The World's Newest Profession

Management Consulting in the Twentieth Century

by Christopher D. McKenna

		Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 2006 ISBN: 9780521810395 No. pages: 392 Category: Industries

In this summary you will learn

How and why the field of management consulting developed and grew
Who management consultants are and what they do
How management consultants have become essential to corporations and other large organizations, both in the U.S. and throughout the world

Why you should read The World's Newest Profession

No responsible business leader today would make a move before having a management consultant vet his or her plans. Doing it differently would be unwise. Not only would such a failure undermine corporate strategizing, but it could also result in a ruinous stockholders' due-diligence liability suit. Nonprofit directors are equally dependent on management consultants. They're increasingly ubiquitous and involved with everything. American to the core, with their "can-do" attitudes and confident outlooks, management consulting firms have thoroughly remade both businesses and elements of society in their own sleek, corporate image. getAbstract highly recommends this comprehensively researched and annotated historical report. Read it to learn about a remarkable business phenomenon that has dramatically reshaped the world. You can't get sounder advice – not even from a management consultant.

About the Author

Christopher D. McKenna lectures on strategy at the University of Oxford. He is an expert on professional firms and their role in the international transformation of business.

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