Management consultancy: Boundaries and knowledge in action

• Main Authors: STURDY, Andrew, HANDLEY, Karen, CLARK, Timothy Adrian Robert, FINCHAM, Robin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Management consultants; business consultants; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6310
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Management consultants are typically seen as key mediators in the flow of management ideas. And yet little is known about exactly 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...