Management Consulting: Emergence and Dynamics of a Knowledge Industry

Thirteen chapters by European scholars of management, administration, and business, provide historical, organizational, and relationship perspectives on the consulting industry, the consultancy firm, and particular projects. Attention is given to the social context in which consulting is done, the ways consultants convince managers to hire them, organizational reactions to outside advice, and the legitimation of consultancy. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR