Accomplishments in consultancy work: ambiguity and distribution of praise and blame
(2010)- Abstract
- This chapter addresses identity constructions in the context of consultant-client relations in consultancy work. The focus is on how consultants and client managers use the image of each other as negative mirrors of themselves, making collaboration tension-ridden and complicated. In particular we emphasize identity dynamics around the attribution of credit and blame, drawing attention to the evaluatory and moral aspects of identity constructions in ambiguous, boundary-spanning work contexts.
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- author
- Alvesson, Mats LU and Sveningsson, Stefan LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2010
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- credit and blame, clients, management consultancy, identity work, ambiguity
- host publication
- Discourses of Deficit
- editor
- C, Candlin and J, Crichton
- publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 53409ee8-1c6b-408a-b9de-c1bd7e901f55 (old id 1768486)
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- 2016-04-04 10:15:34
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