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Title:
The firm : the story of McKinsey and its secret influence on American business / Duff McDonald.
ISBN:
9781439190975
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Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Physical Description:
387 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
The Ozark farm boy -- The making of the firm -- The age of influence -- The decade of doubt -- A return to form -- The crucial question : are they worth it or not? -- Revenge of the nerds -- The money grab -- Bad advice -- Retrenchment -- Breaking the compact.
Summary:
Star financial journalist Duff McDonald uncovers how the managing consulting firm of McKinsey & Company and its high-powered, high-priced business savants have ushered in waves of structural, financial, and technological shifts to the biggest and best American organizations, revealing a list of world-shaping successes and striking failures.
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OCLC Number:
ocn828264932
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