The client in management consultancy research: Mapping the territory

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-252

  Sturdy, Andrew ^a   Werr, Andreas ^b   Buono, Anthony F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clients; Co production; Consumption; Management consultancy; Management ideas; Purchasing

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349113776     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2009.05.008     Document Type: Editorial

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