Management Consulting: A Guide to the Profession (Hardcover)

by Milan Kubr (Author, Editor), International Labour Office (Corporate Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"...Kubr's book is a great starting point to understanding the state of the industry and how it's evolving." -- Wayne Cooper, Publisher of Management Consulting International and Consultants News, and CEO of Kennedy Information, 2002

"...an indispensable tool...a pragmatic guide which will become the handbook of our time." -- Patrick J. McKenna, management consultant and co-author of First Among Equals: How to manage a group of professionals, 2002

"...this book's grasp of the subject matter, breadth of coverage, simplicity of treatment, and accessibility is unsurpassed." -- Gerald A. Simon, CMC, FIMC, Chairman of the Editorial Board, C2M Consulting to Management, 2002

"...will contribute to building up the core competence in consulting services..." -- Yuji Yamada, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, Asian Productivity Organization, 2002

"The most comprehensive capture of the body of knowledge of management consulting." -- E. Michael Shays, CMC, FIMC, Executive Director, International Council of Management Consulting Institutes, and Chairman, Institute of Management Consultants, United States, 2002

Product Description
This guide is a widely recognized reference work on the state of the art of management consulting. It offers an extensive introduction to consulting: its nature, professional standards, intervention methods, behavioural rules, current developments and future perspectives.

Today, the information and knowledge-based economy is constantly creating new opportunities and challenges for consultants, who can find enough work and get well paid for their services, provided they are able to cope with complex and rapidly changing conditions and meet the demands of increasingly sophisticated clients. The whole world of professional services is undergoing profound changes and management and business consultants are no exception. In this climate, consultants must continuously "reinvent themselves". More than ever, learning is a life-long job for consultants. This fourth edition of Management Consulting actively reflects and confronts all these developments and challenges.

At the same time, the entire text has been substantially enhanced and updated. This fourth edition continues to offer practical guidelines, checklists and learning material throughout, serving as an indispensable tool for individuals and organizations wishing to start consulting, become more competent at serving clients or manage consulting firms and assignments more effectively. It also provides a useful guide to essential information and learning sources on professional consulting

New topics covered in this edition include:

e-business consulting
consulting in knowledge management and the use of knowledge management by consultants themselves
total quality management
corporate governance
social role and responsibility of business
company transformation and renewal
public administration
intellectual property

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1000 pages
• Publisher: International Labour Office; 4 edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9221095193
• ISBN-13: 978-9221095194
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.8 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #312,888 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comeptence, November 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Management Consulting: A Guide to the Profession (Hardcover)

Different from many books promissing the easy way to "become a successful conultant in 5 days". A good primer and refence book. Kubr presents key issues and methods in management consulting in a conzise way giving an overview on the consulting process, areas of work for consultants and management of a consulting firm. Extensive bibliographic information makes it a source of reference. Useful for people who wnat to engage in consultancy other than management.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A solid book on consulting services management, March 22, 2001

By	Niels Pflaeging "BBTN Associate" (São Paulo, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Management Consulting: A Guide to the Profession (Hardcover)

Comprehensive in style yet featuring very to-the-point content, this once was my favourite book about consulting management. Today, I prefer more practical management consulting writers such as Alan Weiss.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Commendable Guide to the Consultancy Profession, July 16, 2006

By	Elijah Chingosho "Dr Elijah Chingosho" (Nairobi, Kenya) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a commendable book that gives useful advice and guidance to those who wish to enter the management consulting profession. The book is comprehensive which makes it an important reference book to those who wish to have an in-depth insight into consulting.

The author explores what the profession entails, the elements that makes one a successful consultant, how one should market and sell the consultancy services, the considerations for setting a fee, how one can be a successful consultant and some of the pitfalls that one needs to avoid, among several useful advice.

The reader is also provided with useful tips on the costs that one should expect and the need to ensure that one establishes a trusting and ongoing relationship with clients.

This is an important reference book in my library that I recommend.