Management consultancy: boundaries and knowledge in action
Management consultants are typically seen as key mediators in the flow of management ideas, yet little is known about what happens when they work together with clients, behind closed doors in consulting projects. Do they really innovate or simply legitimate existing knowledge? This book offers a 'fly on the wall' view.
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- Full title :Management consultancy : boundaries and knowledge in action / Andrew Sturdy [and others].
Summary
Management consultants are typically seen as key mediators in the flow of management ideas, yet little is known about what happens when they work together with clients, behind closed doors in consulting projects. Do they really innovate or simply legitimate existing knowledge? This book offers a 'fly on the wall' view.
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- Publication Date:2009.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (x, 204 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780191549779, 0191549770
- oclc:ocn369423497
- LC Classification:HD69.C6
- Dewey Decimal:658.46
Table of Contents
Consultancy, knowledge, and boundaries -- Boundaries and knowledge flow -- The research---case studies and research methods -- Re-thinking potentials for knowledge flow -- Outside expertise and sector knowledge -- Boundaries in action---challenge -- The micro management of boundaries through humour and laughter -- Conclusion---beyond consultancy and projects.
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