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The Big Con
How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies
Taschenbuch von Mariana Mazzucato (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change.

Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown.

The 'Big Con' describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by both the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks - as advisors, legitimators and outsourcers - and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. To make matters worse, our best and brightest graduates are often redirected away from public service into consulting. In all these ways, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies.

Mazzucato and Collington expertly debunk the myth that consultancies always add value to the economy. With a wealth of original research, they argue brilliantly for investment and collective intelligence within all organizations and communities, and for a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good. We must recalibrate the role of consultants and rebuild economies and governments that are fit for purpose.

There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change.

Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown.

The 'Big Con' describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by both the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks - as advisors, legitimators and outsourcers - and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. To make matters worse, our best and brightest graduates are often redirected away from public service into consulting. In all these ways, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies.

Mazzucato and Collington expertly debunk the myth that consultancies always add value to the economy. With a wealth of original research, they argue brilliantly for investment and collective intelligence within all organizations and communities, and for a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good. We must recalibrate the role of consultants and rebuild economies and governments that are fit for purpose.

Über den Autor
Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XIV
354 S.
ISBN-13: 9780241573099
ISBN-10: 0241573092
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Trade paperback (UK)
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mazzucato, Mariana
Collington, Rosie
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Allen Lane
Maße: 233 x 152 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Mariana Mazzucato (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,452 kg
Artikel-ID: 123947540
Über den Autor
Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige
Genre: Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XIV
354 S.
ISBN-13: 9780241573099
ISBN-10: 0241573092
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Trade paperback (UK)
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mazzucato, Mariana
Collington, Rosie
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Allen Lane
Maße: 233 x 152 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Mariana Mazzucato (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,452 kg
Artikel-ID: 123947540
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