Reconsidering the client complexity - The diverse roles of management consultants
(2014) FEKN90 20141Department 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
- 2014
- 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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