Strategic capabilities which lead to management consulting success in Australia

Management Decision

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-35

  Kumar, Vanya ^a   Simon, Alan ^a   Kimberley, Nell ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Consultancy; Management consultants; Success

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078123     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740010311807     Document Type: Article

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