Mckinsey's Knowledge Management Practices
| Case Code: ITSY058 Case Length: 19 Pages Period: 1980-2007 Pub Date: 2007 Teaching Note: Not Available |
Price: Rs.400 Organization: McKinsey & Company Industry: Consulting Countries: US Themes: Knowledge Management |
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Background Note
McKinsey was founded in 1926 by James O. McKinsey (James), who was a professor at the University of Chicago. The company was initially known as James O McKinsey & Company (JOMC). At that time, the company termed itself as 'management engineers,' with the focus on improving the efficiency of the clients' operations.
Marvin Bower (Bower) joined McKinsey in 1933, to manage its newly opened New York office. One of the first high profile projects that the company undertook was conducting a comprehensive analysis of the businesses of leading retailer Marshall Field and Company (Marshall Field) in 1934. JOMC was asked to analyze the reasons behind the company's huge losses since 1931...
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