Read The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business Online
Authors: Duff McDonald
James O. McKinsey & Company.
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Japan Airlines,
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Jarrard, Michelle,
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Jenkyn, Oliver,
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Jensen, Michael C.,
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Jesuits: McKinsey & Company compared to,
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Johns Manville,
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Johnson, Abigail,
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joint venture: Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and McKinsey as,
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Jones Day,
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Jordan, Vernon,
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JP Morgan,
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JPMorgan Chase,
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Justice Department, U.S.,
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Kaiser Associates,
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Kantrow, Alan,
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Katzenbach, Jon,
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Kaufman, Stephen,
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Kayser, Olivier,
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Kearney, A. Tom,
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Kennedy Information,
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Kestenbaum Commission,
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Kibasi, Tom,
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Kidder, C. Robert,
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Kiechel, Walter,
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Killefer, Nancy,
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Kinder, Rich,
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Kinsey, Alfred E.,
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Kipping, Matthias,
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Knowledge Center, McKinsey (New Delhi),
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knowledge focus, McKinsey: and Barton,
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Daniel focus on,
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Davis view about,
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and McKinsey reputation,
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and practice-information system/practice-development network,
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proprietary,
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and sharing of knowledge,
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Knowledge Unplugged
(McKinsey Co.),
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts,
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Korea,
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Kovats, Ernie,
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Kraft,
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Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
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Kumar, Anil: clients of,
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Gupta as mentor to,
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as head of Knowledge Center,
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impact on McKinsey of conviction of,
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insider trading by,
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Rajaratnam and,
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Kurjuweit, Dirk,
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Kwak, James,
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Lack, Andy,
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Lafley, A. G.,
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Lang, Laura,
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Lanning, Michael,
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Latham & Watkins,
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lawsuits, McKinsey,
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Lay, Kenneth “Kenny Boy,”
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layoffs.
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cost cutting/layoffs
Lazard Frères,
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Le Monde
newspaper,
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“lead-or-leave” approach,
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leadership, business: in American Century,
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budgeting and control as part of,
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conformity and,
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dilemma of,
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function of,
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McKinsey as creator of,
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and McKinsey in the future,
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power and,
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CEOs; management
Leavitt, Harold,
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Lee, Charles,
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Lee, Jimmy,
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Lee Myung-bak,
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Legend Computers,
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LEGO,
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Leiding, Ernst,
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Leif, Thomas,
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Lenin, Vladimir,
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Levi Strauss,
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Levinson, Linda,
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Lewis, Drew,
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Life
magazine,
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Linden, Larry,
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Lindsay, John,
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local government: McKinsey activities with,
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London
Daily Mail
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London, England, McKinsey office in: Barton in,
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and client dissatisfaction,
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and McKinsey alumni,
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McKinsey expansion to,
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and McKinsey foreign strategy,
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and McKinsey influence in Great Britain,
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Parker retirement in,
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power of,
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and /files/14/19/59/f141959/public/private partnerships in England,
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public sector activities of,
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revenue at McKinsey in,
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Scottish Development Agency and,
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staffing of,
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Sunday Times
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Long, Augustus “Gus,”
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The Lords of Strategy
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Los Angeles, California: McKinsey office in,
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LOT,
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Lotz, Kurt,
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Loudon, John,
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Lowe, Rob,
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Lowry, Jim,
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LTU,
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Luce, Henry,
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Lufthansa,
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Lukens Steel,
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M-Form,
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MAC Group,
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MacCormack, Bill,
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MacLehose, Murray,
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Macy’s,
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Madigan, Charles,
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Madison, Mitchell,
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Madison Square Garden,
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Magnetar,
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management: accountability of,
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in American Century,
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Bower’s views about,
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dilemma of,
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economy of 1970s and,
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and emergence of strategic planning,
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and end of era of managerialism,
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essence of efficient,
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growth of professional,
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history of,
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increase in number of people in,
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justification for,
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as management engineers,
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McKinsey dealings with level of,
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McKinsey (James O.) impact on corporate,
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in 1970s,
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and organizational structure,
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and post–World War II boom,
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professionalization of,
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separation of corporate ownership and,
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strategy as essential discipline of,
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“visible” hand of,
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clients; executive compensation; leadership, business;
specific person or corporation
management capitalism,
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Management Group Administration Committee (McKinsey),
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The Management Myth
(Stewart),
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Management by Objectives,
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The Management Viewpoint in Credit Extension
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Manager
magazine,
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Managerial Accounting
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“managerial intensity,”
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managing director, McKinsey: Barton elections as,
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compensation for,
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Daniel election as,
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Davis election as,
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FIG and,
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first non-Westerner elected,
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Gluck elections as,
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Gupta as creating office of,
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Gupta elections as,
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losers in elections for,
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McDonald election as,
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power structure and,
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powers of,
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terms for,
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Mandela, Nelson,
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Mandelbaum, Jay,
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Manilow, Barry,
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Marakon Associates,
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Marines, U.S.: McKinsey & Company compared with,
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Marquez, Vernon “Marq,”
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Marshall Field & Company,
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): McKinsey as recruiter at,
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Massey, Ed,
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Massey Ferguson,
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Matassoni, Bill,
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McCollom, James,
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McCraw, Thomas,
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McDonald, Al,
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McDonald’s,
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McKenna, Christopher,
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