Dangerous Company: The Consulting Powerhouses and the Businesses They Save and Ruin: Charles Madigan
Editorial Reviews
As the millennium approaches, management consultants have become ubiquitous–and extremely powerful. Often using secretive methods and usually drawing huge fees, they regularly make decisions that might affect thousands of people and cost billions of dollars. But are they ultimately worth the upheaval they can cause? In the first detailed examination of this incredibly influential industry, Dangerous Company: The Inside Story of the Great Consulting Companies, journalists James O’Shea and Charles Madigan offer a cautionary tale.
From Library Journal
O’Shea, the deputy managing editor for foreign and national news at the Chicago Tribune, and Madigan, senior business writer at the Tribune, have written a fascinating account of the use of management consultants in corporations. They examine the politics surrounding consultants, who ultimately benefits, and the downfall of many companies following the implementation of various consultant theories. In essence, they describe “what separates the consulting success from the consulting disaster.” The authors include an analysis of McKinsey & Co. and Gemini Consulting. Although certainly entertaining and well written, this book is unique in its realistic and objective treatment, and its annotated bibliographic notes are most useful. Highly recommended for all business collections.?Kathy Shimpock, Muchmore & Wallwork Lib., Phoenix
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