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    • The Story of Consulting : 1990-2001

      14 Feb 2017  1990s: Decade begins with end of the Cold War and significant corporate retrenchment due to reengineering and layoffs. Later, this helps account for unusually high corporate profits and a stock market boom. Halcyon days for consultants, as demand skyrockets especially at ...

    • The Story of Consulting : 1980-1989

      14 Feb 2017 1980s A resurgence of economic growth and prosperity, much of it on the West Coast in Silicon Valley. Consultants gain increasing legitimacy as more and more MBA-trained professional managers move up the ranks. Service sector of the economy starting to become dominant. Volume ...

    • The Story of Consulting: 1970 - 1979

      14 Feb 2017 ‎1970: The consulting firms continue to prosper even though the economy takes a more ‎slower pace. The main factors that contributed to this prosperity are the globalizing of ‎consulting firms and the computerization of business which led to the increased demand ...

    • The Story of Consulting: 1960 - 1969

      14 Feb 2017 The 1960’s are characterized by high growth rates fueled by the rapidly rising productivity. Despite social discontent of the war and the capital constraints, the consulting firms remain very happy. The strategic planning comes of age but portfolio analysis of businesses ...

    • The Story of Consulting: 1940 - 1959

      14 Feb 2017 A decade started by War, ended by conversion to Peace and start of the Cold War. Consulting gains great legitimacy in business circles for government work performed in wartime. Many military officers move into the business world, bringing knowledge and respect for consultants ...
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