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From Wikipedia: Consulting is providing advice in a particular area of expertise. This is not the same as customer service. Specific types of consulting include: See more...From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary: Consult \Con*sult"\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Consulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consulting.] [L. consultare, fr. consulere to consult: cf. f. consulter. Cf. Counsel.] To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer. [1913 Webster] Let us consult upon to-morrow's business. --Shak. [1913 Webster] All the laws of England have been made by the kings England, consulting with the nobility ... See more description
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- New York City Launches Enhanced 311 Service for Public School Families with Accenture's Support [December 4 2009 02:32 PM] New York City's Department of Education worked with Accenture to design and launch in September 2009 a new call center to better serve families.
- Red Hat innovation flows from Westford [December 3 2009 12:43 PM] It may seem to be a contradiction that one can make money from a free product, but the folks at Red Hat Inc.
- Electronics soar; clothing, luxury stumble in Nov. [December 1 2009 10:26 PM] In this Nov. 27, 2009 file photo, shoppers line up to pay for their purchases at a Kohl's store in Omaha, Neb.
- Virtualisation mkt in India looks promising [November 30 2009 01:23 PM] 'The overall market for virtualisation in India is still nascent' CHENNAI, INDIA: The market for virtualization of information technology infrastructure in India has good prospects, says consultancy Frost and Sullivan .
- Survey: Growing worker stress seen in benefits use [November 30 2009 05:42 PM] Stressed-out workers are calling in sick more often and turning to employee assistance programs for help in greater numbers in the wake of layoffs at many firms, according to a new survey.
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Management IQ - BusinessWeek
- CEO Oversharing [November 5 2009 04:11 PM] Recently Chip Conley, CEO of Joie de Vivre, a $230 million company with more than 3,000 employees, got enmeshed in a bit of a modern corporate culture snafu. Conley's not your average Harvard MBA pinstriped buttoned-down corporate chieftan. He's an entrepreneur. He writes his own rules. So to him, i...more
- Book Showdown: Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Amazon [October 16 2009 05:11 PM] It's never good when an analyst compares your fate to "collateral damage" in a "Nuclear Winter". That's how Credit Suisse's Gary Balter sees Barnes & Noble's fate in the book war escalating between Wal-Mart and Amazon. Despite being a fantastic operator of its retail stores and running a fairly su...more
- Moment of Truth for Bank of America's Board [October 2 2009 02:20 PM] This is a guest post from Jeremy Garlington, an Atlanta-based leadership consultant and author of blog The Garlington Report (www.povblogger.blogspot.com). Whoever fills the CEO role at the nation's largest bank, while sexy and headline grabbing, is not the most pressing need. What's more important...more
- Marketing Drugs: The Pitfalls of DTC [November 5 2009 09:56 AM] What happens when pharmaceutical company ads urge TV views and magazine readers to "ask your doctor" about a particular drug? A new study from market researcher Verilogue suggests patients either aren't asking for the drug by name, or worse, they're asking about its scary side effects. Verilogue ca...more
- GE Earnings Beat Consensus, But Sales Slip [October 16 2009 05:45 AM] It's becoming a familiar story for investors of General Electric. In its third quarter, the storied Fairfield, Conn.-based conglomerate posted earnings that beat consensus, but were once again weighed down by its troubled finance arm. Net earnings were down 44% from the year prior. While that number...more
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NYT > Consultants
- Consultants Are Providing High-Profile Inmates a Game Plan for Coping [October 10 2009 09:00 PM] Plaxico Burress and Michael Vick were among high-profile inmates who hired advisers for the transitions to and from jail.
- Management Consultants to Merge in All-Stock Deal [June 28 2009 09:00 PM] The management consulting firms Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby and Watson Wyatt Worldwide said that they would merge in an all-stock deal valued at $3.5 billion.
- Want a Business Plan? Log on for Free Advice [November 10 2008 09:00 PM] The Bridgespan Group makes free management consulting services available to philanthropic and nonprofit organizations.
- Doctors Eased Path for L.I.R.R. Disability Claims [October 26 2008 09:00 PM] Investigators have observed that L.I.R.R. retirees tend to use the same physicians to claim disability benefits.
- Syracuse Hires a Firm to Search for a Coach [October 22 2008 09:00 PM] Syracuse University has taken a tangible step toward firing its football coach, Greg Robinson, enlisting a search firm to help find his replacement.
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Accenture High Performance Business Research
- Staying Power and Adaptability Are Key to Corporate Success in China [June 23 2008 09:31 AM] By Catherine Bolgar You can't get ahead by standing still. For companies, that means constantly entering new markets. China is the biggest new market of all, and the success stories of high-performance businesses there can teach companies everywhere about entering new territory.
- Does Your Company Have an IT Generation Gap? [March 5 2009 11:48 PM] By Gary A. Curtis, Kelly Dempski and Catherine S. Farley
- Engineered Standards for Grocery [April 20 2009 04:51 AM] Accenture recognizes that developing labor standards in an industry where workforce management is so complex can be a daunting prospect. Attempts to come to grips with the sheer quantity of data often flounder in a sea of detail, exhausting the time and patience of far too many retail grocers.
- Survey: Growth and Innovation—Moving from Strategy to Execution to High Performance [February 8 2007 07:10 AM] Driving growth through innovation is high on corporate agendas, yet many executive teams find it difficult to achieve due to budget shortages, an absence of experienced resources and the sense of being restricted by "the way we've always done things."
- Enhancing the Brand through Your Website [July 26 2009 11:34 PM] Tom W. Storey, president, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, explains how his company’s brand strategy provides a differentiated guest experience through personalization that is based on technology and market segmentation.
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Deloitte LLP
- If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government The American people are frustrated with their government — dismayed by a series of high-profile failures. Yet our nation has a proud history of great achievements. Explore this new Harvard Business... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...more
- Punit Renjen Named Chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP Deloitte Consulting LLP has elected Punit Renjen as its new chairman and chief executive officer in the United States. Renjen has more than 22 years of experience with Deloitte Consulting. For the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...more
- Deloitte 2009 Education Survey Explore attitudes among teachers, low-income parents and low-income students about college, student preparedness and creating a college-going culture in our new study. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
- Retail Medical Clinics: Update and Implications - 2009 Report Despite the recession, overall growth of the heath care retail clinic market has increased approximately 15 percent in the past two years. Growth, however, will likely slow to 10-15 percent from 2010... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...more
- IFRS Boot Camp: Cost Effective Strategies for IFRS Assessment & Conversion Join Deloitte and Financial Executive International on November 18, 2009 for this one-day workshop. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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