Management consulting: A review of fifty years of scholarly research
| Autor: | Ernesto Tavoletti, Corrado Cerruti, Cecilia Grieco |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Literature review
Field (Bourdieu) 05 social sciences Literature review Knowledge management Management innovation Strategic management and leadershi Management fashion Management consulting Client-consultant relationship Settore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle Imprese General Business Management and Accounting Systematic review 0502 economics and business 050211 marketing Engineering ethics Sociology 050203 business & management |
| Popis: | Purpose Academic research on management consulting or having management consultancy as the main research field is huge as the sector is a strategic one for management innovation, but a systematic and updated literature review is missing. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive systematic review of scholarly peer reviewed journals looking at the ambivalent roles of consultants in driving management innovation as well as management fashions. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review has been performed. Findings This paper provides a systematization of existing literature, where the state of the art is assessed and future research paths are highlighted. Originality/value The proposed research fills the gap concerning a review of literature on this topic and provides an analysis of 50 years of scholarly research, highlighting both the bright and dark sides of management consulting. |
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