Emerging trends and issues in management consulting : consulting as a Janus-faced reality

The ninth volume in the Research in Management Consulting (RMC) series--much like the volumes that preceded it--underscores that management consulting is a multifaceted field with a truly eclectic nature. Management consultants range from sole practitioners and those working in small boutique firms...

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Other Authors Buono, Anthony F. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP, [2009]
SeriesResearch in management consulting.
Subjects
Business consultants.
Consulting firms.
Management.
Business & Economics > Consulting.
Consultancy.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806618576
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-184-6
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 272 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Anthony F. Buono
  • Part I. The management consulting industry
  • Chapter 1. Exploring knowledge creation pathways in advanced management consulting / Francesco Ciampi
  • Chapter 2. Models of management consulting: A survey / Ronel Erwee and Rene Malan
  • Chapter 3. Using evaluation research to improve consulting practice / Pamela Davidson, Kurt Motamedi, and Tony Raia
  • Part II. Trends and techniques in management consulting
  • Chapter 4. Building the responsible company from the inside out: A new role for human resources and organizational development / Lisa Prior
  • Chapter 5. It based visualization tools to enhance strategic decision making: A case study / Steven T. Sonka, Randall E. Westgren, and Donna K. Fisher
  • Chapter 6. Initiating an organizational innovation: Influence and persuasion tactics used by champions / François Grima and Georges Trepo
  • Chapter 7. Organizational change management: When is a best practice not best for practice? / Christine Baldy Ngayo
  • Chapter 8. Questions before the merger: Intervention strategies and behavioral due diligence / Judith Gebhardt
  • Part III. Reflections on management consulting
  • Chapter 9. Sense and sensibility in managerial advice / Carlo Contino and Frank den Hond
  • Chapter 10. Neurotic styles of management: Consultants be aware / Kurt Motamedi
  • Chapter 11. Toxic downsizing inc.: Deconstructing a dysfunctional consultation / Alan Goldman
  • About the authors.

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