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Sorry, I didn't read the comment at the top of your Talk page and left my response to your comment on your page.
Thanks for the clarification. I thought my previous entry followed the format and the tone of the entries of similar organizations, so I thought it would be OK. Based on your comments, I revised the content of my entry. Please let me know what you think about this one, thanks:
| Company type | Partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Management consulting |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts 30 offices around the world |
Key people | Mark Fuller, Chairman |
Number of employees | 1,500 employees worldwide |
| Website | www.monitor.com |
Monitor Group is a global management consulting firm. Founded in 1983 by a group of Harvard Business School professors including Michael Porter and the current chairman Mark Fuller, Monitor provides services in the areas of strategy consulting, capability building, and capital services. One of the ways Monitor differentiates itself from its competitors for its application of cutting-edge academic theories[1].
Monitor Group is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has offices in 30 major cities around the world.
Organization
Managed as an integrated system of international offices, Monitor’s offices are not treated as separate profit-generating units, but rather as different posts of a single company. The profits generated by all offices are brought in together as a firm[2].
Competitors
Monitor’s main competitors in the high-level strategy consulting market are McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company [3].
Clients
Monitor Group does not disclose its list of clients that includes Fortune 500 companies (and their international equivalents), domestic and international government agencies, and non-profit organizations. Some engagements that have appeared in the press due to their public nature include a major initiative with the Libyan government[4][5] and a groundbreaking organizational effort with the University of California[6].
Monitor Talent
Monitor Talent represents a network of thought leaders. Notable authors, speakers, educators, researchers, and executives represented by Monitor, include: David Andelman (Executive Editor of Forbes.com), Paul Van Riper (Military Strategist), Anne-Marie Slaughter (Dean, Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton, Expert on International Relations and Law), Larry Brilliant (Pioneering Physician and Philanthropist), Richard Dearlove (Expert on Global Intelligence and Security), and John Kao (Innovation Strategist and Practitioner).
Publications
Monitor has published scores of articles in the world's leading business journals, including more than 80 articles in Harvard Business Review. Influential business books have been written by Monitor authors including:
- Competitive Strategy, Michael Porter
- Competitive Advantage, Michael Porter
- Inevitable Surprises, Peter Schwartz
- Overcoming Organizational Defenses, Chris Argyris
- Real Options, Tom Copeland
- The Theory of the Firm, Michael Jensen
- The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing, Tom Nagle and John Hogan
Recruiting
Monitor Group recruits both at MBA and undergraduate levels. Heavy recruiting is done at Ivy League and other top-10 institutions around the country. MBA recruiting takes place in the top 8 to 10 business schools, but the online recruiting process makes it possible for graduates from any business school to apply for a management consulting position. Undergraduate recruiting is done primarily among Ivy League schools, top liberal arts colleges, and prestigious public institutions such as UC Berkeley.
Monitor has been featured in numerous publications for the quality of its culture and morale. The company was chosen as one of “10 Best Firms to Work For” by the Consulting Magazine[7] and one of “25 Top Consulting Firms” by WetFeet Insider Guide. It has been ranked in the top 5 of the “50 Most Prestigious Consulting Firms” ranking by Vault Guide for several years running[8].
Interviewing
Monitor uses a case method to find out the candidates’ capabilities and potentials. Monitor does not use brainteasers, but instead presents a hypothetical business case with data and information that is designed to test the candidate’s quantitative ability, logic, creativity, and poise.
The first round of interviews consists of a case interview and a fit interview. Candidates who are invited to the second round go through a group case interview, in which they work on a case with other candidates in a group setting; a role play interview, in which a real-world client situation is simulated; and a feedback interview, where the candidates get a chance to receive feedback on their performance and discuss their own views on the interviews. Around 2% of the undergraduate applicant pool receives offers.
Offices
Notes
- ^ "Tuning into Monitor" [1] Boston Business Journal, retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ Vault Worldwide Snapshot: Monitor Group [2]
- ^ "Tuning into Monitor" [3] Boston Business Journal, retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Harvard Guru to Help Libya" [4] BusinessWeek, retrieved January 6,2008
- ^ "Libya Gingerly Begins Seeking Economic but Not Political Reform" [5] New York Times, retrieved on January 6, 2008
- ^ "Q&A on University of California Restructuring Efforts" [6]
- ^ "Best Firms to Work For" [7] Consulting Magazine
- ^ "50 Most Prestigious Consulting Firms" [8] Vault Guides