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Management Consultancy
Second Edition
Joe O'Mahoney and Calvert Markham
408 pages
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246x189mm
978-0-19-964547-3
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Paperback
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07 March 2013
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- This text uses management consultancy theory as a basis for critical discussion, enabling students to fully understand the theories and their limitations, and relate them to the consulting industry in practice.
- The book offers real-world practical guidance on the necessary skills required by management consultants, as well as advice on entering the industry and succeeding in this demanding role.
New to this edition - New real-world case studies in every chapter ensure the theory behind management consultancy is fully supported by relevant practical examples.
- Practitioner insights throughout the text provide essential advice from key figures in leading organizations.
- The text has been fully revised and updated throughout, to reflect new trends emerging from the impact of the recession; the decline in government spending and the increased importance of sustainable and environmental consultancy.
- A new chapter on consultancy skills covers personal effectiveness, working in teams, project management, and communication. These themes are illustrated by real-world examples, which highlight the importance of such skills in the work-place.
- Existing chapters have been updated to include more discussion of SME consultancies and freelance work.
Management Consultancy provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the consulting industry. The text uses theory as a basis for critical discussion, ensuring students fully understand the principal ideas behind consulting, as well the limitations. The authors' engaging and accessible writing style is combined with a wealth of real-world practical examples, which place management consultancy theory into the context of the business environment.
The book's strong critical perspective encourages students to develop their analytical skills, while practitioner insights in every
chapter provide guidance from leading industry professionals. Case studies throughout the text and a chapter devoted entirely to consulting skills, ensure students are equipped with the necessary tools to succeed within this complex and competitive industry.
The text is supported by a fully integrated Online Resouce Centre, providing a range of additional resources for students and lecturers.
For students:
An additional chapter on 'types' of clients and forms of interventions and Chapter 11 on preparing for and conducting a case interview (NEW)
Appendices to the book, including a sample consultancy contract, CV, covering letter, and RFI
Excel® workbook containing the calculations contained in chapter 7
of the book
Glossary
Web links
An author blog will link to Joe O'Mahoney's existing webpage and blog, which also includes a regularly updated RSS feed (NEW)
For registered lecturers:
Case commentary and answer guidance
Suggested discussion questions
Exercise solutions
Suggested group projects
PowerPoint slidesReadership: The text is written for students taking a module in management consultancy at postgraduate level, or in the final year of an undergraduate degree programme.
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Joe O'Mahoney, Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Business School and a Fellow of the CIPD, and Calvert Markham, Managing Director of Elevation Learning, the leading educator of consultancy practitioners and Visiting Professor in the Practice of Management Consultancy at Cass Business School Joe O'Mahoney is Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Business School and a Fellow of the CIPD. Prior to this he was Lecturer in Organization and Technology at Lancaster University. Joe has held a number of positions in industry including the role of Senior Business Consultant at 3G Mobile where he was involved with the start up of the company. Joe was also Director and Co-founder of Stay Mobile, Technology Ltd, a
company that develops and leases a product for recharging mobile phones in public places. Joe's areas of expertise are change management and consultancy, including innovation and entrepreneurship, cultural change, new product development, and systems design.
Calvert Markham is the Managing Director of Elevation Learning, the leading educator of consultancy practitioners and Visiting Professor in the Practice of Management Consultancy at Cass Business School. Calvert has held the post of President of the Institute of Consulting and Vice Chairman of the global consultancy institute, the ICMCI. He has authored several books on the consultancy industry, with a specific interest in practitioner skills and is a visiting professor at Cass Business School.
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1: Introduction
Part 1: The Descriptive Perspective
2: The Consulting Industry
3: Types of Management Consulting
Part 2: The Practitioner Perspective
4: Clients
5: The Consulting Life-Cycle
6: Consulting Tools, Skills, and Techniques
7: Consultancy Skills
8: Running a Consultancy
Part 3: The Critical Perspective
9: Critical Themes in Consulting
10: The Ethics of Consultancy
Part 4: The Career Perspective
11: The Consultancy Career
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