This book brings together cutting-edge research on consulting in a single volume, thus helping to make the state-of-the-art in the field of consulting research more accessible, to promote better practices in business, and to spark further research. The respective articles approach consulting...

This book traces the emergence and development of the relationship between management consultancies and the British state. It seeks to answer three questions: why were management consultants brought into the machinery of the state; how has state power been impacted by bringing profit-seeking...

This book compels the legal profession to question its current identity and to aspire to become a strategic partner for corporate executives, clients and stakeholders, transforming legal into a function that creates incremental value. It provides a uniquely broad range of forward-looking...

This book provides a roadmap for leaders of listed companies to follow in order to build enduring institutions that create value for customers and wealth for shareholders on an ongoing basis, in ways that also enhance the wellbeing of all other legitimate stakeholders - including the wider...

Whether you are a business leader, internal business partner or external consultant, there are six key strategy missions that you will need to undertake as you deal with the re-positioning and growth issues that all businesses face at one stage or another during their life-cycle: assessing the...

Most family business owners and wealth creators share an important vision: perpetuating family and wealth for many generations to come. To ensure wealth continuity, many families put into place various structures, plans, and processes, including estate plans (which may include multiple trusts),...

Learn the agile philosophy of lean processes, incremental delivery, deep client participation, decentralized authority, and just-in-time planning to bring speed, creativity, empowerment and increased productivity to product development. This book is your guide to becoming the go-to advisor for...

Dieses Buch erklärt, wie Kommunikationsberater und ihre Kunden die Qualität ihrer Zusammenarbeit sicherstellen und langfristig optimieren können. Der Autor beschreibt wissenschaftlich fundiert, anknüpfend an das systemische Beratungsverständnis, wie eine nachhaltig stabile Beziehung...

Rechtsabteilungen in Unternehmen bieten Ein- und Umsteigern aus den rechts- und steuerberatenden Berufen ein attraktives Tätigkeitsfeld. Das Werk erläutert den Weg zum Syndikus sowie den Aufbau einer Rechts- und Steuerabteilung im Unternehmen, gewährt Einblicke in die Rechtsabteilungen...