Dangerous Company is also the title of a 1982 TV biographical drama.

Dangerous Company: The Consulting Powerhouses and the Businesses They Save and Ruin is a book written by James O'Shea and Charles Madigan

Charles Madigan

Charles M. Madigan is an educator who has been an editor, journalist and columnist in Chicago, Illinois.-Life:Madigan grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania and attended Pennsylvania State University....

. It is one of several business books that are critical of the functioning and importance of Management Consulting

Management consulting

Management consulting indicates both the industry and practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement....

 (Strategy Consulting) as an industry. The book discusses a range of representative cases and their handling by the top consulting

Consultant

A consultant is a professional who provides professional or expert advice in a particular area such as management, accountancy, the environment, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, emergency management, food production, medicine, finance, life management, economics, public...

 powerhouses.

It was first published in 1997 by Times Business (New York) as a 355-page hardcover (ISBN 0-8129-2634-X). Penguin Books

Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...

 published it as a paperback in 1998 (ISBN 0-14-027685-8).

See also

• Management Consulting
  Management consulting
  Management consulting indicates both the industry and practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement....
  
  
• McKinsey & Company
  McKinsey & Company
  McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management. McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions...
  
  
• Boston Consulting Group
  Boston Consulting Group
  The Boston Consulting Group is a global management consulting firm with offices in 42 countries. It is recognized as one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world. It is one of only three companies to appear in the top 15 of Fortunes "Best Companies to Work For" report for...
  
  
• Bain & Company
  Bain & Company
  Bain & Company is a global management consulting firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Bain is considered one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the world, with 47 offices in 30 countries and over 5,500 professionals on staff globally...