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#2 BCG – an overview of the top four consulting firms 2008

McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company Booz Allen Hamilton 2. Boston Consulting Group Organisation type Private Company Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts, USA Key people Hans-Paul Burkner, President and CEO Size 3,900 consultants (2007) in 66 offices across 38 countries Revenue $1.8 billion (2006, Vault) Expertise Business strategy Mission BCG is committed to: · […]

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#3 Bain – an overview of the top four consulting firms 2008

McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company Booz Allen Hamilton 3. Bain & Company Organisation type Private company Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts, USA Key people Steve Ellis, Managing Director. A Stanford MBA, Ellis co-founded Focus, Inc., a Silicon Valley consulting firm, before coming on board at Bain. Orit Gadiesh, Chairman of the Board Size […]

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#4 Booz Allen Hamilton – an overview of the top four consulting firms 2008

McKinsey & Company Boston Consulting Group Bain & Company Booz Allen Hamilton NOTE: In July 2008, Booz Allen Hamilton separated its two core businesses into two companies. Booz Allen Hamilton now provides U.S. government consulting, and Booz & Company provides commercial management consulting. 4. Booz Allen Hamilton Organisation type Private company Headquarters McLean, Virginia, USA […]

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What is management consulting?

A LOT of people have trouble describing what a consultant does, because ‘consulting’ is such broad term. The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary defines a consultant to be a person who provides information or advice. Since consultants are typically employed to analyse the problems and challenges faced by management and to develop plans for improvement, they […]