http://www.parthenon.com http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/HBRsListofAudaciousIdeasforSolvingtheWorldsProblemsEnrolltheWorldinForProfitUniversities HBR asked experts and leaders from many disciplines to propose audacious ideas that attack big, difficult problems while improving the economy and society as a whole. Parthenon Partner and Mumbai Office Head, Karan Khemka, and senior research... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/LeadorBeLedbyFear Parthenon's Chairman and Managing Partner, Bill Achtmeyer, and Parthenon's Chief Economist, Roger Brinner, provide insights and analysis behind our view on how fear has depressed equity markets to the tune of approximately 45%.   Download... Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/BritishIndependentSchoolsInternationalGrowthOpportunities There are two main opportunities for British independent schools to benefit from the growing demand for international K-12 education in emerging markets: 1) Establishing a branch campus abroad and 2) Attracting international students to the... Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/ParthenonPerspectivesTheRoleofCommunityandPrivateSectorCollegesinJobTraining Approximately 26 million citizens were served by federal job training programs in 2009 – an $18 billion expenditure – but only 4% of participants received the type of classroom-based skills instruction that leads to lifelong income gains. America... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/TheNewNormalinUSPostsecondaryEducation Higher education remains the United States’ greatest asset and the envy of many industrialized nations. An ever-increasing number of students attend university each year in an effort to develop skills and perspectives necessary to succeed in... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/InvestmentOpportunitiesinK12andHigherEducationintheUAEandSaudiArabia In order to maintain and grow income levels the UAE and KSA require significant development of the education infrastructure. This is an opportunity for private investors to deploy capital in schools and higher education institutions – both sectors... Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/UnderstandingtheEvolvingK12Landscape Parthenon Partner, Robert Lytle, presented Parthenon Perspectives: Understanding the Evolving K-12 Landscape at the EdNET 2011 Conference in Denver, Colorado. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/NextGenerationLearning Parthenon’s Education Center of Excellence (ECE) is pleased to share the publication of Next Generation Learning – Defining and Scaling the Opportunity, co-authored by Parthenon’s Seth Reynolds and Tammy Battaglino, in partnership with Carnegie... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/TheProperPerspectiveModeratePessimism Parthenon's Chief Economist, Roger Brinner, provides insights on the economy in this video presentation. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/ThoughtLeadership/GuardrailtoGuardrailIsWrong Emotions rather than logic are driving opinions, actions, and markets. The resulting volatility is abetted by too little attention to the facts of the economic and financial situation. This Parthenon Perspective aims to add clarity and forecast... Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/AssociateBlog/ParthenonCulture I just finished up an intense six week private equity case, ending an exciting first few months at the firm. I’m finally getting settled into the working world, enjoying my new pad in Boston, and beginning to appreciate life at Parthenon. One... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/AssociateBlog/TheTypeofWorkWeDo I’ll start with an overview of some notable case topics that I’ve been involved in during my first year at the firm: sizing the market opportunity in oil sludge treatment, assessing demand for market intelligence, analyzing school district... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/AssociateBlog/Training Since I started at Parthenon in September 2006, I’ve been able to experience associate training from two perspectives: first, as a trainee and then, as a training leader. I can’t really decide which I’ve liked more – they’re both a lot of fun! I... Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.com/PrincipalBlog/ManagingAssociates One of my primary reasons for choosing Parthenon over other firms that mandate a long apprenticeship period was that as a principal, you manage associates from day one. In consulting, you have to be equally good at analytics and management to be... Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews Matthew Robb, Senior Principal at Parthenon, identifies potential areas of growth among higher education providers.   Read the full article Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews Investing more money in for-profit universities could "jump-start" the global economy, it has been suggested, and is the best way to create jobs and sustain economic growth in developing markets such as Asia and Latin America. Read the... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews After three years best described as bouncing along the bottom, the housing market ended last year on an encouraging note — sales, construction and homebuilder sentiment all improved markedly.   View the video Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews Richard DeKaser, Deputy Chief Economist at The Parthenon Group, discusses the December employment report and the outlook for the U.S. economy. View the video Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews Boston, MA, January 3, 2012 – Global strategic advisory firm, The Parthenon Group, has promoted two firm members to its partnership effective January 1, 2012. The promotions include Paul Ahern in the London office and Ashwin Assomull in the Mumbai... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews Parthenon's Abhinav Mital, Senior Principal in the emerging markets and education practice, comments on what investors look for to ensure the quality of private schools.   Read the full article Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews The Parthenon Group (“Parthenon”) was named the winner in the Consultants of the Year category at Education Investor magazine’s annual award ceremony, held in London on November 17th. Parthenon was selected for the award after a busy year for the... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews As Abu Dhabi addresses education reform across cycle 3 schools, Parthenon will be providing project management, research, analytical, advisory and administrative support.   Read the full article   Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews Parthenon's Matt Robb, Senior Principal, was a key speaker at the Private Provision in Higher Education conference, in the UK.  Is is quoted in this article on the competitive nature of the higher education industry.  A video of Robb's speech can... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.parthenon.comNews Parthenon research cited in FT.com article discussing Italy’s Università Bocconi as the first leading international university to open an India-based business school under its brand.   Read the full article Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT