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Management consulting : a guide for students / David Biggs.

By: Biggs, David [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Andover, Hampshire : Cengage Learning EMEA, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: xviii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781408007914 (paperback).Subject(s): Business consultants | ManagementDDC classification: 658.46
Contents:
An introduction to management consulting -- How consulting works -- Performance and management -- Individual consultancy skills -- Professional development.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Management Consulting: A Guide for Students bridges the gap between the latest academic research and practical skills to provide a comprehensive new introduction to modern consulting. David Biggs's important new textbook walks students through the key dimensions of management consulting - from the contexts, through the processes, and into skills and implementation - using a wide range of examples to provide a refreshing and modern guide for students. Every chapter deploys a consistent pedagogical framework including clear learning objectives that correspond with the latest standard course outlines, mini case studies, and industry snapshots. Full-length case studies appear at the end of every chapter, either prepared specifically for the text by international academics and consultants or supplied from premium vendors such as Harvard Business Review. A full set of online supporting resources for students and lectures make this the complete resource for management consulting courses at all levels.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to management consulting -- How consulting works -- Performance and management -- Individual consultancy skills -- Professional development.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 An introduction to management consultancy
  • Chapter 1 Management consultancy: The context of the industry
  • Chapter 2 Benefits and critiques of consultancy
  • Chapter 3 Different types of consultancy
  • Part 2 How consulting works
  • Chapter 4 Models, theories and approaches of consultancy
  • Chapter 5 The client-consultant relationship
  • Chapter 6 Client engagement
  • Chapter 7 Consulting in the internal and external environment
  • Part 3 Performance and management
  • Chapter 8 Project management
  • Chapter 9 Programme management, power and politics
  • Chapter 10 Types of consultancy projects
  • Part 4 Individual consultancy skills
  • Chapter 11 Research techniques
  • Chapter 12 Working and problem solving in a team
  • Chapter 13 Personal effectiveness in consultancy
  • Part 5 Professional development
  • Chapter 14 Mastering competencies and developing competence
  • Chapter 15 Professionalism and ethics
  • Chapter 16 The Future of the Industry