The big con : how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies /
Mazzucato, Mariana, 1968-
The big con : how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies / Mariana Mazzucato, Rosie Collington. - xiv, 338 pages ; 24 cm
Introduction: The big con--a confidence trick -- What is the consulting industry? -- Where consulting came from : a brief history -- The outsourcing turn : government by consultancy and the third way -- The big confidence trick : consultology and economic rents -- Evading the risks, reaping the rewards : the business model -- Infantilizing organizations : when learning is undermined across government and business -- Colliding interests : consultancies and democracy -- Climate consulting : an existential threat? -- Conclusion: A government that rows so it can steer.
9780593492673
Business consultants
Consulting firms
HD69.C6 / M399 2023
The big con : how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies / Mariana Mazzucato, Rosie Collington. - xiv, 338 pages ; 24 cm
Introduction: The big con--a confidence trick -- What is the consulting industry? -- Where consulting came from : a brief history -- The outsourcing turn : government by consultancy and the third way -- The big confidence trick : consultology and economic rents -- Evading the risks, reaping the rewards : the business model -- Infantilizing organizations : when learning is undermined across government and business -- Colliding interests : consultancies and democracy -- Climate consulting : an existential threat? -- Conclusion: A government that rows so it can steer.
9780593492673
Business consultants
Consulting firms
HD69.C6 / M399 2023
