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Reconsidering the client complexity - The diverse roles of management consultants

Pawlicka, Maria LU and Ekvy, Jasmine LU (2014) FEKN90 20141
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to bring attention to critical aspects in the consultant-client relationship. By considering the complexity of the client concept and what can be referred to as an institutionalized discourse, we draw attention to distinctions in roles seemingly taken on by consultants when interacting with clients. The study suggests that consultants seem to have different roles at different levels in a client organization. There are roles depending on the hierarchical levels but also transboundary roles. We argue that this indicates a complexity in the client concept that is often neglected, and in extension the consultant-client relationship.
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author
Pawlicka, Maria LU and Ekvy, Jasmine LU
supervisor
organization
course
FEKN90 20141
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Consultant, Client, Consultant-client relationship, consultant role, control, image, client complexity
language
English
id
4580679
date added to LUP
2014-07-29 09:09:32
date last changed
2014-07-29 09:09:32
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this thesis is to bring attention to critical aspects in the consultant-client relationship. By considering the complexity of the client concept and what can be referred to as an institutionalized discourse, we draw attention to distinctions in roles seemingly taken on by consultants when interacting with clients. The study suggests that consultants seem to have different roles at different levels in a client organization. There are roles depending on the hierarchical levels but also transboundary roles. We argue that this indicates a complexity in the client concept that is often neglected, and in extension the consultant-client relationship.}},
  author       = {{Pawlicka, Maria and Ekvy, Jasmine}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Reconsidering the client complexity - The diverse roles of management consultants}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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