Management Consulting Today

by Thommen, Jean-Paul; Richter, Ansgar

• ISBN13: 9783409125840
• ISBN10: 3409125841
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-15
• Publisher: Gabler

Summary

Leading management consultants and academics discuss the development of the consulting industry and of the firms that have decisively shaped the sector. The authors provide in-depth insights into the leadership of top management consultancies, the strategy and structure of consulting firms, the changing dynamics of consultant-client relationships and the development of new consulting approaches.

Table of Contents

Part I The Changing Nature of Consulting
The Truth Seekers	15	(12)
Dieter Heuskel
Dynamics of the Client-Consultant Relationship	27	(14)
Jonathan Day
From Exchangeable Methods to Implementable Results -- The Utilization of Tools and Solution Competencies in Strategy Consulting	41	(12)
Franz-Josef Seidensticker
Thought Leadership -- In Action	53	(10)
Michael Tram
Part II Managing Consulting Firms
The Challenge of Growth -- How to Manage a Consultancy	63	(20)
Burkhard Schwenker
The Third Revolution of Business Value Creation	83	(16)
Frank Riemensperger
Consulting Management in a Multi-Disciplinary Advisory Firm	99	(12)
Wolfgang Zillessen
The Changing Balance of Power in the Consulting Market and Its Effects on Consulting Firms	111	(22)
Ansgar Richter
Part III The Development of the Consulting Industry
Life Cycle Phenomena in the Consulting Sector -- Driving Forces of Fundamental Value Changes	133	(8)
Tom Sommerlatte
The Role of Governance and Values in the Consulting Industry	141	(20)
Klaus-Peter Gushurst
Joachim Deinlein
The Impact of Offshoring on the Consulting Industry	161	(12)
Fiona Czerniawska
About the Authors	173	(6)
Index of Names	179