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Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70.2 - Management consultancy activities
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, operating in the Czech Republic since 1991. The firm, currently employing 1,900 people at two sites (Prague, Brno), wants to expand its business in the Middle Europe and to double its staff in the Czech Republic by hiring another 2,000 workers in the near future. The foreign investor appreciates especially highly skilled Czech programmers.
Sources
3 May 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Accenture, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 65296, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65296.
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