Management as Consultancy: Neo-Bureaucracy and the Consultant Manager

ISBN-13: 9781316619742 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 252 str.

Andrew Sturdy; Christopher Wright; Nick Wylie

Opis

Written for researchers, professionals and students, this book examines the dynamics and dilemmas of internal management consultancy.

Recenzje

'This book is a good reminder that management consultant is not a homogeneous group and that there are distinct classes of professionals within it … Original and stimulating work … illustrating the blurring of management and consulting careers in neo-bureaucratic organizations.' Marion Brivot, Organizational Studies

Spis treści

1. Management as consultancy - a case of neo-bureaucracy; 2. Neo-bureaucratic management and consultancy; 3. The research study; 4. The work activities of the consultant manager; 5. Managing relationships as a consultant manager; 6. The occupational and career tensions of the consultant manager; 7. The identity boundaries and threats of the consultant manager; 8. Conclusion; Appendix 1. Details of UK interview respondents; Appendix 2. Details of Australian interview respondents; Appendix 3. Key features of UK internal consultancy units (ICUs); Appendix 4. Data analysis on standardisation in UK and Australian case studies; References; Index.