Management Consultancy: Boundaries and Knowledge in Action

Management Consultancy: Boundaries and Knowledge in Action

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-224

  Sturdy, Andrew ^a   Handley, Karen ^b   Clark, Timothy ^c   Fincham, Robin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action; Boundaries; Client; Knowledge; Management Consultancy; Management Innovation; Organizational Change; Professional Services; Projects; Relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349091839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199212644.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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