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Informationen zum Autor Thomas Armbruster is Professor of Business Administration in the Department of Management and Economics at Witten/Herdecke University! Germany. Klappentext A sophisticated analysis of the management consulting sector and the management techniques of consulting firms. Zusammenfassung Management consultancy is a key sector in the economic change toward a service and knowledge economy. This 2006 book draws on economic and sociological theories to explain why the consulting sector exists and grows! and which institutions connect supply and demand! as well as examining the management techniques of consulting firms. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Management consultancy viewed from economic and sociological perspectives; Part I. The Mechanisms of the Consulting Market: 2. Why do consulting firms exist and grow? The economics and sociology of knowledge; 3. How do supply and demand meet? Competition and the role of social institutions; 4. Who is more powerful? Consulting influence and client authority; 5. Substitutes or supplements? Internal versus external consulting; Part II. The Drivers of Managing a Consulting Firm: 6. Diversified services or niche focus? Strategies of consulting firms; 7. Fostering reputation and growth? Marketing consulting services; 8. Economics and sociology of knowledge distribution: organizational structure and governance; 9. Gaining talent and signaling quality: human resource management; Part III. Conclusions: 10. The knowledge economy, management consultancy, and the multitheoretical approach; References; Index.
