The oxford handbook of management consulting 

 - New York  Oxford University Press  2013 
 - vii, 558 p. 
<br/><br/> Table of contents:<br/>chapter 1 Researching Management Consulting: An Introduction to the HandbookGet accessArrow<br/>Matthias Kipping and Timothy Clark<br/>View chapter<br/>1 Historical Development of Management Consulting<br/>Expandchapter 2 The Engineering Origins Of the Consulting Industry And its Long ShadowGet accessArrow<br/>Christopher Wright and Matthias Kipping<br/>View chapter<br/>Expandchapter 3 Human Relations And Management Consulting: Elton Mayo And Eric TristGet accessArrow<br/>Richard C. S. Trahair and Kyle Bruce<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand4 Institutional Change And The Growth Of Strategy Consulting In The United StatesGet accessArrow<br/>Robert J. David<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand5 Cuckoo in the Nest? the Rise of Management Consulting in Large Accounting FirmsGet accessArrow<br/>Megan S. McDougald and Roston Greenwood<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand6 It Consulting And Outsourcing Firms: Evolution, Business Models, And Future ProspectsGet accessArrow<br/>Kerim Galal and others<br/>View chapter<br/>2 Disciplinary and Theoretical Perspectives<br/>Expand7 Sociological Perspectives On Management ConsultingGet accessArrow<br/>Michael Faust<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand8 Consultants In Context: Global Dominance, Societal Effect, And The Capitalist SystemGet accessArrow<br/>Matthias Kipping and Christopher Wright<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand9 Professions And Professionalism In Management ConsultingGet accessArrow<br/>Ian Kirkpatrick and others<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand10 Economics Approaches To Management ConsultingGet accessArrow<br/>Nicole J. Saam<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand11 The Geographies Of Management Consultancy FirmsGet accessArrow<br/>James Faulconbridge and Andrew Jones<br/>View chapter<br/>3 Consulting as a Knowledge Business<br/>Expand12 Knowledge Management And Management ConsultingGet accessArrow<br/>Andreas Werr<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand13 Consultants And Organization ConceptsGet accessArrow<br/>Stefan Heusinkveld and Jos Benders<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand14 Structuring Consulting FirmsGet accessArrow<br/>Timothy Morris and others<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand15 Managing Consultants: Control And IdentityGet accessArrow<br/>Mats Alvesson<br/>View chapter<br/>4 Consultants and Management Fashion<br/>Expand16 Consultants In The Management Fashion ArenaGet accessArrow<br/>Nicole Jung and Alfred Kieser<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand17 Management Gurus As Celebrity ConsultantsGet accessArrow<br/>Timothy Clark and others<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand18 Business Schools And Consultancies: The Blurring Of BoundariesGet accessArrow<br/>Lars Engwall<br/>View chapter<br/>5 Consultants and their Clients<br/>Expand19 The Nature Of Client–Consultant Interaction: A Critical ReviewGet accessArrow<br/>Natalia Nikolova and Timothy Devinney<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand20 The Client In The Client–Consultant RelationshipGet accessArrow<br/>Robin Fincham<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand21 Consultants And Clients From Constructivist PerspectivesGet accessArrow<br/>Barbara Czarniawska and Carmelo Mazza<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand22 Governments And Management Consultants: Supply, Demand, And EffectivenessGet accessArrow<br/>Denis Saint-Martin<br/>View chapter<br/>6 New Avenues for Research<br/>Expand23 The Future Research AgendaGet accessArrow<br/>Andrew Sturdy<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand24 Consulting And EthicsGet accessArrow<br/>Dean Krehmeyer and R. Edward Freeman<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand25 Gender In Consulting: A Review And Research AgendaGet accessArrow<br/>Elisabeth Kelan<br/>View chapter<br/>Expand26 Management Consulting In Developing And Emerging Economies: Towards A Postcolonial PerspectiveGet accessArrow<br/>Michal Frenkel and Yehouda Shenhav<br/>View chapter<br/><br/>[https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38572] 
<br/><br/> Management consultants of various kinds play an important role in the world of business, and within other types of organization. This book is an overview of eminent thinking and research on management consultancy with contributions from leading international scholars. The first section provides an account of the historical developments in management consultancy research, and how current thinking has evolved from prior work. The second section focuses on disciplinary and theoretical perspectives on management consulting, their diversities, areas of synergy, and parallel concerns. The following sections examine consulting as a knowledge business; the consultants in management fashion; and the relationship between management consultants and their clients. The volume concludes with an assessment of areas of future research and debate. By bringing together a wide range of research and thinking on management consultancy across different disciplines, sub-disciplines, and conceptual approaches, this volume provides a comprehensive understanding of both current thinking and future directions for research.<br/><br/>(https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38572) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199685165 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business--Management<br/>Internatinal relationship--Management
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.46  / KIP