The Economics and Sociology of Management Consulting (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521857154)

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.

Author: Thomas Armbruster
ISBN-10: 0521857155
ISBN-13: 9780521857154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2006
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.25h x 9.50w x 0.65d