Rise of Management Consulting in Britain
Details:
- Author(s) Ferguson, Michael
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2002
- Pages 289pp
- Publisher Ashgate Publishing
- Place Published Aldershot
Topics:
- Name Management techniques
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly work. Partly based on a doctoral thesis for years 1869-1965 and thereafter to present day on additional research - see M Ferguson, 'Origin, Gestation and Evolution of Management Consultancy within Britain, 1869-1965', PhD, Open University, 1999. A very substantial part covers the period from 1965. Has following chapters: 'Background to management consulting'; 'The pioneers, 1869-1925'; 'Beginning of organised consulting, 1926-33'; 'New directions, 1929-39'; 'Wartime practices, 1939-45'; 'Improving productive performance'; 'Management education and training. The consulting approach'; 'From efficiency engineering to strategy'; 'Information technology and management consulting'; 'International and global aspects of management consultancy'; 'A summary and review of management consulting'. Contains much about Bedaux Co Ltd; Harold Whitehead & Staff Ltd / Harold Whitehead & Partners; Derek McMullen; PA Consulting Group; P-E; Urwick, Orr & Partners Ltd