Download or read book Management Consultancy Through an Academic and Practitioner Perspective written by Paul A. Phillips, Victor Newman., Dr. K V Subramanian and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge remains the key driver of success in the digital age. Management consultancy firms that can handle knowledge management effectively will reap economic and societal benefits. Management Consultancy Through an Academic and Practitioner Perspective, provides a fresh perspective on how management consultancy firms need to stay relevant to compete effectively. This book seeks to bridge the gap between the practitioner and academic camps and bring a sense of reality to the management consultancy landscape, which will help bring about a change in the production of consulting knowledge. It is particularly relevant for undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA students interested in the management consulting profession who may study this subject as a core module or as an elective, or who may use it for further reading to supplement their strategy and international business modules. Aspiring and practicing management consultants will find it helpful to deliver quality outcomes to clients.

Download or read book Management Consultancy Through an Academic and Practitioner Perspective written by Professor Paul a Phillips and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge remains the key driver of success in the digital age. Management consultancy firms that can handle knowledge management effectively will reap economic and societal benefits. Management Consultancy Through an Academic and Practitioner Perspective, provides a fresh perspective on how management consultancy firms need to stay relevant to compete effectively. This book seeks to bridge the gap between the practitioner and academic camps and bring a sense of reality to the management consultancy landscape, which will help bring about a change in the production of consulting knowledge. It is particularly relevant for undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA students interested in the management consulting profession who may study this subject as a core module or as an elective, or who may use it for further reading to supplement their strategy and international business modules. Aspiring and practicing management consultants will find it helpful to deliver quality outcomes to clients. Professor Paul Phillips is Professor of Strategic Management at Kent Business School, The University of Kent, UK. Dr. K.V. Subramanian is a management consultant, academician and trainer with key roles including group leader in Tata Consultancy Services, India for the government sector. Professor Victor Newman is Industrial Fellow at the University of Greenwich Business School, University of Greenwich, UK.

Download or read book Perspectives on Change written by Bernard Burnes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the plethora of books on change, there appears is a notable gap in the field; rarely is the authentic and candid voice of change practitioners heard. Seldom are those most closely involved in the management of change given (or seek) the opportunity to write about their personal experiences and reflexiveness. Nor is this just a case of practicing managers not being given a voice, or feeling that they cannot be frank and open about what they do. How often do academics candidly state what they actually do when they are faced with managing change in their own institutions or when they are called on in a consultancy capacity? Similarly, it is rare for full-time consultants to be candid about what it is they actually do: instead they tend to have a well-honed sales pitch which lays out a logical change process directed at helping the client to achieve success. Yet, when academics, consultants and practicing managers are prepared to speak candidly about what they really do, a richer, messier but more illuminating picture of change emerges. The aim of Perspectives on Change is to move beyond the ‘do as I say’ approach of most change books and to encourage academics, consultants and managers to say candidly what it is they really do and what they really think about change and how it should be managed. The Editors of this book, Burnes and Randall, have over 60 years of experience between them of studying and teaching change management, acting as consultants and actually managing change projects. They are, therefore, well aware of the differences and contradictions between what academics, consultants and managers say about change in public and what they say in private and do in practice. Perspectives on Change will offer students and practitioners of change a unique opportunity to understand change in practice. In addition, it will also contribute to the Rigour-Relevance debate by giving a different and perhaps more realistic perspective on the nature of the gap between theory and practice.

Download or read book International Guide to Management Consultancy written by Barry Curnow and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2005-12-03 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its second edition, this unique and authoritative guide provides a description of the management consultancy profession worldwide, together with advice on how to choose and use its services effectively. With contributions from leading practitioners, the guide is essential reading for all purchasers of management consultancy services. Part One identifies the parameters and definitions of management consultancy. It presents overviews of the industry's origins and evolution, the present status of the leading multinational management consultancies and some of the global forces shaping the development of management consultancy. Part Two is devoted to ethics and best practice in management consultancy from a number of perspectives. Central to these discussions is the international development of the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) qualification. Part Three scrutinises the life of the client-consultant relationship, focusing on what clients can do to make the consultant's role effective and their working relationship productive. Part Four comprises snapshots by leading practitioners of thirteen key consultancy fields, ranging from strategy and marketing through change management and process re-engineering to the newer disciplines of information and knowledge management, m-commerce, ERP and e-business. Part Five consists of a general account of consulting in developing countries, followed by profiles of 26 country-by-country management consultancy markets.

Download or read book Management Consultancy written by Andrew Sturdy and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management consultants are typically seen as key mediators in the flow of management ideas. And yet little is known about exactly what happens when they work together with clients, behind closed doors in consulting projects. Do they really innovate or simply legitimate existing knowledge? This book presents research from a three year long 'fly-on-the-wall study' of consulting projects and challenges our taken for granted view of consultancy. It draws on and integrates theories of knowledge and social boundaries to reveal a picture of complex and shifting insider-outsider relationships. Here, the outsider or expert status of consultants in relation to their clients cannot be assumed in their day-to-day project interactions. Different actors, roles, and types of knowledge are involved in an interactive and dynamic process where various boundaries are constructed, reinforced, negotiated and transformed. The chapters selectively explore these dynamics, revealing the importance of boundary complexity, the role of humour and challenge in often tense relationships, and the importance of shared knowledge domains such as sector knowledge. This in-depth analysis of inter-organizational project teams also covers a wide range of consultancy contexts, drawing on cases studies which include: * a US-based strategy firm and a multinational client, * the public and private sectors, * a sole practitioner consultant, * IT implementation in financial services. The book is important for all those with an interest in management consultancy, project working and management knowledge as well as in innovation/change, inter-organisational relations, boundaries and professional services. The authors include some of the leading research experts on management consultancy as well as a former management consultant and current expert in management learning.

Download or read book Management Consultancy written by Joe O'Mahoney and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Management Consultancy' provides a comprehensive introduction to the consulting industry. The text begins with the presentation of a theoretical underpinning, before outlining how to carry out management consultancy and providing guidance on entering the industry.

Download or read book Management Consultancy written by Julian Randall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dynamic and innovative new core textbook examines and explores the theoretical underpinnings of this complex and fascinating subject and provides students with the practical skills required to become a successful management consultant. Rooted in change management theory, it explores the role of the internal and external change agents and their impact on organizational development and transformation. The experience and highly-regarded expertise of the author team ensures that the text is built on solid academic foundations, while six of the chapters feature extended 'Consultancy in Action' sections penned by practitioners who provide invaluable insights into the reality of working as a management consultant in a wide range of contexts. Written in a lively and accessible style, the authors carefully guide the student through each stage of consulting, presenting a wealth of experiential learning exercises and activities to help hone skills and develop a consultant's mindset. This is an essential textbook for MBA, postgraduate and undergraduate students studying modules on Management Consulting. It is also a useful supplementary text for modules on change management. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/management-consultancy. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Download or read book Management Consultancy Insights and Real Consultancy Projects written by Graham Manville and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of management consultancy research has grown rapidly in recent years. Fuelled by the drivers of complexity and uncertainty, a growing number of organizations – both profit and third sector alike – are looking at management consultancy to assist in their aims for development and change. Consultants have become a common feature in organizational change initiatives, involved in both providing advice and in implementing ideas and solutions. However, despite this growing recognition and influence, management consultancy is still often misunderstood or criticized for its lack of theoretical underpinning. The book seeks to address these issues by offering applied theoretical insights from academics that both teach and practice management consultancy. Written by recognized experts in their field, the contributors combine original insights with authoritative analysis. Uniquely, this book identifies emerging themes with critical discourse and provides rich empirical case study evidence to show the reader how management consultancy projects are implemented. Real-world international consultancy projects are featured as written up cases featuring organizations from multi-national corporations to the public sector. Written for graduate level managers or those who have practical leadership experience, this book will enable readers to apply management consultancy models beyond a classroom context

Download or read book Exploring the Professional Identity of Management Consultants written by Anthony F. Buono and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume is based on the presentations and discussions from the Fifth European Conference on Management Consulting sponsored by the Management Consulting Division of the Academy of Management, which took place June, 2011 at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference theme – Exploring the Professional Identity of Management Consultants – attempted to capture the highly ambiguous social status of this young and emerging profession. Management consulting does not have professional standards or accreditation criteria like those found in medicine or law, there are low barriers to entry, and a broad range of tasks are undertaken in the name of consulting. As a result, a crucial aspect of what constitutes such a loosely defined profession is the identity of its members. The professional identity of management consultants is continuously developing through the interplay of how consultants are seen and valued by clients as well as in the larger society, and how consultancy firms and consultants identify and position themselves. This theme includes a variety of topics, ranging from the interaction between consultants and their clients, consultant rhetoric and self-presentation, and the plethora of books, media and public discourse on consulting, to human resource policies and practices, knowledge development activities of consultancy firms, career and life stories of consultants and consultancies, and consulting associations, accreditation bodies, and education programs. All of these factors contribute, either directly or indirectly, to identity construction in the field of management consulting.

Download or read book Management Consultancy written by Joe O'Mahoney and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-02-11 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Providing a balance between critical analysis and practical skills, Management Consultancy provides insights into industry trends, client engagements and consultancy careers, to ensure you have all the information and guidance you require to become a successful management consultant." --Book Jacket.

Download or read book The Management Consultant written by Richard Newton and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret of being a successful management consultant is to focus on the genuine needs of the client and provide the best service to achieve and sustain results. The Management Consultant is your essential guide for both newcomers and practicing consultants to develop the skills that will help you understand your client’s needs, identify gaps in knowledge and deliver real value to all parts of your business. Updated to meet the most recent changes in business and technology with the same comprehensive and clear approach, expert practitioner Richard Newton shows you exactly what you need to know, do and deliver to be a great management consultant. Whether you are a consultant, working with consultants or buying a consultancy, this is the only book you will need.

Download or read book Consulting written by Mohan Kancharla and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-12-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beginner's guide to the world of consulting, for firms planning to create a footprint and for fellow professionals aiming to get a foothold in this fascinating space. A comprehensive collection of practitioner’s insights compiled from experiences ranging from practice creation, consultative selling, offerings development, engagement execution, building competencies and mentoring consultants. Perspectives covered are across the consulting spectrum from Strategy to Architecture, Portfolio, Process, Governance, Infrastructure, Outsourcing and Transformation Consulting christened as SAPPGIO-T.

Download or read book Management Consultancy for Innovation written by Christopher Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a new perspective on innovation in consultancy firms. Focusing on how consultancy firms can innovate in the modern era, it exposes and discusses key drivers for innovation in the industry. These are broken down into 5 dimensions - or ‘Poles’ - relating to forms of capital (human capital, social capital, and three types of organizational capital) that consultancy firms can use in order to innovate, both for themselves and for their clients. Readers of this book will not only gain insight into the "innovative consultancy" from the perspective of each of these Poles. They will also discover how consultancy firms need to find the right way of connecting these Poles together in order to produce the desired innovation. Readers will learn about the dangers of misaligning the Poles, as well as implications of innovative consultancy for ethics, academic research in the field of consultancy, and for careers. In addition to the academic literature, the book draws from real-world examples, cases and practice insights from various parts of the world. This book will be of great use to those interested in pursuing a career in the consultancy industry, whether they are undergraduate and postgraduate Business & Management students, students not necessarily studying in Business Schools, or others seeking a career move into consultancy. It will also be valuable to seasoned consultants and managers of consultancy firms seeking new ideas on how to develop innovative capabilities in an increasingly competitive industry.

Download or read book Critical Consulting written by Timothy Clark and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2001-10-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The critical analysis presented here evaluates what management consultants offer as well as analysing the emergence of their industry as a contemporary social phenomenon. Presents the latest research from the most influential researchers in the field. Takes an inter-disciplinary approach, chapters analyse critical theory, organizational behaviour, sociology, psychology, actor-network theory and narrative analysis. Provides the first critical evaluation of the different actors and activities that comprise the management advice sector.

Download or read book Management Consultancy written by Philip Sadler and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Management Consultancy"" is the definitive reference guide for all management consultants. It covers all aspects of the management consultants role and provides: guidelines on best practice, expert contributions. helpful case studies, and a complete overview of the industry. This title explores the principles behind the application of specialized management techniques to the consultancy process. It also seeks to promote an understanding of the dynamics of the client-consultant relationship. Comprehensive in its coverage and full of practical advice, techniques and useful information, it is of equal value to the MBA student, sole practitioner or professional in a large multi-national consultancy. This title is also the recommended reading for students on the MSc in Management Consultancy.

Download or read book Strategic Management Competitiveness and Globalisation written by Dallas Hanson and published by Cengage AU. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Management 7th Edition offers a comprehensive examination of regional and international issues to provide a complete, accurate and up-to-date explanation of the strategic management process. This edition includes new coverage on the public sector, not-for-profit organisations, Australian legal frameworks and corporate social responsibility as well as examples and cases from Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific. This coverage of localised content serves to engage students and reflects the current climate of strategic management while updated international content demonstrates how strategic management is used in the global economy. Premium online teaching and learning tools are available on the MindTap platform. Learn more about the online tools au.cengage.com/mindtap

Download or read book Task Firm Size and 0rganizational Structure in Management Consulting written by Michael Graubner and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Graubner investigates consultancies' organizational structure in terms of structural differentiation, specialization, centralization, and formalization. He analyzes extensive qualitative and quantitative data obtained during a series of personal interviews in consulting firms with offices in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The results show that organizational size and to a lesser degree task uncertainty are closely associated with organizational structure.