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Beyond the Headlines: a Survey of Lessons Learned from Merger and Acquisition Activity

Andersen recently conducted a survey of executives from some of the largest companies in the technology, media and communications market segments involved in mergers, acquisitions and other similar transactions to bring to light the lessons learned from top value mergers and acquisitions. This white paper presents the key findings from...

Tags: Acquisition, Merger, Arthur Andersen, Survey, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Marketing Research, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Marketing

White papers 2000-10-10

Management Consultants World Conference Report

Last week's international conference on management consulting in Berlin was definitely Eurocentric and failed to acknowledge the power of the Internet in consulting, writes columnist Tom Rodenhauser. Read his report on the event.The Management Consultants World Conference, a triennial event held in Berlin last week, attempts to stitch together the...

Tags: Strategy, Arthur Andersen, Tom Rodenhauser, Andersen Consulting

Technical articles 2000-10-13

Big Fives' names offer path of least resistance

Amidst the splits and shuffles among the Big Five consultancies, reports of name changes are raising the eyebrows of insiders. Columnist Tom Rodenhauser sounds off on this branding issue.Of all the daffy outcomes relating to Arthur Andersen/Andersen Consulting’s split, the most bizarre involve reports—like the one that appeared in the...

Tags: Outsourcing, Branding, Tom Rodenhauser, Arthur Andersen, Andersen Consulting

Technical articles 2000-09-01

Additional Resources

A new leader for an old firm

Andersen, as Arthur Andersen now likes to be known, just announced a new head of business consulting. In this week's Inside Consulting, Tom Rodenhauser says that her first order of business should be to help resolve the firm's ongoing identity crisis.The head-spinning changes at Andersen—forgive us for subconsciously inserting “Arthur”—continue...

Tags: Outsourcing, leader, Tom Rodenhauser, consulting, Arthur, Andersen, Andersen Consulting

Technical articles 2001-04-13

Solving the Andersen saga

According to columnist Tom Rodenhauser, the dispute between Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen is about legacy and brand, not money. He predicts the likely fallout of the upcoming ruling.There will be considerable “analysis” of the pending arbitration decision facing Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen. A decision from the International Chamber...

Tags: Outsourcing, Asset management, Tom Rodenhauser, Andersen Consulting, consulting

Technical articles 2000-08-04

eBRIDGE Software Case Study: Arthur Schuman Inc.

Founded in 1946, Arthur Schuman Inc.'s knowledge of the cheese industry has spanned three generations. Arthur Schuman needed a solution that could handle their customized Great Plains - customizations include: "catch weight" functionality - sell by the case and bill by the pound; as well as discounted orders. Arthur Schuman...

Tags: eBRIDGE Software, Great Plains Software

Case studies

Developing and Implementing an Activity-Based Cost System in the Venezuelan Oil Industry

The implementation process of an activity-based costing ABC system in DELTAVEN, S.A. began in November, 1997. The project team started to study and analyze the different existing cost methods, deciding to select the activity-based costing method as the first choice. The project team selected the OROS tool, marketed by ABC...

Tags: Industry, Activity Based Costing, Managerial Accounting, Finance

Case studies

Organize users and networks with this electronic document retention policy

How long should you keep an e-mail in your system? Should you put a limit on the space users can have on the network to save documents? This document retention policy can help clarify these issues for your clients.As guidelines go, document retention policies don’t have too much appeal. How...

Tags: E-mail, Paul Baldwin, retention policy, document retention policy, Andersen, Enron Corp., electronic document, network

Technical articles 2002-04-26

The Garden Society: Kykuit (rar)

Arthur's bright past lead him to his current state of solitude. Feeling himself drowning in it, Arthur sets out to break free when he fortuitously transfers to another school. Will he be able to get out of the wall he surrounded himself in or will he come to accept the...

Tags: Arthur, Construction

Software downloads 2005-08-30

Join the discussion: Is ethical consulting possible?

The collapse of Enron and the role of Arthur Andersen as its auditor made us wonder: Have you ever been asked to do something that was unethical or illegal? Was your contract at risk if you didn't comply? Join our discussion.If the collapse of Enron and the alleged shredding of...

Tags: Outsourcing, Paul Baldwin, Enron Corp., consulting

Technical articles 2002-01-29

Andersen, by any other name

Andersen Consulting has chosen its new moniker and is recasting itself as the world's leading professional service provider. But it will take more than a spiffy new image to be successful, says columnist Tom Rodenhauser.Accenture, the new name for Andersen Consulting announced today, is presented as a striking departure for...

Tags: Outsourcing, Tom Rodenhauser, Hitachi Ltd., Accenture Ltd., consulting, Andersen Consulting

Technical articles 2000-10-27

R.I.P. - Arthur C. Clarke, sci-fi icon

The last of Science Fiction's Big Three has finally left us, as Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed away. The man gave us geostationary satellites, HAL 9000, and a place called Rama. And now he's gone. The above is a video interview he gave just three months...

Tags: Blogging, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Internet, Marketing, Networking, Jay Garmon

Blog posts 2008-03-19

Discussion: What does upcoming PwC IPO mean for consulting?

PriceWaterhouseCoopers has plans to spin off its consulting unit in an IPO this spring. Is this kind of move enough to assure the public that consultancies can keep their independence despite pressures from clients? Join the discussion.It’s possible that PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC would have spun off their consulting unit in an...

Tags: Outsourcing, Financial Planning, Paul Baldwin, consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, IPO, independence

Technical articles 2002-02-11

Photos: Remembering Arthur C. Clarke

A look back at the science-fiction impresario's life, his influences, and the things and people he influenced. by CNET News.com

Tags: news, arthur c clarke

Image galleries 2008-03-24

It lives! Andersen and Microsoft joint venture comes out of hibernation

Avanade Inc., the temporarily dormant venture between Microsoft and Andersen/Accenture, has finally been launched. Columnist Tom Rodenhauser discusses the start-up's lofty goals and its fledgling identity.Avanade Inc., the joint venture launched by Andersen/Accenture and Microsoft last March, is reemerging after seven months of relative dormancy. Whether by design or by...

Tags: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Tom Rodenhauser, Avanade, Andersen/Accenture, Microsoft Corp.

Technical articles 2000-11-03

Brokerage Embraces Electronic Document Management for Better Customer Service

Without a standardized document management system, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services AJGRMS - a division of Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. - relied on paper and disparate systems when it came to storing quotes, policies, and other documents. This reliance increased the time required to access important documents...

Tags: Customer Service, Document, Microsoft Corp., Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Records Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

Case studies

Calculating financial values in SQL Server

Although SQL Server 2000 and 2005 do not include much in the way of financial functions, Arthur Fuller shows you how to use the present value and future value functions to calculate financial functions in SQL Server. SQL Server 2000 and 2005 do not include much in the way...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Databases, Arthur Fuller, server, present value, future value, financial, SQL Server Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Formula, Enterprise Software, Financial Accounting, Software, Data Management, Finance

Technical articles 2006-08-23

Answerthink attempts to escape the e-consulting quicksand

With many pure-play e-consultancies sinking fast, Answerthink must distance itself from the chaos and flex its muscle. Columnist Tom Rodenhauser shares his predictions for Answerthink's future.“I yam what I yam,” says Popeye, the cantankerous spinach-gulping cartoon sailor. Answerthink (Nasdaq: ANSR) is the Popeye of the consulting industry.First a Hollywood recap:...

Tags: Outsourcing, Strategy, Investment, Tom Rodenhauser, Answerthink Inc.

Technical articles 2001-02-16

See performance gains by using indexed views in SQL Server

A Small TypoNice article, Tim, but there is a small typo.VALUES ('BigScreen', DATEADD(mm, @i, '3/2/2006), should have a trailing single quote on the date.A good read, nonetheless.ArthurA Small TypoI wrote too soon. There are two typos. The second occurs on the line:('PoolTable', DATEADD(mm, @i, '2/11/2007),...

Tags: typo, single-quote, artful@..., DateAdd, software, sql, Arthur, Microsoft SQL Server, server, performance, Tim

Discussion threads 2007-02-20

Cracking open the LG C1300 flip phone: Weekly finalist for 5/11/2007

Thank you.Thanks for posting my entry and selecting me as a finalist. I hope I am selected to join the team. Arthur.Taft, CA.wwww.TaftPCServices.com

Tags: Team management, artizan@..., LG Electronics Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2007-05-18