Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Management Consultancy - A Big Con?

A Good Move by the Trump Administration:
Consulting Giants Offer Billions in Cuts to Federal Contracts. It Might Not Be Enough.
https://www.wsj.com/business/consulting-giants-offer-billions-in-cuts-to-federal-contracts-it-might-not-be-enough-f7c872d2
Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and other firms proposed price concessions this week but are expected to be asked to dig deeper.


The Big Con by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington review – how consultancy firms cash in
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/16/the-big-con-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-rosie-collington-review-how-consultancy-firms-cash-in
 
In The Big Con Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington reveal how management consultants promise to fix governments but end up enfeebling them
https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2023/02/consultancy-bleeds-britain-dry-book-review-covid-19