Soldier of Fortune 500

"What's going on with corporate America? More and more, the success of today's leading companies is based upon favorable quarterly earnings reports. This mantra of consistently high earnings and the stock market effects it generates has driven America's business executives to seek every advantage and to implement every economy possible. Why didn't business advisors and industry analysts see Enron, WorldCom, and countless other business scandals coming? What really happened at IBM in the 1990s as its revenues declined and its market position eroded? Where have many of America's leading businesses looked for workable management solutions to prevent more corporate debacles from happening in the future?" "Steve Romaine answers these questions in one word - consultants. Consultants are the common denominator, and they are enmeshed in all aspects of business today. Exposing the real story about corporate America's increased reliance on consultants, Soldier of Fortune 500 offers a view of the inner workings of the corporate machine never before shared with management or stockholders, a hired gun's journey beginning at the outside looking in, and ending at the pinnacle of a corporation's power." "Soldier of Fortune 500 is a road map from current corporate ills to new solutions for the challenges ahead. It is a must read for corporate managers, employees, anyone involved with the consulting business, and anyone interested in what is going on in the high-stakes game of cat and mouse being played out every day at all levels of corporate management."--Jacket.