...Onno Bouwmeester; Jelmer Stiekema Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the paradoxical image of consultants as “experts without expertise.” It examines the extent to which different stakeholders’ perceptions of consultants’ expertise are aligned, and why. Design/methodology...

... Consultants Decision making Risk assessment “It seems likely,” Honderich (2005) ironically observes in The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, “[…] that common sense defies definition; certainly no one has succeeded in giving a satisfactory definition, and very few have tried.” We...

...Chris Carter This article presents a discussion about the future of knowledge production within business schools. It questions the traditional “legislative” role of universities and argues that analysts need increasingly to look to the knowledge‐generating activities of groups, such as consultants...

...Jak de Burgundy Reflecting on the growth of state spending on management consultancy this brief article argues that much of this spending has been wasteful or misdirected. Observing that in Britain much of the state’s spending on consultancy has taken place during periods of recession the article...

... MCB UP Limited 1989 Consultants Methods Organizational change 22 MANAGEMENT DECISION 27,6 T he role of the adviser to management is a crucial one in introducing change to business. Introducing Change: Advisers we Consult and the Methods they Use by Charles Margerison Introduction We all...

... Consultants Quality circles Training Manufacturing industry Employees 28 MANAGEMENT DECISION 27,3 W hite-collar Quality circles should not be avoided but there is a need to be aware of probable pitfalls. A Study of Quality Circles in White-collar Areas by A.I. Temple and B.G. Dale Are white-collar...