An Introduction to Management Consultancy
An Introduction to Management Consultancy by Marc Baaij, published by SAGE Publications on December 26, 2013, spans 600 pages and is presented in English. This book serves as a comprehensive guide for those looking to enhance their understanding of management consultancy practices and techniques. It is designed for individuals building on their management studies or professional experiences, offering essential insights into the field to facilitate effective collaboration with consultancy firms.
Readers will find a structured approach centered around learning objectives that clarify the fundamental aspects of management consultancy at both macro and micro levels. The text includes real-life examples and supplementary web materials, making it a valuable resource for developing skills in strategy, change, analytics, problem-solving, and decision-making. This edition aims to equip readers with the knowledge necessary to navigate the complexities of management consultancy and its stakeholders effectively.
Official synopsis Publisher
‘I have never seen such a book about management consulting before: this sets a new standard. This book is extremely thorough and addresses all of the relevant topics.’ – Sander van ‘t Noordende, Group Chief Executive Products Operating Group, Accenture
Whether you are looking to build on your management studies or experience of working in business, you are likely to have come across management consultancy and will need a clear and concise introduction to this area to help you understand its practices and techniques in order to hire and implement management consultancy in the future. This text provides you with these essentials for success in your studies and later industries when working with and not just for consultancy firms.
The text is built around learning objectives to empower your understanding of the ‘what’, ‘how’, ‘when’ and ‘why’ at macro and micro levels of management consultancy and its stakeholders, and provides you with engaging real life examples and extra web materials for study.
As well as full courses on management consultancy, this text will be invaluable to your management knowledge and skill-set across strategy, change, analytics, problem-solving, solution implementation and decision-making as applied by the world’s top management consulting firms, such as McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group, and Bain & Company.
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Lecturer’s resources
- Lecturer’s guide
- Teaching notes per chapter
- Answer guidance to end-of-chapter questions in book
- Suggested discussion questions
- Suggested small group assignments
- Suggested small group field project
- Lecture slides
- Option 1: provide all figures of the book on PowerPoint slides
- Option 2: create complete PowerPoint presentations for each chapter
- Exercises
- Exam questions
- Discussion forum
Student resources
- Templates for developing logical structures
- Web resources
- Consultancy publications
- Consultancy web site, career page
- Job application preparation services
- Consultancy institutions
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