Management Consultancy Through an Academic and Practitioner Perspective

Knowledge remains the key driver of success in the digital age. Management consultancy firms that can handle knowledge management effectively will reap economic and societal benefits. Management Consultancy Through an Academic and Practitioner Perspective, provides a fresh perspective on how management consultancy firms need to stay relevant to compete effectively.

This book seeks to bridge the gap between the practitioner and academic camps and bring a sense of reality to the management consultancy landscape, which will help bring about a change in the production of consulting knowledge. It is particularly relevant for undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA students interested in the management consulting profession who may study this subject as a core module or as an elective, or who may use it for further reading to supplement their strategy and international business modules. Aspiring and practicing management consultants will find it helpful to deliver quality outcomes to clients.

Professor Paul Phillips is Professor of Strategic Management at Kent Business School, The University of Kent, UK.

Dr. K.V. Subramanian is a management consultant, academician and trainer with key roles including group leader in Tata Consultancy Services, India for the government sector.

Professor Victor Newman is Industrial Fellow at the University of Greenwich Business School, University of Greenwich, UK.