"Companies are experiencing more pressure than ever to provide superior
financial results," said Barry Jacobs, the book's publisher. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture
collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. The team was additionally named 1st runner-up
overall behind Washington State University and Heritage College. The City
University group is the only team in the country that is comprised entirely of
international students, and is the only team from Western Washington to win an
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"People, Performance, Profit" and its accompanying website
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PRESS RELEASE Accenture Report Shows How Investing in Human Capital Increases Corporate Productivity and Revenue Growth

It also addresses the use of technology to
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"The best corporate leaders focus on attracting and retaining people with
the right skills and character and developing them into leaders," said
Peter Cheese, managing partner of Accenture's Human Performance practice.people-project. With more than 110,000 people in 48 countries, the
company generated net revenues of US$13.
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their performance. City University's Students in Free Enterprise Team Wins Key Category at
Regional Business Competition

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Coming at a critical time for companies seeking to develop employees and
create leaders, "People, Performance, Profit" explores innovative
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learning, coaching and knowledge sharing. City University's SIFE team is comprised
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, City University's Students in
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"This book offers fresh insight to executives who understand that people
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in which those people can thrive."
The SIFE program offers students at over 1,800 universities in
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enterprise outside of the classroom. Springer Alert users receive
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These pressures, along with increased
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everywhere develop flexible, agile responses to changing market
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"This competition is the culmination of an outstanding hands-on learning
experience for our students," said Dr Thomas Dukes, Dean, School of Business
and Management, City University . "Twenty-one colleges from around the region
participated in this competition.

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