agile Company Sales 70