Current trends in management consulting / Anthony F Buono

The basic objective of this research series is to capture the concomitant growth and development of research and theory building on management consulting. It is intended to further the links and dialogue between applied scholars and scholarly practitioners in the consulting field, capturing innovative empirical and conceptual research and field experience as well as critiques and criticisms of the field, and disseminating the resulting insight to a broad range of practitioners, academicians and organizational executives. Targeted articles focus on a wide range of topics, encompassing research on: the consulting industry itself, including the management, marketing and expansion of professional services firms; critical examinations of current trends in the consulting field; conceptualization and evaluation of intervention techniques and strategies; and reflections on consulting experience.