Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. ÊCombining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the worldÕs most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.Ê With more than 186,000 people serving clients in over 120 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$23.39 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2008.Ê Its home page is www.accenture.com.
NYU Wagner
School of Public Service
Established in 1938, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service offers advanced programs leading to the professional degrees of Master of Public Administration, Master of Urban Planning, Master of Science in Management, and Doctor of Philosophy. NYU Wagner is known for its ability to integrate theory and practice. At Wagner, students transform personal commitment into public leadership and engage with a faculty that is changing the way the world looks at issues of public concern. NYU Wagner School alumni are in leadership positions in nonprofit, health, and public sector roles in this country and internationally.
For more information visit: www.nyu.edu/wagner.
Research Center for Leadership in Action
The Research Center for Leadership in Action is a hub where people from multiple sectors and disciplines, undertaking critical public challenges, come together to explore the complexities of their work, and find creative ways to address them.
The Center promotes the transformation of practitioner Òlearned wisdomÓ into knowledge about leadership by:
- Encouraging collaborations between practitioners and academics
- Using leading-edge methodologies to encourage dialogue and inquiry
- Creating opportunities for reflection and personal growth
- Recognizing and supporting diverse approaches to leadership
- Applying social science scholarship to create practice-grounded theory
- Offering publications and other products to wide audiences
The Center works in local, national and international arenas. For more information visit: www.nyu.edu/wagner/research/leadership.html.
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