Articles about PA
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Leading a Second Life
Consulting Magazine, March 1, 2007 |
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London-based PA Consulting broke from its traditional recruiting approach when it hired a graduate student it met during an online chat session. In reality, the new hire, Alex Kingsbury, successfully completed the firm’s rigorous in-person screening process. In virtual reality, Kingsbury’s avatar — the character that represents him online — impressed PA Consulting’s staff with his sharp questions and playful wit during an online recruiting session that PA Consulting staged in the Internet’s third dimension. The event took place in Second Life, the online world whose population, economy, and business applications appear to have entered into hyper growth mode. |
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Movie fans' wish lists
Associated Press, January 23, 2007 |
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Instead of better films, moviegoers want cheaper seats, according to one recent survey. In a survey from PA Consulting Group, more than four out of five respondents said they were at least content with the quality of Hollywood films. However, most would prefer a more first-class theater experience that goes easy on the wallet. |
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Training fit to a T
Washington Business Journal, January 26, 2007 |
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PA's Julie Davern was quoted in an article on internal training and development programs, in which our T&D strategy was summarized. The article, which ran in the January 26 issue of the magazine, was titled "Training fit to a T," was written by reporter Lucy Mills. |
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Audiences happy with film quality
Variety, December 6, 2006 |
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Despite worries about box office attendance, a recent survey of 2,000 moviegoers in nine cities reveals good news for Hollywood: five out of six or 83% assert they're satisfied with the quality of current films. "I think the satisfaction level was the biggest surprise to come out of the data," said Mike Hunter, head of media and entertainment consulting with PA Consulting, during a presentation Tuesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "The satisfaction with the quality of films was consistent everywhere we polled. So quality is not really a problem." |
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The renewable energy credit markets: how they factor into project finance
SNL Financial, September 19, 2005 |
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A Q&A session with Frank Stern of PA Consulting Group. Frank Stern is a managing consultant in PA Consulting Group's global energy practice. He has 16 years of experience in a variety of areas in the electricity and natural gas industries. |
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Warburg Pincus buys telco Mach for around EUR600M
Dow Jones Newswire, June 13, 2005 |
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Private equity-owned Mach, a Danish telecommunications clearing and billing services company, has been bought by another private equity firm, Warburg Pincus LLC (WBP.XX), for just above EUR600 million, people familiar with the situation said Monday. |
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