TY - BOOK AU - Bogdanich,Walt AU - Forsythe,Michael TI - When McKinsey comes to town: the hidden influence of the world's most powerful consulting firm SN - 9780593081877 (pbk.) AV - HD 69 B674w 2023 U1 - 001.068 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Anchor Books, KW - McKinsey and Company KW - Influence KW - Influencia KW - Industrial management KW - Gestión industrial KW - Administración industrial KW - Business consultants KW - Consultores en administración N2 - McKinsey & Company is the most prestigious consulting company in the world, earning billions of dollars in fees from major corporations and governments who turn to it to maximize their profits and enhance efficiency. Bogdanich and Forsythe shows that often McKinsey's advice boils down to major cost-cutting, including layoffs and maintenance reductions, to drive up short-term profits, thereby boosting a company's stock price and the wealth of its executives who hire it, at the expense of workers and safety measures. Shielded by NDAs, McKinsey has escaped public scrutiny, but the authors have penetrated the veil of secrecy by following rule #1 of investigative reporting: Follow the money. -- ER -