Handbook of Management Consulting: The Contemporary Consultant, Insights from World Experts (Hardcover)

by Larry E. Greiner (Author), Flemming Poulfelt (Author)

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This book on consulting is a first for the profession - written by a combination of world experts who provide deep insight into a fast changing industry, its various specializations and the management of consulting firms. This is not just another "how to do it book" but a bible of wisdom and perspective that every consultant should read again and again."

This Handbook of Management Consulting is appropriately title The Contemporary Consultant, providing and excellent overview on the status of the consulting industry and the challenges it is now facing. The book’s strength is that it analyzes the consulting business in all its dimensions, and I recommend it strongly to all executives and decision makers within the business community, consultants and clients alike.

For this book, Greiner and Poulfelt have assembled a veritable "who’s who" in the world of management and organizational consultants, including themselves. One could not ask for better coverage - comprehensive and broad yet with depth and very current. I know of no better compendium on today’s consulting world.

Product Description
This book provides a thorough examination of a variety of specialties within the broad range of management consulting. A book of such scope and depth could only be written by a large number of experts. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in one of the many specialties related to management consulting. Together, all 27 contributors take the reader through an industry that is currently undergoing significant change. While covering all the major practice areas of consulting, the book also offers new insights into change processes and addresses compelling management issues now facing consulting firms. Every practicing consultant and firm needs this book’s broad perspective and its treatment of specific areas of content in order to prepare them for a successful future in a highly competitive business environment. Presently, there is no book on the market that takes such an advanced look at both the complexity and multiple aspects of consulting. Ideas presented by the many consulting experts are thoughtful and provocative. Their sage advice on future developments in the field is not to be missed.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 408 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 1 edition (March 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324290411
• ISBN-13: 978-0324290417
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #143,651 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book and service, February 22, 2009

By	Ioana "Ioana" (Canada) - See all my reviews

Easy to read and understand with a focused content. I'm using it for my consulting class and I declare it the best textbook ever! Excellent resource for both clients and consultants.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good coverage!, August 27, 2006

By	Donald Hsu (NYC, United States) - See all my reviews

This book provides detailed descriptions of management consulanting firms. Companies covered: McKinsey, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cresap, Robert Heller, Arthur D. Little, Boston Consulting Group, Bain and Company, and many others. McKinsey started in 1930s, hired the best MBAs from Harvard, MIT, other Ivy League schools, moved them up the corporate ladder. They either became partners at McKinsey or they were out. Other firms followed suit. Many of them landed as CEOs later in their careers. Lou Gerstner is a good example, turned around IBM in the 90s.

Jeff Skilling was the other extreme. Armed with the Harvard MBA, 10 year McKinsey experience, drove Enron to the ground. Sarbanes-Oxley Act soon followed. Even the best can fall.

I recommend this book. This book will be better, if it placed less emphasis on the historical timelines of each firm, and more on the success/failure of the profession.