Essays about: "Professional service firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 essays containing the words Professional service firms.

  1. 1. From the Beach to the Sahara - A qualitative study of junior management consultants' identity work between billable projects

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Oscar Holmbergh; Jakob Hägglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Young Professionals; Professional Service Firms; Management Consulting; Underutilization; Identity;

    Abstract : The recent economic downturn has largely affected businesses around the world, resulting in decreased demand for management consultancy services. In combination with recent years' aggressive hiring strategies, this has put many junior management consultants in a position where their utilization rates have plummeted and time between billable projects has increased notably. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Obituary for the Billable Hour - A qualitative investigation of the barriers to implementing value-based pricing in the legal industry and the necessary capabilities to facilitate the transition.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Hermine Lilja; Julia Fürstnow; [2023]
    Keywords : Value-based Pricing; Legal Industry; Change Barriers; Pricing Transformation; Capabilities Theory;

    Abstract : Due to intensifying competition and client expectations, law firms worldwide are starting to transition from the conventional billable hour model to value-based pricing (VBP) models. While promising significant efficiency gains, this transition entails fundamental challenges for all stakeholders and necessitates changes in firms' capabilities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Implications for Management Control in the Transition towards Hybrid Work - A Case Study of a Professional Service Firm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nils Arthursson; Sergi Rodríguez I Rovira; [2023]
    Keywords : Management control; Managerial intention; Professional service firm; Remote work; Hybrid work; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to explore the transition towards a hybrid work model and the implications it may have on the use and adaptation of management control within PSFs. The purpose is further to highlight the reasons behind the adaptations of MCS. READ MORE

  5. 4. AI and Strategic Decision Making Processes - An empirical study on how Large Language Models can be utilized in Strategic Decision Making Processes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Hed Dahl; Johan Holmqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Strategic Decision Making Processes; Artificial Intelligence; Large Language Models; ChatGPT; Data Privacy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to contribute with an understanding of what role AI has, and might have, in strategic decision making processes. The literature review of the study builds upon research within Resource Based Theory, Strategic Decision Making Theory and is supported by technical reports on Large Language Models. READ MORE

  6. 5. Study of AI Service Providers in IT Consulting, Marketing, and Law

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Aren Hovsepyan; Kevin Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; AI; professional service firms PSFs ; AI services; IT consulting; marketing; legal services; Gioia analysis; sector-specific analysis of AI services; automation; augmentation; intermediaries; Artificiell intelligens; AI; professionella tjänsteföretag PSFs ; AI-tjänster; IT-rådgivning; marknadsföring; juridiska tjänster; Gioia analys; sektorspecifik analys av AI-tjänster; automatisering; augmentation; mellanhänder;

    Abstract : This study employs a Gioia analysis to investigate the AI services offered within three distinct professional service sectors in Sweden: IT consulting, marketing, and legal services. Utilizing a list of companies from a prior KTH project and publicly accessible information, we applied a cross-sectoral Gioia analysis to systematically categorize, compare, and understand the types of AI services provided and how these offerings differ between sectors. READ MORE