Management consultancy and humour in action and context

Management consultancy has been one of fastest growing occupational sectors since the mid 1960s and currently generates worldwide revenues of over £100 billion. The huge expansion in consulting has meant that consultants have become key agents in the process of knowledge production. They act as cond...

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Main Authors: STURDY, Andrew, CLARK, Timothy Adrian Robert
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Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
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spelling sg-smu-ink.lkcsb_research-73362019-08-22T06:48:05Z Management consultancy and humour in action and context STURDY, Andrew CLARK, Timothy Adrian Robert Management consultancy has been one of fastest growing occupational sectors since the mid 1960s and currently generates worldwide revenues of over £100 billion. The huge expansion in consulting has meant that consultants have become key agents in the process of knowledge production. They act as conduits through which knowledge from a variety of sources is appropriated , transformed, and sometimes transferred into and from client organizations. They also legitimate or "rubber stamp" knowledge already held by their clients. Whether as employees or citizens, few of us can escape their influence. 2008-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6337 Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Organizational Behavior and Theory
institution Singapore Management University
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topic Organizational Behavior and Theory
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STURDY, Andrew
CLARK, Timothy Adrian Robert
Management consultancy and humour in action and context
description Management consultancy has been one of fastest growing occupational sectors since the mid 1960s and currently generates worldwide revenues of over £100 billion. The huge expansion in consulting has meant that consultants have become key agents in the process of knowledge production. They act as conduits through which knowledge from a variety of sources is appropriated , transformed, and sometimes transferred into and from client organizations. They also legitimate or "rubber stamp" knowledge already held by their clients. Whether as employees or citizens, few of us can escape their influence.
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title Management consultancy and humour in action and context
title_short Management consultancy and humour in action and context
title_full Management consultancy and humour in action and context
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title_full_unstemmed Management consultancy and humour in action and context
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2008
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6337
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