The nature of the corporations with which we work varies enormously. Our clients are of a size that they would be in the 100 largest Australian Corporations. They are typically listed companies but a few are large government owned corporations. More often than not we have an active relationship with a leading company in each industry from financial institutions (eg. investment banking, commercial banking, insurance) service industries (eg. leading real estate, law and accounting firms), industrials (eg. steel, building materials, construction, technology) and resources (mining, energy etc). Our studies, however, generally fall under two main categories:

• Strategy studies involve helping clients plan corporate direction and strategy. This includes resolving specific critical issues; developing strategies for specific business units; and assessing potential acquisitions or maximising the value from divesting a business unit. More often than not, the challenges of today involve the client searching for growth opportunities and ways to reposition themselves in the industry for greater advantage and profitability.

• In Organisation studies we help prepare a client's corporate organisational framework so that it is best able to implement its strategic direction and operational priorities. This ranges from designing the organisational structure to implementing management processes (such as performance measurement or incentive arrangements), and helping a client with issues of corporate governance.