Consulting Central
This consulting portal, run by Kennedy Information, offers general consulting news, analysis (including reports that can be purchased) and special features.
Editor’s Note: As far as I can tell, most of the good stuff isn’t free, but there did seem to be some free goodies as well. If you use this site at length, please post your impressions.
Content: Online Resource | Source: Kennedy Information | Subjects: Consulting / Analytical Tools, Industry Specific | Industry: Consulting
The Energy Industry at the Start of the New Millennium
The Underwriting Underdog
Thirty years after he helped put Silicon Valley on the radar of investment bankers worldwide, Bill Hambrecht is using the Net to torpedo conventional IPOs.
Content: Article | Author: Jeffrey Davis | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Industry Specific, People | Industry: Investment Banking
MACH 3: Anatomy of Gillette
Can a consumer product be launched globally in a short time? It can if sufficient resources and time are allocated to planning the effort.
Content: Case Study | Author: Glenn Rifkin | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Industry Specific, Marketing / Sales | Industry: Consumer Products | Company: Gillette
Industry Outlook Report Different Oil Industries for Different Futures
Arthur D. Little provides a look at the possible future of the oil and gas industry via scenario planning.
Content: Article | Author: Christopher E. H. Ross | Source: Prism (Arthur D. Little) | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Petro / Chemical
Post-Merger Integration: How Novartis Became No. 1
Once the deal is done, the hard work begins of integrating people, processes and systems, on a global basis.
Content: Case Study | Author: Lawrence M. Fisher | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Pharmaceutical
How the National Basketball Association put the bounce in basketball
Once a purely American sport, basketball has been transformed by the N.B.A. into a global phenomenon. What marketing lessons does the N.B.A. teach? If you promote it, the fans will come.
Content: Case Study | Author: Glenn Rifkin | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Industry Specific, Marketing / Sales | Company: National Basketball Association (NBA)
Conceptual Re-engineering at Nissan
Robert J. Thomas, president and chief executive at Nissan, took time out to asses what he knew about the car business and where it is going. The result has been a radical rethinking of the business. Nissan is now in the midst of a major sea of change, entailing an internal shift from a business with a manufacturing mind-set to a marketing-oriented company that puts … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Author: Robert J. Thomas | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Change Management, Industry Specific | Industry: Automotive | Company: Nissan
How Novell Manages its Reseller Channel
How does a company turn its reseller channel into a source of competitive advantage? It requires balancing the objectives of its resellers with its own.
Content: Case Study | Author: Lawrence M. Fisher | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Industry Specific, Marketing / Sales | Industry: Software | Company: Novell
