Strategy news in the UK | Page 7

An overview of news, trends and research in Strategy consulting in the UK:

Rusnano pays Bain 1 million euros for a new strategy The Russian nanotechnology firm Rusnano (‘Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies’) has hired Bain & Company to create a new strategy and strategic roadmap. The Moscow office of Bain won the tender in c
13 December 2012
A.T. Kearney: Islamic bank has to review its strategy Up until now, Islamic banks have typically performed better than the conventional banks. However research from A.T. Kearney shows that growth rates are slowing and that profitability is eroding.
03 December 2012
Boston Group: Working hard and over hours are history It has been known for decades that consultants work hard. And strategy consultants, who work in the top of customer organizations, usually work even harder. Workweeks of 65 hours are “quite normal” in that industry in certain phases of a pr
22 October 2012
Bain analyzes the price strategy of Estée Lauder Estée Lauder has hired management consultants Bain & Company to review its pricing strategy and the potential impact of further price harmonization of its products across geographies.
27 July 2012
BearingPoint: Network Orchestrated cooperation concept Organizations are increasingly moving from unilateral relationships to networks of relationships. As a result, supplier-customer business models and the basis on which firms partner together is changing. This leads to a a new environment, one with a ne
20 July 2012
Hay Group: HR is not a strategic business partner yet Human resource professionals are making slow strides in becoming strategic business partners within their organizations, according to the new research 'Next Generation HR' from global management consulting firm Hay Group.
02 July 2012
Altran is back on a worldwide acquisition path After a couple of difficult years, the international consulting firm Atran is back on an acquisition path. Early June it bought American consulting firm Alpha Three Consulting and it expects to close two
27 June 2012
Accenture is helping Indian bank with strategic transformation Accenture has won a large transformation contract with United Bank of India (UBI). The consulting firm will in the coming two years provide a large set of management consulting services, including the
22 June 2012
BCG: Development new product line takes 22 months An average cycle of research and development takes up 22 months on average. However, firms that make use of the best strategy to standardize and mechanize the process while clearly setting priorities, this process could be shortened with 15 months. Thi
29 May 2012
PA Consulting Group: Lessons learned from the financial crisis The financial crisis and subsequent economic recession provides CEO’s and directors with a vast number of lessons learned.
22 May 2012
Aon shareholders in favour of move to London The shareholders of Aon Corporation (Aon) have approved a move of the company's headquarters from Chicago to London with an overwhelmingly majority during a special shareholder meeting. 268 million shares voted in favour of the
23 March 2012
Bain & Co hired by American publisher Time Inc. Time Inc., the American corporation that publishes more than 130 big magazines such as People and Sports Illustrated, has hired consultant Bain & Company. This has been made public by the CEO of Time, Laura Lang, i
15 March 2012
BCG advises Clydesdale Bank on restructuring plans The National Australia Bank (NAB) has hired management consultancy Boston Consulting Group to advise on a restructuring of its Clydesdale Bank in Britain. BCG will in the coming weeks work closely with Clyde
05 March 2012
Booz consultants establish boutique Lavery Pennell Nick Pennell and Greg Lavery, consultants at Booz & Company, have left the firm to start their own boutique consulting firm focused on business strategy and sustainability: Lavery Pennell.
30 December 2011
The Hackett Group: Shared offshoring can save billions Europe's top 500 companies could potentially generate up to €14.4 billion in annual savings by increasing their offshoring of their financial function.
23 December 2011
Hackett: Talent management boosts bottom-line results Companies with more mature Talent Management capabilities reap strong bottom-line benefits, including earnings that are 18 percent higher than typical competitors.
17 December 2011
Accenture launches a Global Marketing Campaign Accenture has launched a new global brand campaign. The campaign appears in virtually all possible media, including print, airport, outdoor and broadcast advertising. In addition, various digital channels will be used suc
22 November 2011
Altran strategic plan 2015: growth ambitions Altran has announced an ambitious strategic plan for the 2012-2015. Key objectives are to boost revenue to more than €2 billion in 2015 and enhance its EBITA margin to 11%. Objectives will be realised by organic growth
25 October 2011

«
3
4
5
6
7

About Consultancy.uk

Consultancy.org network

Consultancy.org network

Consultancy.org

Consultancy.org is the world’s premier online platform for the consulting industry with 12 websites globally. Consultancy.org works with 600+ leading consultancies in 100+ countries.