DangerousCompany

Twoinvestigativereportersrevealtheenormouspowerexercisedbythebiggest，mostsecretivefirmsintheconsultingindustry，detailingtheirmagnificentsuccessesandfailuresandtheirimpactonemploymentandcorporateorganization.50，000firstprinting.Tour.，DangerousCompanyisthenever-before-toldstoryofthepowerfulandsecretiveconsultingelite，firmssuchasMcKinsey&Company，Bain，theBostonConsultingGroup，AndersenConsulting，DeloitteTouche，Gemini，andmanyothers.Basedonsourceswithinthefirmsthemselves，interviewswithkeyclients，andaccesstonow-sealedcourtrecords，thebookprovidestheinsidestorythatconsultantswouldpreferyounotknow.JamesO'SheaandCharlesMadigantellyouaboutconspiraciesatthetop，boneheadedassumptions，aswellasbrilliantperformances.WhileDangerousCompanyrevealstheundersideofconsulting，italsolooksatmanysuccessstories：howaconsultingfirmhelpedapharmaceuticalcompanydevelopastrategyformarketinginstrumentsthatenablediabeticstomanagetheirdisease.Notonlyhastheproductbeenprofitable，ithasgreatlyimprovedthatlivesofmillionsofpeople;howSearsgotturnedaround.ArthurMartinez'ssophisticatedandlimiteduseofconsultantsisamodelforhowcompaniesshouldworkwithconsultantsinthefuture;andhowsmall，highlyfocusedconsultingfirmsareprovidingcost-effective，targetedadvicetocompaniesandmountingasignificantchallengetothebigconsultingpowerhouses.
Tough，fair，andthoroughlyresearched，DangerousCompanyisforanyonewhowantstounderstandhowtheworldofbusinessreallyworks.Itwillalsoforcearethinkingbymanagementabouttheimplicationsofadecisiontobringinconsultants.Nothinglessthanthejobsofthousandsofemployees，millionsofdollarsofshareholderinvestment，andlong-termrelationshipswithcustomersareatstake.，Revealstheenormouspowerexercisedbythebiggest，mostsecretivefirmsintheconsultingindustry，detailingtheirsuccessesandfailures