The Economics and Sociology of Management Consulting

The Economics and Sociology of Management Consulting
by Thomas Armbrüster (Author)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Illustrated edition (16 Nov. 2006)
Language: English
Hardcover: 266 pages
ISBN-10: 0521857155
ISBN-13: 9780521857154
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Book Description
Management consultancy is a key sector in the economic change toward a service and knowledge economy. Originally published in 2006, this book explains the mechanisms of the management consulting market and the management of consulting firms from both economic and sociological perspectives. It also examines the strategies, marketing approaches, knowledge management and human resource management techniques of consulting firms. After outlining the relationships between transaction cost economics, signaling theory, embeddedness theory and sociological neoinstitutionalism, Thomas Armbrüster applies these theories to central questions such as: Why does the consulting sector exist and grow? Which institutions connect supply and demand? And which factors influence the relationship between clients and consultants? By applying both economic and sociological approaches, the book explains the general economic changes of the previous thirty years and sharpens the relationship between the academic disciplines.