A perfect day
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Global Business Network is headed by Peter Schwartz, a scenario planner who has made a number of successful predictions such as a forecast for a drop in petroleum prices made in 1982. The company puts businesses in touch with intellectuals, musicians and authors. The clients themselves are major companies which provide Schwartz with insights. Schwartz has forecast a long economic boom, though there is more concern about a world-wide recessin following the Asian financial crisis.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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Andersen's androids: Andersen Consulting is a formidable machine. But has its chief engineer left out one vital ingredient?
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George Shaheen has led Andersen Consulting from its 1989 inception, when the company was spun off from the Arthur Andersen accounting firm. The company is capable of getting the work done, but some analysts believe the company lacks creativity to develop new ideas. Revenues were $4.2 billion in 1995.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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The perfect product? Only if you get it right
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There are different opinions on the future of management consulting, with some saying it will continue to grow and prosper while others are more pessimistic and call for reform. The industry has numerous critics, and those within the industry who advocate reform may be the most realistic.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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