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1. Management Consultants Managing Strategic Change : A qualitative study on management consultants’ function as change agents and their approach to strategic change processes, from the consultants’ perspective
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The study aimed to develop the knowledge and provide a broader understanding of how management consultants (MC) manage strategic change, by examining their approach in relation to their function in strategic change processes. The literature review explored the function of MCs as change agents from four perspectives: standards setters, information sources, knowledge integrators, and knowledge brokers. READ MORE
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2. Circular Construction : A Study of Reuse Practices in the Construction Industry from a Consultant´s Perspective
University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)Abstract : In light of the need to reduce resource usage and mitigate the climate impact of the Swedish construction industry, the adoption of reusing secondary materials has gained significant attention as an alternative construction process. This approach not only addresses environmental concerns, but also aims to transition from the prevailing "make-take-waste" system of resource management. READ MORE
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3. Liminal Space Duality- Socialisation into the consultant working context
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study investigates the working condition of the management consultant and how a newcomer is socialised into it by drawing insights from liminality, sensemaking and sensegiving research. 25 interviews were held with employees from three different global consultancy firms with experience ranging from 0-6 years. READ MORE
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4. Client Relations on the Digital Workplace : A case study on how the consultant-client relationship is affected by remote work during Covid-19
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : During the Covid-19 pandemic, employees all over the world were forced to work from home, meaning that consultants no longer could work physically present with their clients. As the consultant-client relationship is incredibly important for management consulting firms, it is interesting to investigate how these relationships have been impacted by the change and what the implications are for collaboration and performance. READ MORE
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5. Assessing the value of advice : Evaluation approaches of small management consulting firms
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Whilst utilization of management consulting services has become an integral part of the contemporary economy and functioning of many organizations, intangibility leaves clients unable to predict or objectively assess the values created in consulting engagements. According to scholars, attempts to counteract the principal-agent related risks of opportunism and divergent incentives are expected to increase following higher competition, consumer awareness and anticipated increased demand for performance-based pricing. READ MORE
