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Author Heusinkveld, Stefan

Title The management idea factory : innovation and commodification in management consulting / Stefan Heusinkveld
Published New York : Routledge, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 143 pages)
Series Routledge studies in innovation, organization and technology ; 32
Routledge studies in innovation, organization and technology ; 32.
Contents Management ideas as commodities -- Studying management idea production -- Sensing the market -- Structural tensions -- Gaining currency -- Practicing and preaching -- Stretching cycles -- Conclusion
Summary Although there has traditionally been considerable field-level attention on how consultants market their ideas and practices, there is still a lack of research that discusses the earlier intra-organizational phases in the development process. While the present literature provides important insights that enhance our understanding of consulting, the consultancy industry, and the way that consultants present their ideas and services on the market for management solutions, we know relatively little about the way knowledge-based innovations develop within consultancy firms and the mechanisms tha
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Business consultants.
Management.
management.
REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers.
Business consultants
Management
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781134662500
1134662505
9781315884103
1315884100
9781134662432
1134662432