Benefits to Companies

 

We believe organizations should have a fresh and low-cost option to traditional consulting, without sacrificing quality.

  • The quality of professional consultants at a fraction of the cost.
  • The opportunity to work with a team of 5 second-year MBA candidates with an average of 5 years of work experience who have completed the rigorous UCLA Anderson core curriculum.
  • 1,000-2,000 hours of strategic work over a 20-week period beginning in either October or January.
  • Exposure to new knowledge, research methods, and tools from one of the best business schools in the world.
  • Access to UCLA Anderson's extensive resources, including its network of professionals and academicians, and its comprehensive business and industry database resources.
  • Extensive primary and secondary market research and analysis.
  • A comprehensive written report and final presentation to senior managers.
  • An opportunity to put potential future employees to the test.

Client Impressions

 
Madeleine Botrill, Director, Monitoring & Evaluation, Conservation International
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Madeleine Botrill

Director, Monitoring & Evaluation, Conservation International

Mike Keown, President & CEO, Farmer Brothers
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Mike Keown

President & CEO, Farmer Brothers

Tim Snyder, CFO, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
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Tony Talbot

CFO, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

Tim Snyder, VP Marketing, Mars Incorporated
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Tim Snyder

VP Marketing, Mars Incorporated

Mike Keown, President & CEO, Farmer Brothers
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Lucy Jodlowska

Director of Partnerships, Spark Ventures

Tim Snyder, VP Marketing, Mars Incorporated
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Jamie Johnson

Principal, Rancho Simpatica

Tim Snyder, VP Marketing, Mars Incorporated
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Canyon Ceman

Senior Director of Talent Development, WWE

Mike Keown, President & CEO, Farmer Brothers
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Rodger Sanders

Director, Global CS Support & Information, Customer Service, Blizzard Entertainment

Why AMR?

 

 

Past Companies

Since 1967, the Applied Management Research (AMR) Program has connected MBA student teams with executives form more than 3,000 organizations around the world. Our various clients have included everything from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofits and start-ups.

The following is a list of clients our students have worked with in recent years.

  • Amgen, Inc.
  • Bank of America
  • Black and Decker
  • Broad Center
  • Cartoon Network
  • Cisco
  • Conservation International
  • Disney Internet Group
  • Dorchester Capital
  • Electronic Arts
  • FINCA
  • Fox Sports International
  • Genentech, Inc.
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Hyundai Motor America
  • Independent Film & Television Alliance
  • J.D. Power
  • Jamba Juice
  • Johnson and Johnson
  • Kendall-Jackson Wines
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Los Angeles City Planning
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Mandalay
  • Mattel, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • NBA
  • The North Face
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Panda Restaurant Group
  • Princess Cruises
  • RAND Corporation
  • Roll International
  • SBE
  • Solar Reserve
  • Souther California Gas Company
  • Starbucks Corporation
  • Sur La Table
  • Technicolor
  • Trader Joe's
  • Twentieth Century Fox
  • Verizon
  • Warner Bros.
  • X Prize Foundation
  • Xerox Corporation
  • Yahoo Inc.
  • YWCA Santa Monica

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