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How Professional Services Firms Dodged Disruption
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How Professional Services Firms Dodged Disruption

by Julian Birkinshaw, David Lancefield
June 2023
Intermediate to advanced
8 pages
21m
English
MIT Sloan Management Review

Overview

Big professional services firms appeared to be in the crosshairs of new, technology-fueled competitors a decade ago — but many have maintained or even bolstered their positions. How they did so holds lessons for other incumbents aiming to counter threats that are disruptive to their businesses.

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