Management as Consultancy
Management as Consultancy The nature of management is changing: managers are becoming more like consultants, focusing on projects, functional integration, change and 'clients'. It breaks new ground…
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Management as Consultancy
The nature of management is changing: managers are becoming more like consultants, focusing on projects, functional integration, change and 'clients'. It breaks new ground in our understanding of this hybrid role, uncovering working practices, identities and occupational dynamics, to shed light on both management and consultancy. This timely book is based on a large-scale, international study of new management practices and examines the emergence of consultant managers.
Both private and public sectors are covered, with a focus on managers in large and multinational organisations such as former consultants and those in specialisms such as human resource management who adopt consulting roles. It unpacks the changing relationship between external consultants and management to reveal important implications for the future of consultancy. In addition to advancing our understanding of changes