Posts under Category: organizational behavior

Direct Relief to Increase Donation Made by General Public

Case Type: operations strategy, optimization; organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) second round full time job interview.
Industry Coverage: non-profit organization; healthcare: hospital & medical.

Case Interview Question #00675: Our consulting firm is doing a pro-bono case for Direct Relief International, the largest non-profit medicine distribution network in the U.S. Founded in 1948, this organization focuses on improving the quality… Read the rest

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Boehringer Ingelheim to Optimize Current R&D Portfolio

Case Type: organizational behavior; operations strategy.
Consulting Firm: Siemens Management Consulting (SMC) first round summer internship job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.

Case Interview Question #00670: You are part of our management consulting team working for German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim. Founded in 1885, the Boehringer Ingelheim group now is one of the world’s top 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Headquartered… Read the rest

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Johnson & Johnson DePuy in Merger Talks with Synthes

Case Type: human capital, HR, organizational behavior; merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Monitor Group second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: hospital & medical.

Case Interview Question #00614: Synthes Holding AG (formerly Synthes Stratec, SIX: SYST) is a multinational medical device company based in Solothurn, Switzerland. It is the world’s largest maker of implants to mend bone fractures, and also produces surgical… Read the rest

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Forest Laboratories to Increase R&D Spending & Productivity

Case Type: human capital, organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: IMS Consulting Group second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: healthcare: pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences.

Case Interview Question #00613: Our client Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) is a large pharmaceutical company headquartered in New York City, United States. The company’s research and development (R & D) spending has grown rapidly in recent years, and as of 2011,… Read the rest

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Legg Mason to Adjust Asset Management Fee Structure

Case Type: increase sales/revenues; organizational behavior.
Consulting Firm: Cambridge Associates first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Financial Services.

Case Interview Question #00597: You have been retained by a large institutional asset manager client Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM). Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Legg Mason is a global investment management firm with a focus on asset management, serving institutional investors on five… Read the rest

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