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A shift in global consulting firms' competitive positioning
Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory evaluates top performing consultancies and identifies crucial upsets along the way. read more
McKinsey takes top spot for 9th straight year in Vault.com most prestigious consulting firm ranking
Much in line with McKinsey’s repeat at the top, this year's prestige ranking showed a remarkably low rate of movement from last year. read more
Vault.com ranks top consulting employers
Bain & Company tops new ranking system as Best Consulting Firm to Work For; niche firms rise in prominence. read more
BCG appoints new director of Health Services
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has appointed Dr Graham Rich as Director of Health Services. read more
Booz & Co and A.T. Kearney call off merger talks
The companies said they are better off as separate firms. read more
BCG named Best Turnaround Consulting Firm of the Year
The firm also captured three other awards, including Turnaround Consultant of the Year, for work on the restructurings of General Motors and Chrysler. read more
Consultants predict double digit growth for CRM work
Sourceforconsulting.com research identifies why over a third of CRM projects under deliver. read more
BCG: Economic awakening underway in Africa
Forty fast-growing and globalizing companies highlight Africa’s economic awakening, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group. read more
Boston Consulting Group says some market trends strengthen not weakened during recession
Some 23 megatrends — including the Asian Ascent and E-Migration — strengthened in the Great Recession, and more than half of these trends drive markets larger than $500 Billion, according to new research by The Boston Consulting Group. read more
Roland Berger adds 20 new consultants in financial services center
Risk management expertise bolstered through integration of KDB, and insurance industry consulting expanded. read more
Consulting firms among choice employers for US students
Google is the #1 overall IDEAL Employer for the fourth year in a row among US undergraduate students; McKinsey maintains #2 spot. read more
Turbulent economic future ahead
Business leaders are more resigned to a turbulent economic future than they were at the height of the economic crisis, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group. read more
Strategy firms rated highly in consulting thought leadership league table
Deloitte and IBM highest ranked non strategy firms by White Space. read more
The Boston Consulting Group to conduct strategic review for Dallas Regional Chamber
The Dallas Regional Chamber has engaged global business consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to conduct a strategic planning process to be completed mid-2010. read more
The Boston Consulting Group: Leading IT units drive business change
The IT organization can, and should, do far more than simply act as an order-taker. read more
The Boston Consulting Group opens three new offices
New offices include the consulting firm’s first in Africa, following strong showing in 2009. read more
Accelerating out of the great recession
New book from senior partners at The Boston Consulting Group discusses how to win in a slow-growth economy. read more
Strategy consulting firms jolted into action
Kennedy's research, "Strategy Consulting Marketplace," explains the key agents of change affecting the nature of Strategy consulting demand. read more
Consulting firms ranked on FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has earned the distinction of being one of only three firms to be ranked in the top 15 of FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for five consecutive years. read more
BCG: Corporate recovery after recession should include rebuilding relationships with governments
Many of the business leaders gathering this week for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos need to build stronger links with politicians and state officials as governments strive to reassert power and influence over the corporate world, according to a study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). read more
Co-Founder of Bain & Company joins Censeo's Board of Advisors
Censeo Consulting Group, a specialist in operations, supply chain and acquisition, has appointed Patrick Graham, co-founder of Bain & Company, as a Senior Advisor and a member of its Board of Advisors. read more
Dynamics within the Asia Pacific consulting marketplace put client organizations and consultants in a quandary
The Asia Pacific consulting marketplace is projected to grow just over $10.5 billion between 2008 and 2012. read more
The Boston Consulting Group picks recession winners by targeting long-term value creation
Fast Retailing, Esprit Holdings, Shinsegae, British American Tobacco, and Imperial Tobacco Group are the first five global companies in BCG's Top 25 "consistent value creators in the consumer industry" over the past ten years. read more
Consultancies dominate Top 10 list of most attractive employers
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, KPMG, McKinsey and Deloitte top list of first global index of employer attractiveness. read more
BCG retains two leading European leadership and change-management consultants
Both Lenhardt and Buratti join from Transformance. read more
Bain takes top slot in annual Consulting Magazine Best Firms to Work For survey
It's seven straight years at No 1 for Bain. read more
Majority of companies aren’t addressing sustainability and its impact on their businesses
Global joint study by MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group reveals major disconnect between corporate leaders' concern about the impact of sustainability on their business and the actions they are taking. read more
Management consultants’ pay rises more elusive than bonuses
Pay rises averaged just 3.6% of basic salary - for those that received any pay rise at all in the last 12 months - down from 6% in 2007, latest salary benchmarking report from Top-Consultant.com finds. read more
Global consulting market -- Irreversibly changed
Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory analysts project that global consulting demand will not return to 2008 levels until 2012, conceding that the market has irreversibly changed and will unlikely experience the robust, double-digit growth in demand seen in the past three decades. read more
North America overtaken by Europe as the world's richest region
Global wealth slumped by more than $12 trillion in 2008 and is not expected to return to pre-crisis levels until 2013, says report by The Boston Consulting Group. read more
Boston Consulting Group taps former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings as senior advisor
Spellings, an expert in domestic policy, will advise the firm on its education work and other social-impact efforts. read more
Great Depression survivors have lessons for today’s business leaders, says BCG
Analysis of Depression-era winners -- Such as P&G, IBM, GE, DuPont, and Even GM and Chrysler -- reveals what it takes not only to survive the downturn but to thrive in the upturn. read more
Hans-Paul Bürkner to serve third term as CEO of The Boston Consulting Group
Bürkner, the first European to run the management consultancy, will lead the firm—founded in 1963—to the eve of its 50th anniversary. read more
Boston Consulting Group to advise on GM, Chrysler restructuring
The US government has hired Boston Consulting Group to advise General Motors and Chrysler, as the automakers work to overhaul their operations, under a contract that can be worth up to $7 million. read more
Apple ranked most innovative company in the world
The company tops BusinessWeek's fifth annual ranking of the 25 most innovative companies in the world. read more
ASSEMBLY Magazine and The Boston Consulting Group to jointly sponsor award for "Assembly Plant of the Year"
The award will recognize a manufacturing facility in the United States that has applied world-class processes to reduce production costs, increase productivity, shorten time to market, or improve product quality. read more
MIT Sloan Management Review and BCG announce major collaboration on sustainability and management
The Initiative will explore emerging thinking on sustainability and its implications for business strategy and organization. read more
Satyam names CEO, special advisors; secures financing
The company also named special advisors, who along with Boston Consulting Group, will work pro bono and help the new CEO and the board define key strategies. read more
Verdantix: Make or break year for US climate change consultants
During 2009 consulting firms that fail to establish their climate change expertise will miss out on the biggest opportunity in the consulting market for 20 years, according to independent research conducted by Verdantix. read more
Companies from rapidly developing economies on the heels of Western multinationals
Chinese, Indian, and Middle Eastern companies are among 19 new entrants to The Boston Consulting Group's annual list of global corporations shaking up the traditional world order. read more
Satyam appoints The Boston Consulting Group as management advisors
Goldman Sachs and Avendus tapped as investment bankers. read more
The Boston Consulting Group best ranked consultancy on FORTUNE’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ list
Firm jumps eight spots to break into top five at third place; retains first place among smaller companies and continues to take top honours among consulting firms. read more
London 2012 appoints The Boston Consulting Group as tier three provider
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has been chosen as its exclusive Strategic Consulting Provider and will be the first Tier Three Provider to London 2012. read more
BusinessWeek names BCG Best Consulting Firm for Internships
Firm ranks nineteenth on magazine’s annual list of the Top 50 Undergraduate Internships in the United States. read more
Boston Consulting Group’s Jeanie Duck presented with Lifetime Achievement Award
Jeanie Daniel Duck, a former senior partner with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and one of the consulting profession’s most accomplished women, has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Consulting magazine. read more
Proudfoot Consulting appoints new European president
Proudfoot Consulting, one of the world’s leading operational improvement consultancies, has announced the appointment of Jean Baron-Mazloumian as Unit President for Europe. read more
Senior Financial Times editor joins BCG as first Editor-in-Chief
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has hired Simon Targett, a senior editor at the Financial Times, as its first editor-in-chief. read more
Volvo Ocean Race hires Boston Consulting Group
The Volvo Ocean Race has appointed The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to assist in creating a strategy for the most challenging round-the-world race to become the world's undisputed sailing event. read more
In an economic slowdown, a tighter focus on "lean" can boost P&L
Seven factors improve the odds of lean success, says new BCG report. read more
Consultants rank McKinsey as "Most Prestigious" consulting firm in Europe
Praised as "the Rolls-Royce of the industry," McKinsey was ranked the number 1 consulting firm in Europe for the third consecutive year. read more
BusinessWeek names BCG one of the ‘Best Places to Launch a Career’
The firm ranks first among consultancies and 17th overall in its first appearance on the list. read more
MIT students tackle real-world cases in consulting competition
Ten groups of graduate students spent several hours on the assigned case -- based on the format often encountered during interviews for consulting positions -- and worked with firms such as the Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, and Liberty Mutual. read more
Vault: McKinsey & Co. #1 in consulting for eighth straight year
Annual US-based consulting survey reveals re-emergence of Big Four consulting. read more
The Boston Consulting Group names Dominic Field Partner in Los Angeles
Field is an expert in media, entertainment and technology. read more
Rationalism trumps nationalism when Chinese consumers choose a brand
A new BCG study finds that Chinese consumers are more practical than patriotic when it comes to choosing between foreign and local brands; and thanks to strategies that companies have borrowed from Chameleons and Hermit Crabs, some foreign brands do a good job of appearing to be local. read more
The Boston Consulting Group: Investment banks show signs of recovery despite difficult market
Excluding write-downs, first-quarter revenues of leading banks were actually 18 percent higher than in the previous quarter. read more
Companies' go-to-market capabilities deemed ineffective, new CMO Council study reveals
A global survey, conducted in partnership with The Boston Consulting Group, highlights pressing need to rethink and recalibrate marketing and sales processes, competencies and resources. read more
Canada experiences a global phenomenon: Aging workforce creates talent gap
Global survey of 4,741 executives in 83 countries, conducted by The Boston Consulting Group and the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations, identifies HR priorities of today and the future. read more
Management consulting remains the No. 1 desired industry for MBAs
Fears of a recession are not hurting Google, which reigns supreme on Universum IDEAL Employer Survey for MBA students. read more
BCG wins Great Place to Work award for professional development
"Culture of apprenticeship" is highlighted as firm receives annual honour from the Great Place to Work Institute. read more
BusinessWeek ranks 25 most innovative companies in the world
Apple, Google, Toyota Motor, and General Electric once again top the list of "The 25 Most Innovative Companies" in BusinessWeek's fourth annual special report, produced in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group. read more
Executives worldwide see talent gaps as top people challenge in every region and industry
Global survey of 4,741 executives in 83 countries and markets, conducted by The Boston Consulting Group, World Federation of Personnel Management Associations, and Society for Human Resource Management, identifies HR priorities of today and the future. read more
BCG senior partner honoured as Canadian of the Year
David Pecaut shares Canadian Club Award with Tony Gagliano for co-founding world-class arts festival in Toronto. read more
Companies from emerging markets redefining competition rules
Companies from rapidly developing economies (RDEs) are redefining the rules for local competition in their home markets, thus putting the expansion plans of many global industry leaders at risk, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) warns in a new report on 50 of the most impressive companies from RDEs. read more
Boston Consulting Group's George Stalk identifies "five future strategies" top executives need today
In a new book Stalk offers keen insights into how to turn each of these strategies into competitive advantage. read more
Consultancies on Fortune's "100 Best Companies To Work For" list
Boston Consulting Group, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Booz Allen Hamilton, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte & Touche USA have been named on Fortune magazine's 11th annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. read more
Top consultancies named best companies for working mothers
Some of the top consultancies have been named to Working Mother magazine's annual list of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers". read more
New BCG study identifies major trends that will continue to drive M&A through volatile financial markets
The report shatters several M&A myths and sheds light on keys to success in increasingly tough market. read more
BCG: Global execs increasingly frustrated with innovation
Leaders recognize innovation is critical, but many feel benefits are elusive; risk-averse culture and lack of speed seen as biggest obstacles. read more
Hitachi Consulting managing VP named to top 25 consultants list
The ranking of Tamra Chandler, managing vice president for Global Solutions and People for Hitachi Consulting, marks the third year in a row Hitachi Consulting has made the list. read more
BCG highlights key ingredients for successfully integrating companies
A new report from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) claims that one of the main reasons why more than half of all mergers and acquisitions fail to create shareholder value is that acquirers tend to treat postmerger integration (PMI) as a mechanical process that occurs after the deal is done. read more
Consultancies' career website among top 30 in the US
Deutsche Bank awarded Top US Corporate Career Website in the US. read more
Talent management emerges as top European HR challenge
The Boston Consulting Group and European Association for Personnel Management conducted a survey with 1,350 executives in 27 EU countries. read more
Google deposes McKinsey as most desired MBA employer in the US
Google claims number 1 position after McKinsey's 12-year reign as the Most Desirable Place to Work for MBA students in the US. read more
US companies show renewed confidence in Germany as a business location
Study finds that 57 percent of US companies intend to increase their investments in Germany, and 40 percent plan to create new jobs. read more
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