Essays about: "Consulting industry"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 128 essays containing the words Consulting industry.
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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 ledningAbstract : 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
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2. Developing Guidelines for Proactive Supply Chain Risk Management - A Case Study at IKEA Category Food Logistic Services
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikAbstract : The number of supply chain disruptions has increased over the last couple of years. The Covid-19 Pandemic, blockage of the Suez Canal and Russian invasion of Ukraine are some well-known examples of disruptions. READ MORE
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3. Employee Turnover in Warehouses : Exploring the Role of Internal Marketing Strategies in Consulting Firms
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : This thesis investigates internal marketing strategies in consulting firms, focusing on employee retention and turnover in warehousing roles. Employing a qualitative, interpretivist approach within a phenomenological design, the research examined two primary questions: "What internal marketing initiatives encourage employee retention?" and "What factors drive employee turnover in warehousing positions?" The study utilized purposeful sampling, ensuring the trustworthiness of results through measures for credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. READ MORE
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4. Boosting Outcome-Based Business Models – The Role of the Consulting Industry : A case study at Capgemini Invent
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknikAbstract : Enabled by new technologies, firms are starting to shift from selling products to selling outcome-based services. In an outcome-based business model, providers deliver outcomes and work in close cooperation with end-customers to create superior value, more efficient and more sustainable solutions. READ MORE
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5. Knowledge transfer in consulting companies: the consequences of remote training. A multiple case study on the Italian consulting industry facing the training challenges of Covid-19 pandemic
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact, bringing changes that can be considered definitive. The purpose of this research is to analyse the way knowledge is transmitted during the training process in Italian consulting firms as a consequence of remote working. READ MORE