consulting/strategy

Tepper grads clearly set themselves apart. Equipped with

leading-edge tools, fresh insights and seasoned experience, they successfully

tackle the toughest problems and the greatest opportunities.
Francisco DSouza , MBA 1992
Cognizant Technology Solutions President and Chief Executive Officer

> Next-generation consulting, strategy and general management leadership.

The Tepper School of Business remains a top recruiting location for companies that value strategists who bring a high-level, multidisciplinary mindset to organizational challenges. Recruiters interests
in partnering with Tepper extend beyond our graduates unparalleled abilities to assess and respond to some of the most complex problems facing business. We think of it as a rare blend of rigor and relationships. We understand a fundamental truth that companies often face: meaningful change is significant and long-lasting. There isnt one simple solution, and most often there is a priority among a multitude of right answers. Navigating the complexity of competitive advantage across various functions and industries requires exceptional talent in strategic planning, finance, operations, marketing, international management and technology. The Global Enterprise Management MBA Track along with existing General Management (core MBA) and Entrepreneurship in Organizations MBA Tracks each emphasize breadth and depth with regard to strategic thinking and analytical decision making.

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> Recruiting Partners.

Consulting, Strategy & General Management

Consulting
> A.T. KEARNEY > ACCENTURE > THE ALEXANDER GROUP > AMERICAN GREETINGS > ANALYSIS GROUP > ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC. > BAIN & COMPANY > BAYER > BLACK & COMPANY > BOOZ & COMPANY > BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON > CORNERSTONE RESEARCH > CRA INTERNATIONAL > DALBERG DEVELOPMENT > DECISIONPATH CONSULTING > DELOITTE > DENALI CONSULTING, INC. > DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL (DDI) > DIAMOND MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS, INC. > DOOSAN CORPORATION > ECG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS > ENERGY STRATEGIES LLC > ERNST & YOUNG > EXCELACOM, INC. > EXCELLA CONSULTING > FIRST ANNAPOLIS CONSULTING > FREDDIE MAC > FTI CONSULTING > GREENWICH STRATEGY > HD DIMENSION > HEWITT ASSOCIATES > HITACHI CONSULTING > IBACOS, INC. > IBM CONSULTING > IGATE > INCODE > INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES > KALYPSO > KEYSTONE STRATEGY, INC. > L.E.K. CONSULTING > MARS & CO. > MAXIOM CONSULTING COMPANY > MCKINSEY & COMPANY > NAVIGANT CONSULTING > OAKSTONE PARTNERS > PITTIGLIO RABIN TODD & MCGRATH > POINT MANAGEMENT GROUP > PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS > REAL TIME STRATEGY > REVENUE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS > RICH APPLICATIONS CONSULTING > SATORI CONSULTING > STAX INC. > STERN STEWART & CO. > STONE YAMASHITA PARTNERS > VERISIGN > XTRATEGIES LLC > ZS ASSOCIATES

Strategy & General Management

> AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS > ALCOA > AMEREN > AMERICAN EXPRESS > AMERICAN GREETINGS > AOL TIME WARNER > ARES SYSTEMS GROUP > ASCENT MEDIA > ASURION > AVAYA > BANK OF AMERICA > BASF, THE CHEMICAL COMPANY > BELKIN CORPORATION > BIG BEAR TECHNOLOGY > BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION > BOEING CAPITAL CORPORATION > BRAXTONCOOPER > BRIDGESTAR > BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB > BROAD RESIDENCY > CARDINAL HEALTH > CHRYSALIS > CIASA > CIGNA > CISCO SYSTEMS > CITI > CITY OF NEW YORK > CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP > COOPER INDUSTRIES > DALBERG DEVELOPMENT > DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL (DDI) > DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC > DR. REDDYS LABORATORIES, INC. > EATON CORPORATION > EDUCATION PIONEERS > EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES > EMERSON > ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND > ERICO > ESPN > ETHICON, INC. > EVALUESERVE (EVS) > FEMSA CERVEZA > FIDELITY INVESTMENTS > GENESYS CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. > GFG CAPITAL LLC > GILEAD SCIENCES > GREEN CENTURY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT > GRIMCO, INC. > GSI COMMERCE > H.J. HEINZ COMPANY > HARTE HANKS INC. > HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES > HEALTH NET > HEINZ WORLD HEADQUARTERS > HEWLETT PACKARD > HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD > HOWARD & OBRIEN ASSOCIATES > HOWE-LEWIS INTERNATIONAL > HUMANA INC. > IBM EXTREME BLUE > INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION > INITIATIVE > INNOVATION WORKS > KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION > KENNAMETAL, INC. > LAS VEGAS SANDS (THE VENETIAN) > LIBERTY MUTUAL > LINDE GROUP > LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY > MBA NONPROFIT CONNECTION > MCMASTER CARR SUPPLY COMPANY > MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS > MEDRAD > MELLON SKY CORPORATION > NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION > NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL > NEOGEN LABS > NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY > NEWFORMA > NOVELIS > OFFICE DEPOT > OMEGASATTER > ONE PLANET CORPORATION > OUTLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY > PLANETAY EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT, INC. > PLATFORM A > QUALCOMM > REDZONE ROBOTICS, INC. > RESPIRONICS, INC. > ROCHES DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION > SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION > SAP AMERICA, INC. > SK GROUP > SMARTOPS CORPORATION > SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA > THE SYNERGOS INSTITUTE > TARGET CORPORATION > THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC > THOMSON REUTERS > TYCO ELECTRONICS > UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION > UPMC HEALTH SYSTEM > VICTORY MEDIA INC. > VINEET ENTERPRISES > WARNER BROS. > WAY BASICS > WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWORKS > WELLS FARGO & COMPANY > YAHOO!

partners

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> Curriculum.
Consulting, Strategy & General Management

The Tepper School of Business has been leading and teaching management science for more than a half century. Our renowned analytical
approach is based upon the combination of decision competencies based on quantitative methods and models that provide an in-depth analytical view of todays dynamic business environment and complex management issues. This curriculum listing corresponds to many of our MBA concentrations and study areas in consulting and general management. The Tepper MBA curriculum is designed to evolve in complexity and business application throughout the students two years of study. Year One builds upon fundamentals and skill sets in the core disciplines, including Operations, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Organizational

Behavior and Technology. Year Two advances the theory and strategic application to provide breadth and depth in areas that support corporate strategy with the completion of three to four concentrations in specific functional areas. The General Management MBA Track our core MBA degree serves as an umbrella academic option due to the flexibility associated with multiple concentrations. The General Management MBA Track complements the eight other Tepper MBA Tracks that include: Analytical Marketing Strategies, Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship in Organizations, Financial Engineering, Global Enterprise Management, Investment Strategy, Management of Innovation and Product Development and Technology Leadership.

Management & Strategy

> Competitive Strategy Project > Corporate Transition > Developing Star Performers > Managing Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Intensive Business > Managing Service, e-Commerce and Customer-Driven Businesses > Meeting the Challenges of Corporate Leadership > Renewable Advantage: New Models and Strategy > Responsibilities and Perspectives of the CEO > Strategic Corporate Management > Strategic Human Resource Management

Finance
> Corporate Finance > Corporate Restructuring > Futures and Swaps > International Finance > Investment Analysis > Optimization Methods in Finance > Studies in Corporate Finance > Studies in Financial Engineering > Taxation and Financial Strategy

Organizational Behavior and Analysis

> Advanced Negotiations in Complex Environments > Groups and Teams in Organizations > Interpersonal Negotiations > Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning > Organizational Change > Organizational Power and Influence > Social Networks: Coordination and Control

International Management
> Cross-Cultural Management and Ethics > International Accounting > International Business > International Management in Europe > International Management in Transitional Economies

Production/Operations Management/Operations Research

> Demand Management and Price Optimization > JIT Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management > Manufacturing Strategy > Operations Research Applications > Operations Research Implementations > Optimization and Decision Making* > Probability and Decision Making* > Quality and Design Analysis > Sequencing and Scheduling > Simulation Modeling for Production Systems

Communications
> Consulting and Conflict Resolution > Executive Communication Skills > High-Stakes Presentations > Interpersonal Managerial Communications* > Management Presentation* > Presenting Competitively

Legal & Political Environment

> Business Law and Ethics* > Contract Law > Ethical Issues in Business

Marketing
> Business to Business Marketing > Interactive Marketing Leveraging Technology > Marketing Applications of Data Mining > Marketing Research > New Product Management > Pricing

Entrepreneurship
> Entrepreneurial Thought and Practice > Entrepreneurial Leadership > Venture Capital and Private Equity > Funding Early Stage Ventures

*Required Course

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> MBA full-time class of 2008.

Compensation by Function Consulting, Strategy & General Management
FUNCTION PERCENT MEAN MEDIAN HIGH LOW

CONSULTING: GENERAL MANAGEMENT:

General Management Project Management

21.88% 17.19%
10.16% 1.56%

$118,062 $ 97,681
$ 103,423 $ 82,500 $ 90,300

$ 121,000 $ 100,000
$ 100,000 $ $ 82,500 97,500

$ 125,000 $ 125,000
$ 125,000 $ 90,000

$ 82,000 $ 46,800
$ 92,500 $ 75,000 $ 46,800

Strategic Planning/Business Development 5.47%

$ 110,000

This report includes all domestic and international acceptances as of three months after graduation. N/A = Insufficient Data

Academic Options

Consulting, Strategy & General Management percentage of total MBA job acceptances
I Consulting: 21.88% I General Management: 17.19% I All Other Functions: 60.93%

 

MBA Concentration

MBA Track

Dual Degree

> MBA internships full-time class of 2009.

Compensation by Function Consulting, Strategy & General Management
FUNCTION PERCENT MEAN MEDIAN HIGH LOW

CONSULTING: GENERAL MANAGEMENT:

General Management Project Management

12.64% 14.84%
1.65% 2.75%

$ 8,872 $ 5,724
$ $ $ 6,712 5,335 5,664

$ 10,400 $ 6,062
$ $ $ 6,582 5,889 6,062

$ 10,500 $ 7,058
$ $ $ 7,058 6,582 7,036

$ 1,500 $ 2,598
$ $ $ 6,495 2,598 3,000

Strategic Planning/Business Development 10.44%

This includes all domestic and international acceptances as of three months after the end of the academic year. N/A = Insufficient Data

Consulting, Strategy & General Management percentage of total MBA internship acceptances
I Consulting: 12.64% I General Management: 14.84% I All Other Functions: 72.52%

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All great leaders are great problem solvers they understand how to capitalize upon the human dimension to offset the practical limits of information. The people renown for leadership did not inherit a magical trait and were not bestowed with special skills. Great leaders started by

making decisions that solved problems. They earned their reputations

as leaders by working for it. Their decisions, points of view and ability to manage teams and companies were developed over time as they repeatedly outperformed each leadership opportunity they were given throughout their career.
Eric Schwalm , MBA 1987
Bain & Company Partner

> Tepper School of Business Career Opportunities Center Contacts

Career Opportunities Center Ken Keeley, Executive Director 412.268.3092 / kk4p@andrew.cmu.edu Executive Education John Lankford, Executive Director 412.268.2305 / john6@andrew.cmu.edu Corporate Relations / Project Course Sponsorship Carolyn Hess Abraham, Director 412.268.8709 / cha@cmu.edu

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