Transaction cost theory and management consulting: Why do management consultants exist?

The paper sheds light on two questions, using transaction cost theory: 1) Why do management consultants exist, and 2) why do they organize in independent firms. The paper also contains a history of the management consulting industry.

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Year of publication:	1998-10-11
Authors:	Canback, Staffan
Institutions:	EconWPA
Subject:	transaction cost theory \| management consulting

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Industrial Organization.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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