Management Myth

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1. jfilMay 2026
   I recomment reading "The Management Myth" by Matthew Stewart, on this topic
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2. pinewurstOct 2015
   I was "blessed" enough to see one of their engagements - the young Bob and Bob McKinseys. So much money, so little results.

   Which prompts me to recommend my favorite book on management consulting, the life, the legends, the myths:

   http://www.amazon.com/Management-Myth-Debunking-Business-Phi...

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3. handojinAug 2013
   Matthew Stewart's "the management myth" runs with this thesis. Google it - the Atlantic article is a great read. He explicitly links the Tom Peters types with televangelists and self help infomercial pitchmen.
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4. jacques_chesterNov 2014
   Matthew Stewart's The Management Myth[1] is a pretty brutal autobiography of "strategy consulting".

   A key insight is the role of business school theorists, particularly Michael Porter.

   Porter essentially looked over the fence at economics, saw what the economists introduce as the bad behaviours and outcomes of monopolists, then taught that as behaviour to be emulated.

   [1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PQ7B72/

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5. gammaratorNov 2011
   For a contrary opinion, try Matthew Stewart. His book, "The Management Myth," was nicely excerpted in the Atlantic [1]. He's particularly harsh on Taylor's early experiments, which claimed to be scientific but were anything but.

   [1] http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/06/the-mana...

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