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  Thursday, 28th February, 2008
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Business & Consultancy News
What to do with growth in a downturn
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week takes a look at the difficulties facing the new management of Northern Rock.

Am I the only person who has a sneaking admiration for Chancellor Darling? In the debate about the Northern Rock nationalisation he was the calm voice in the centre of the storm, a sane man surrounded by hysterics, conspiracy theorists and barking madmen.
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Capgemini: Kanbay integration a success
Capgemini said its celebrating the one year anniversary of its successful integration with Kanbay International, Inc., formerly a global IT services firm focused on the financial services industry. Together, Capgemini and Kanbay, formed Capgemini’s Financial Services Strategic Business Unit (FS SBU), integrating operations in India, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Full article >>>
Societe Generale scandal presents lessons in operational risk management
Lightning can, in fact, strike twice and banks that want to avoid being rocked by a Societe Generale-scale fraud incident need to move beyond stop-gap measures and build a culture of operational risk management. Full article >>>
Shape the PPPs and help transform the Tube

This key role within the PPP Strategy team will focus initially on the first Periodic Review of Public Private Partnership contracts, with a challenging brief to develop and present Restated Terms that meet London Underground’s strategic requirements.
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Third annual pan-European "Best of European Business" awards announced
The awards were presented in the context of the two-day European Business Summit (EBS), the premier conference for business and politics in the European capital, of which Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is the strategic partner. Full article >>>
Towers Perrin study debunks common workforce myths
Some of the most pervasive beliefs about the workforce have recently been challenged by findings from Towers Perrin’s 2007 Global Workforce Study -- among them, that workers are highly stressed, that they resent the demands of new technologies and that they dislike their bosses. Full article >>>
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Exit from boutiques
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