ISBN: 9780749440794

With the management consulting industry facing unprecedented challenges there is a need for a comprehensive resource which provides an accessible guide to the key issues faced by the indu… Mehr…

With the management consulting industry facing unprecedented challenges there is a need for a comprehensive resource which provides an accessible guide to the key issues faced by the industry and clients. With contributions from a range of experts, this book offers detailed insights into the evolution of the industry and future trends, the sources of best practice, how to become an excellent. With the management consulting industry facing unprecedented challenges there is a need for a comprehensive resource which provides an accessible guide to the key issues faced by the industry and clients. With contributions from a range of experts, this book offers detailed insights into the evolution of the industry and future trends, the sources of best practice, how to become an excellent client, the nature of the client-consultant relationship and consultancy in developing countries. Given its scope, it is a uniquely authoritative resource. Timothy Clarke, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Durham Business School, University of Durham 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 F. Books, Business, Finance and Law~~Business and Management~~International Business, The International Guide To Management Consultancy~~Book~~9780749440794~~Barry Curnow, Jonathan Reuvid, , , , , , , , , ,, [PU: Kogan Page]<

ISBN: 9780749440794

A handbook for corporate purchasers of management consultancy services, this guide provides a description of the profession worldwide and advice on how to choose and use its services effe… Mehr…

A handbook for corporate purchasers of management consultancy services, this guide provides a description of the profession worldwide and advice on how to choose and use its services effectively. Business Business eBook, Kogan Page<