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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stefan Heusinkveld (Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.226kg ISBN: 9781138340657ISBN 10: 1138340650 Pages: 144 Publication Date: 20 February 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Management Ideas as Commodities 2. Studying Management Idea Production 3. Sensing the Market 4. Structural Tensions 5. Gaining Currency 6. Practicing and Preaching 7. Stretching Cycle 8. ConclusionReviewsThis book develops a distinctive focus on management consultants as 'knowledge entrepreneurs'. Whereas the bulk of literature has been concerned with the practice and consumption of management ideas, this focus on the ideas generation stage of the consultancy process stresses the crucial role of consultants in the production of management knowledge, as well as filling out our understanding of this important occupational group. - Robin Fincham, Stirling Management School, UK """This book develops a distinctive focus on management consultants as ‘knowledge entrepreneurs’. Whereas the bulk of literature has been concerned with the practice and consumption of management ideas, this focus on the ideas generation stage of the consultancy process stresses the crucial role of consultants in the production of management knowledge, as well as filling out our understanding of this important occupational group."" – Robin Fincham, Stirling Management School, UK" This book develops a distinctive focus on management consultants as `knowledge entrepreneurs'. Whereas the bulk of literature has been concerned with the practice and consumption of management ideas, this focus on the ideas generation stage of the consultancy process stresses the crucial role of consultants in the production of management knowledge, as well as filling out our understanding of this important occupational group. - Robin Fincham, Stirling Management School, UK Author InformationStefan Heusinkveld is Associate Professor at the VU University Amsterdam. His research focuses on the production and consumption of management ideas and, in particular, the role of management consultants and management gurus. His work has been published in journals including Human Relations, Journal of Management Studies, and Organization Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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