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Adaptability and agility are the watchwords as new markets and customers put pressure on traditional business models

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Nov 12, 2012

Firms must stay tuned to shifting demands

Adaptability and agility are the watchwords as new markets and customers put pressure on traditional business models, writes Andrew Hill

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Emerging markets: Think local for global expansion

Moving overseas provides challenges but solutions are profitable, says Ross Tieman

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Case study: Triple takeover for Ernst & Young in South Africa

Hiring teams via acquisitions can speed things along, writes Ross Tieman

Nov 12, 2012

Public sector: Retrenchment as government work dwindles

What began in the UK is now taking its toll in the US, says Gill Plimmer

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Manufacturing: Factories’ drive for flexibility brings firms back to the floor

Companies seek to remain competitive as confidence returns, writes Rod Newing

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Environment: Specialists face threat to domination

Strategy firms, the Big Four and NGOs are muscling in but clients’ in-house expertise is growing, too, writes Sarah Murray

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Case study: Copenhagen goes green

The Danish capital has set itself ambitious sustainability targets, writes Sarah Murray

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Technology: Sea change in IT demands a pilot for difficult waters

Stephen Pritchard finds issues such as cybersecurity, the cloud and ‘big data’ require expert help

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Value-based contracts: Payments by result gain ground in tougher environment

Cost-conscious clients drive trend for work based on outcomes, writes Rod Newing

Nov 12, 2012

Case study: Variable payments on Volvo Trucks job

Celerant earned more by increasing capacity at Swedish cab plant, writes Rod Newing

Nov 12, 2012

Talent: No stone left unturned in hunt for good recruits

Consultancies are looking far and wide for the people they need, writes Ross Tieman

Nov 12, 2012

Case study: PwC apprenticeships

Firm is training school leavers to be management consultants, writes Andrew Baxter

Nov 12, 2012

‘Panama’: Groundbreaking project aids UK troops

PA Consulting develops an unmanned anti-IED system, writes Andrew Baxter

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