Leah B. Werner

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Actors: The Rise of Transnational Professional Service Firms
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Actors: The Rise of Transnational Professional Service Firms

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Chapter Two describes the history of TPSFs (transnational professional service firms), from the late nineteeth century to the 1990s and early 2000s.The authors divide the history into four major … ; 35 $3.50 Add
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Escaping the Consulting Trap
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Escaping the Consulting Trap

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In Chapter Six, the authors explain how to escape the consulting trap, and provide insight into potential solutions to the problem. This chapter ends with suggested next steps in pushing back … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
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Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste

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In the Preface, the authors introduce a case study about Deloitte, a transnational professional services firm. The firm’s plan to introduce a social contact-tracing software during the … ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Programs: Evading, Auditing, Financializing, Privatizing
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Programs: Evading, Auditing, Financializing, Privatizing

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Chapter Three explores how TPSFs have contributed to the hardwiring of neoliberal operating systems into the state. The authors examine how the Big Four firms have played a central role in … ; 37 $3.70 Add
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Resistance: Challenging Transnational Professional Service Firms
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Resistance: Challenging Transnational Professional Service Firms

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In Chapter Five, the authors consider how the power of TPSFS can be contested, discussing some of the strategies that have been taken up to resist the incursion of these firms into public … ; 29 $2.90 Add
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Strategies: Networking, Institutionalizing, Commodifying, and Brokering
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Strategies: Networking, Institutionalizing, Commodifying, and Brokering

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In Chapter Four, the authors identify four strategies that TPSFs (transnational professional service firms) have used to gain influence and entrench themselves in public policymaking and service … ; 34 $3.40 Add
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What is the Consulting Trap?
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What is the Consulting Trap?

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In Chapter One, the authors define TPSFs (transnational professional service firms), including where they are located, what services they provide, how they have been able to influence … ; 24 $2.40 Add