Management Consulting Today Strategies for a Challenging Environment. [Paperback]

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 client-consultant relationships, and the development of new consulting approaches.The Management of Client Relationships
Organization and Governance of Management Consulting Firms
Life Cycle Phenomena in the Consulting Sector
Strategy and Economics of Consulting Firms
Thought Leadership in Consulting
Bei den Autoren handelt es sich durchwegs um 'alte Hasen' der Branche, die sich nicht scheuen, ihren Einsch?tzungen und Gedanken eine von ihren pers?nlichen Erfahrungen gepr?gte F?rbung zu verpassen. Neue Z?rcher Zeitung, 30./31.07.2005

Die Herausgeber hatten insgesamt mit Autoren wie Tom Sommerlatte, David Maister u.v.a. eine gl?ckliche Hand bei der Auswahl, wozu man gratulieren kann. Unternehmensberater, 03/2005Consulting - quo vadis? Critical perspectives on the consulting sector.Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Thommen is Professor of Business Administration, in particular Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Zurich and a Visiting Lecturer at the University of St Gallen.

Ansgar Richter, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Organisation and Human Resources Management at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany.


In recent years, the management consulting sector has undergone far-reaching changes. After decades of rapid expansion, the growth of the industry stalled between 2001 and 2003, but it has since begun to rebound again. These developments have had significant impact on management consulting firms and on clientl³°