The Economics and Sociology of Management Consulting.
Leiden
Cambridge University Press
2006.
267 p. 0
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface and acknowledgments; 1 Management consultancy viewed from economic and sociological perspectives; The literature on management consulting; Theories used in this book; Distinguishing and debating the four theories; The case against incommensurability; PART I The mechanisms of the consulting market; 2 Why do consulting firms exist and grow? The economics and sociology of knowledge; 3 How do supply and demand meet? Competition and the role of social institutions 8