Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 25, 2014

I recently ran into a short video by the New South Wales government which does a great job of introducing the notion of behavioral insights and application in the governmental space. For example, Opower tapped into a great market using software-as-a-service and a behavioral efficiency model for saving energy. How will the wave build?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

When multinational firms enter new markets, they have to choose how to manage the formal and informal local rules that can vary greatly. But constantly adapting to local practices could jeopardize a company’s ability to integrate operations across markets.

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Research Operations Study Marketing 230

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 12, 2024

How leaders made business-altering decisions while navigating pressures from social media, employees, customers, politicians, and the stock market.

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Company Media Marketing Ethics 182

Harvard Business

JULY 8, 2016

Executives are usually taught that data is an objective and critical input for strategic planning and operations. Applying this, however, is much easier said than done — especially among companies operating in emerging markets. Of course, these issues can cause a headache for any company, in any market.

Data 120

Data Marketing Sales Government 120

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 29, 2020

When the COVID-19 crisis became evident in South Africa in mid-March, the South African government put strict lockdown measures in place, including school closures and store lockdowns which were accompanied by reducing the output of production facilities. Obstacles in Emerging Markets. Technological Tools to Decrease Reliance on NPI’s.

Marketing 103

Marketing Boston Consulting Group Government Transportation 103

Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2022

Governments, businesses, and individuals are developing new use cases for blockchain as barriers to adoption continue to decrease. Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. Governments should support the adoption of blockchain technology.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2025

Read further to learn about the top winners in the market and get tips on choosing the right tool for your organization. A PMO has the following functions: Project governance includes establishing frameworks, methodologies, and policies to guide project execution. Therefore, weve compiled a list of 15 best PMO software tools.

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Tools Software Efficiency Resources 130

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving world, organizations across various sectors are recognizing the transformative potential of introducing innovation into their governance processes. In this article, we will explore some unexpected yet highly effective ways of utilizing technology to infuse innovation into the governance process.

Government 78

Government Efficiency Tools Meeting 78

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Learning how consulting firms operate can help you better understand what you would do as an analyst. Your business just launched a new product and needs to market it. Market trends have changed, and you want to make sure the product will reach the correct target customer. How do Consulting Firms Work?

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Operations Consulting Boston Consulting Group Industry 88

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Questions like this involving issues like politics, human rights, or equality often present themselves sooner or later for any business operating in global markets. Over the course of the last few decades, multinationals have entered and left “frontier markets” like Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, Vietnam, Myanmar, and others.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

Effective governance serves as the bedrock for organizations, providing a framework for sound decision-making, personal accountability, and strategic direction. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, where disruption and uncertainty are the norm, robust governance structures have never been more important.

Government 78

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Harvard Business

MAY 29, 2017

Yet Russia remains an important part of most Western multinationals’ emerging markets portfolios. While relatively rare, there have been a few cases of the Russian government directly interfering in Western businesses’ affairs. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.

Government 103

Government Healthcare Policies Operations 103

Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

You need to consider the real and perceived value of your services, expertise, and experience, as well as geography and market conditions. Market conditions and competition — Are there a lot of consultants who do what you do? Client’s industry — Who is your target market? Type of experience — Where did you learn your craft?

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Consulting How To Marketing Deloitte 199

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

APRIL 2, 2017

Currently, Strategy& does major public (read: government) consulting work outside the U.S. However, due to its rich history in the region, the firm knows the market deeper, better, and has the best government and private sector relationships. in revenue (wow!). Presently, the firm has offices in Dubai and Istanbul.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

government. And the same applies to the affected workers: The tight labor market means there are opportunities for those who go through retraining. Capital-intensive factories have a high-fixed-cost, low-variable-cost operating model. Another issue involves reallocating resources in the face of fundamental market shifts.

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Cash Flow Operations Government Sales 129

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

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.

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Operations Finance Media Financial 70

Kraft Kennedy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Why Law Firms Are Embracing Application Rationalization An underrated operational advantage, Application Rationalization addresses an inefficiency common across law firms. Today’s market requires new levels of cost reduction, efficiency, and productivity. Should Application Portfolio Analysis and Governance Planning be a priority?

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Software Tools Comparison Operations 52

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

In a recent analysis of the 217 corporate green bonds issued by public companies globally from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017, I show that they yield a positive stock market reaction, improvements in financial and environmental performance, an increase in green innovations, and an increase in stock ownership by long-term and green investors.

Company 128

Company Financial Analysis Operations 128

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The list of actions companies take is well-developed and documented, and most large companies do the following: Slash energy use and emissions in operations. Engage employees, through awards and incentives, to innovate, find operational savings, and develop products that cut customers’ emissions as well. Embrace renewable energy.

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Energy Government Efficiency Transportation 132

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I agree that national governments should boost their efforts to curb cybercriminal activity. companies to reverse years of enhancements and innovations in secure online transactions and data storage that power the world’s largest retail e-commerce market , valued at $238 billion. government uses. Causes for Concern.

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Government Intellectual Property Data Software 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2016

So in 1986, the American government created SEMATECH , a consortium of government agencies, research institutions and private industry. To understand the nature of the problem, let’s look at how penicillin was brought to market. “But here, we can operate within the time frame of the next coffee break.”

Government 70

Government Research Journal Biotechnology 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 13, 2017

Companies wind up in trouble and squander the time, talent, and energy of their workforce when they lose focus, spend money on things that don’t make a difference to employees or the future of the business, and use operating models that are out of whack. redesign the operating model. Redesign the Operating Model.

How To 143

How To Energy Operations Bain 143

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Corporate bribery—that is, the practice of companies paying government officials for preferential treatment — is not only illegal in dozens of countries. Bribing government officials has costs. ” Identify “moon markets” and walk away.

Management 129

Management Ethics Government Sales 129

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

On November 8, 2016, India’s government did something that had no other government had attempted before at the same scale: it decided to remove 86% of the country’s currency notes by value from circulation. We collaborated here to describe what we see as a truly unique story of government-led digital disruption.

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Government Banking System Policies 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

However, they have all failed in China, the world’s largest digital market. The widely touted reasons for these failures include censorship by the Chinese government and cultural differences between China and the West. And yet Western digital firms haven’t given up on trying to tap into China’s rapidly growing market.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

With 57 offices worldwide, Booz offers consulting services for top businesses, governments, and organizations. Besides their core competency – advising the federal government and its contractors – maybe this is why we could call them “America’s favorite.” Operations and Logistics. Automotive.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. The firm offers consulting services including strategy, operations, risk management, organizational transformation, and leadership development. Oliver Wyman became own firm again.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Today, I'm chatting with one of my favorite executives of all time, Jim MacPhee, recently retired Chief Operating Officer and self-proclaimed Experience Steward for Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. In January 2018, Jim was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer/Senior Vice President, Walt Disney World® Resort.

Operations 156

Operations Leadership Consulting Transportation 156

Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2018

Apple and Google, for example, each control a popular mobile phone operating system platform (and key apps on that platform), Amazon controls the largest online merchant platform, and Facebook controls the largest social network platform. He noted his agency’s “particular concerns in digital markets.” In the U.S.,

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Data Company Advertising Engineering 130

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2017

These have forced AirBnB, Tesla, and Uber to make costly concessions to their operating practices or to exit certain markets altogether. Lobbying for policy reform isn’t much of an answer, because incumbents generally have the benefit of long-term relationships with government agencies built up over many years.

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Government Retail Sales Pharmaceuticals 121

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

General Motors, once the world’s largest car maker, has decided to stop selling vehicles in India by the end of 2017, since it considers its India operation to be not profitable. 1 — Consistent Leadership Over Time Matters in This Market. Unlike Bentley or Rolls-Royce, GM is a mass-market car company in the U.S.

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Automotive Marketing Operations Company 125

Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2018

Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a novel way to reform corporate governance. For the past 40 years, corporate governance in Germany has been based on the idea of codeterminance , in which workers have a say in company decision making. CSA Images/Getty Images. Here the example of Germany is illustrative. ” By contrast, U.S.

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Government Culture Examples Enterprise 109

Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2017

The EU’s case asserts, among other things, that Google unfairly exploits its dominance in search engines and smartphone operating systems to restrict competition in shopping services, ad placement services, and smartphone app store markets. However, digital markets do not follow the contours of conventional industry structures.

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Company Engineering Operations Construction 118

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. But corporate leaders today seem to agree that strategic alignment is high on the list.

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Banking Film Strategy Strategy 132

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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Intellectual Property How To Interviews Video 156