Purpose Academic research on management consulting or having management
consultancy as the main research field is huge as the sector is a strategic one for …

Management consultants have a widespread and ever‐increasing presence in modern
business. Yet few management studies explicitly focus on the consulting industry. What role …

Management consultants of various kinds play an important role in the world of business,
and within other types of organization. The Oxford Handbook on Management Consulting is …

This paper finds that OM's 'one-size-fits-all'characterization of professional services, namely
high levels of customer engagement, extensive customization, knowledge intensity, and low …

This study focuses on individuals working under transient and mobile conditions and the
specific competences that they develop to deal with such work conditions. The article …

On the basis of a qualitative study of a subgroup of diversity professionals, external diversity
and inclusion (D&I) consultants, we explore D&I consultants' discursive strategies and …

A growing international literature advocates the importance of trust and co-operation in tax
administration compared to the more traditional 'adversarial'approach. Yet, the global …

Below we provide responses to the ongoing debate sparked by Mirko Noordegraaf's
intervention in suggesting that we are moving toward forms of 'connective professionalism' …

Retaining the most valuable employees is a core priority of professional service firms
(PSFs). Our study addresses turnover (quit) among employees in a PSF that hires lawyers …

The client-related and client-focused nature of management consultancy work is widely
considered as one of its defining characteristics, but the various interpretations of the client …