Essays about: "roles of consultants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words roles of consultants.

  1. 1. Are Traditional Consultant Roles Obsolete in the Era of Digital Transformation? - Exploring Management Consultants’ Perspectives

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Lena Carstens; Reana Shenepremte; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Digital Transformation DT ; consultant; management consultancy; roles;

    Abstract : Management consultancy services are an indispensable part of corporate life and scholars have extensively studied the consultants’ roles in projects. In this thesis, we study if the previously identified roles dominate in Digital Transformation (DT) projects as well – a context in which consultants’ roles have been less studied. READ MORE

  3. 2. An exploration of the roles played by external sustainability consultants in organizations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Rebecca Larsson; Nimisha Timmerbäck; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : Sustainability consultants; roles; sustainability; change agents; change management; fashion-setter; agent of stability; management consulting;

    Abstract : One of our most important, yet difficult, missions in modern society is to make the world more sustainable. Due to the complexity of sustainability issues, the lack of knowledge or expertise in the area, companies may choose to hire an external sustainability consultant to further their sustainability work. READ MORE

  4. 3. Navigating the delivery of a service : a practice perspective on environmental consultants

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Joel Wickström; [2021]
    Keywords : consultant; environment; practice theory; services; social theory;

    Abstract : In a world where environmental pressure on companies is increasing, environmental consultancy services are a valued commodity. This study set out to investigate environmental consultants’ practice of delivering an environmental service and what obstacles that practice encounters. READ MORE

  5. 4. Overcoming ERP implementation challenges with communication

    University essay from

    Author : Anton Müller; Tasmia Syed; [2021]
    Keywords : ERP; Implementation; Communication; Challenges; Effective Communication;

    Abstract : To stay competitive, organizations look to IT systems such as ERPs to assist them in their business goals. While there are organization-wide benefits available for organizations that successfully implement ERPs, the associated risks are great, and many challenges threaten to harm the process. READ MORE

  6. 5. From 50 Shades of Blue to…What?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Krappe; Jeremiah Westerlund; Henrik Erander; [2020]
    Keywords : Performance Management; Identity Regulation; Identity Work; Middle Managers; Management Consulting; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to gain further insight into the ways by which performance management systems affect the identities of employees by empirically studying a consulting firm that uses a combination of quantitative assessment and qualitative assessment in its making decision-making. We seek to understand the identity effects that result in so-called “avoidable” attrition/turnover amidst knowledge workers. READ MORE