management consultants and the businesses they save and ruin O'Shea, James (James E.) creator Madigan, Charles. text bibliography nyu New York, N.Y Penguin Books 1998 monographic eng

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xii, 356 p. ; 20 cm. The price of advice : what does a half-billion dollars of consulting buy? -- The few, the proud, the totally insane : how consultants ran amok at Figgie International -- The jobs elimination festival : how Andersen Consulting moved into the big leagues -- Taming "the monster of the midway" : the rise, fall, and rise again of Sears -- "A medicine man in a room full of funeral directors" : how Boston Consulting Group packages and peddles ideas -- Trying to make gold from lead : Gemini and the transformation fad -- Too close for comfort : inside the secret, influential world of Bain & Co. -- The gold boys' network : power and glory and McKimsey -- Keeping dangerous company : caveat emptor. James O'Shea and Charles Madigan. "Updated with a new preface"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-332) and index. Business consultants Consultores de negocio Asesores de empresas Administración de empresas HD 69 O82d 1998 658.46 081292634X 9780812926347 000318 20230410115442.0 86896