The World's Newest Profession Management Consulting in the Twentieth Century |
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| Author:
| McKenna, Christopher D. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in the Emergence of Global Enterprise Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-81039-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $53.00 |
Book Description:
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In The World's Newest Profession, Christopher McKenna offers a history of management consulting in the twentieth century. This study details how the elite consulting firms expanded after U.S. regulatory changes during the 1930s, how they changed giant corporations, nonprofits, and the state during the 1950s, and explains exactly what consultants really do and why they became so influential in the global economy after 1960.
In The World's Newest Profession, Christopher McKenna offers a history of management consulting in the twentieth century. This study details how the elite consulting firms expanded after U.S. regulatory changes during the 1930s, how they changed giant corporations, nonprofits, and the state during the 1950s, and explains exactly what consultants really do and why they became so influential in the global economy after 1960.