Essays about: "management consultancies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words management consultancies.

  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

  2. 2. Facilitating Internal Work in IT Consultancies Through Efficient Knowledge Sharing : A Case Study of a Swedish IT Consulting Firm

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

    Author : Benjamin Jansson Mbonyimana; Linnea Hagman; [2023]
    Keywords : Consulting; Knowledge Transfer; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Management; Innovation Management; Software Development; Information Technology; Scrum; Leadership; Konsultverksamhet; Kunskapsöverföring; Kunskapsdelning; Kunskapshantering; Innovationshantering; Mjukvaruutveckling; Informationsteknik; Scrum; Ledarskap;

    Abstract : The concepts of knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing are commonly reocurring theme in the application of knowledge management in organizations. Effort has been made to facilitate the development of IT consulting firms' knowledge sharing processes to increase their competitive viability on the market. READ MORE

  3. 3. Not So Different After All: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities and Heuristics in Navigating the Uncertainty of Digital Transformation

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

    Author : Harrison Mohandas; Josch Walder; [2023]
    Keywords : dynamic capabilities; heuristics; digital transformation; management consultancies; theory building;

    Abstract : Artificial Intelligence has caused excitement and concern in general society and knowledge-generating businesses in particular. Especially the value-offering of management consultancies, which is creating and providing the latest expertise, is disrupted by the democratization of knowledge. READ MORE

  4. 4. Is one plus one really greater than two? A qualitative study on how virtual work has impacted teamwork in management consulting

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

    Author : Anna Lindell; Ella Ahlborg; [2022]
    Keywords : professional service firms; management consulting; teamwork; virtual work;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has largely affected businesses around the world, and as a result, employees have worked from dispersed locations and used computer-mediated communication to a high extent over the last two years. The virtual shift has implications for industries that highly depend on their workforce to collaborate, industries such as Professional Service Firms (PSFs). READ MORE

  5. 5. Intrapreneurship in Swedish Technology Consultancy Firms : Influences of the billing per hour mindset on intrapreneurial activities

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

    Author : Sandra Bårdén; Kärte Pärend; [2022]
    Keywords : Intrapreneurship; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Business Model Innovation; Scalability; Intraprenörskap; Organisationsstruktur; Företagskultur; Ledarskap; Innovation av Affärsmodell; Skalbarhet;

    Abstract : The financial billing per hour model consultancies use is a successful concept. The financial model has also influenced a mindset where the structures, culture, and leadership of the consultancies revolve around billability. READ MORE