Management Consultants Are Often More Project Workers Than Ideas People
The popular impression that management consultants are key to spreading new ideas in organizations is exaggerated and misleading, according to a unique fly-on-the-wall study. The consultant’s image as an expert outsider bringing new knowledge or understanding to clients is firmly contradicted by findings from the three-year long project. For the investigation, researchers spent 30 months working alongside consultants and their clients in four diverse consultancy … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Andrew Sturdy | Source: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Consulting