2 The Roles

DOI: 10.4324/9781003466987-2

What Is Management Consulting?

Management consulting is an independent advisory service contracted to improve organisational performance, address management challenges, help solve management problems, identify and assist clients in taking full advantage of growth opportunities, and assist with implementing change. It is a dynamic and rapidly evolving profession requiring individual consultants to reinvent themselves constantly to maintain relevancy.

Smith [24] suggested that “consulting is aimed at some improvement in the future functioning of the client system—that is, positive ...

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