Emerging trends and issues in management consulting : consulting as a Janus-faced reality / edited by Anthony F. Buono.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buono, Anthony F., editor.

Series:

Research in management consulting.

Research in management consulting

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business consultants.

Consulting firms.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : IAP, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 to members of global consultancies that literally span the world. Their interventions can consist of relatively simple, commonly available services focused on mid- to lower level organizational members, to those that are far more esoteric in nature, providing vital assistance and direction to key players at the upper echelons of the corporate hierarchy. As consultants we can have individuals, groups and work units, or organizations as our "client," and engagements can be dominated by junior-level specialists or guided by senior-level gurus and advisors.The volume contains 11 chapters that continue the RMC series' commitment to enhancing our understanding of and insight into management consulting and the consulting process from a cross-cultural, global perspective. The book is divided into three sections that explore emerging issues and challenges in the management consulting industry, trends and techniques in management consulting interventions, and reflections on consulting and the consulting process.This volume, which captures the dual nature--possibilities and challenges -- associated with management consulting, adds to the Janus-faced portrayal of the field. Drawing on the interplay between practice and scholarship, the volume adds to the series goal of gaining a fuller understanding of management consulting theory in practice and practice in context in a quest for actionable knowledge about consultants, consultancies and the consulting process.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612186691

9781282186699

1282186698

9781607521846

1607521849

OCLC:

704520937