Preparing Better Consultants: The Role of Academia (Research in Management Consulting) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161735614X ISBN 13: 9781617356148

Verlag: Information Age Publishing, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

This volume focuses on a relatively neglected area of management consulting, the education of consultants. In today's business world, we find training programs provided by consultancies, certification programs provided by professional organizations, on-the-job training of consultants with formal or informal supervision, self-taught professionals, and some academic programs and courses. Is that enough? No, better consultants are needed to handle the complexity and changing nature of business. Academe is in the best position to provide the critical thinking preparation necessary. Yet, academic institutions have been slow in embracing this challenge. The role of academia needs to grow in magnitude and in certain directions that educate consultants beyond industry training practices. Chapter authors provide examples of innovative programs, topical approaches for courses, and thoughtful reflections on the role academia can play in preparing better consultants. There are lessons for business schools, consultancies, and aspiring and practicing consultants.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Information Age Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 161735614X
• ISBN 13: 9781617356148
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Herausgeber: Adams Susan, Zanzi Alberto
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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