04853nam 2200613 a 450 991045890650332120200520144314.092-2-113838-0(CKB)2670000000018823(EBL)529940(OCoLC)635291223(SSID)ssj0000458885(PQKBManifestationID)12230433(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458885(PQKBWorkID)10461188(PQKB)10161321(MiAaPQ)EBC529940(Au-PeEL)EBL529940(CaPaEBR)ebr10512147(CaONFJC)MIL1434(EXLCZ)99267000000001882320020412d2002 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManagement consulting[electronic resource] a guide to the profession /edited by Milan Kubr4th. ed.Geneva International Labour Office20021 online resource (928 p.)Description based upon print version of record.92-2-109519-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Authors and acknowledgements; Foreword; Abbreviations and acronyms; Chapter 1 Nature and purpose of management consulting; 1.1 What is consulting?; 1.2 Why are consultants used? Five generic purposes; 1.3 How are consultants used? Ten principal ways; 1.4 The consulting process; 1.5 Evolving concepts and scope of management consulting; Chapter 2 The consulting industry; 2.1 A historical perspective; 2.2 The current consulting scene; 2.3 Range of services provided; 2.4 Generalist and specialist services; 2.5 Main types of consulting organization; 2.6 Internal consultants2.7 Management consulting and other professions2.8 Management consultmg, training and research; Chapter 3 The consultant-client relationship; 3.1 Defining expectations and roles; 3.2 The client and the consultant systems; 3.3 Critical dimensions of the consultant-client relationship; 3.4 Behavioural roles of the consultant; 3.5 Further refinement of the role concept; 3.6 Methods of influencing the client system; 3.7 Counselling and coaching as tools of consulting; Chapter 4 Consulting and change; 4.1 Understanding the nature of change; 4.2 How organizations approach change4.3 Gaining support for change4.4 Managing conflict; 4.5 Structural arrangements and interventions for assisting change; Chapter 5 Consulting and culture; 5.1 Understanding and respecting culture; 5.2 Levels of culture; 5.3 Facing culture in consulting assignments; Chapter 6 Professionalism and ethics in consulting; 6.1 Is management consulting a profession?; 6.2 The professional approach; 6.3 Professional associations and codes of conduct; 6.4 Certification and licensing; 6.5 Legal liability and professional responsibility; Part II THE CONSULTING PROCESS; Chapter 7 Entry7.1 Initial contacts7.2 Preliminary problem diagnosis; 7.3 Terms of reference; 7.4 Assignment strategy and plan; 7.5 Proposal to the client; 7.6 The consulting contract; Chapter 8 Diagnosis; 8.1 Conceptual framework of diagnosis; 8.2 Diagnosing purposes and problems; 8.3 Defining necessary facts; 8.4 Sources and ways of obtaining facts; 8.5 Data analysis; 8.6 Feedback to the client; Chapter 9 Action planning; 9.1 Searching for possible solutions; 9.2 Developing and evaluating alternatives; 9.3 Presenting action proposals to the client; Chapter 10 Implementation10.1 The consultant's role in implementation10.2 Planning and monitoring implementation; 10.3 Training and developing client staff; 10.4 Some tactical guidelines for introducing changes in work methods; 10.5 Maintenance and control of the new practice; Chapter 11 Termination; 11.1 Time for withdrawal; 11.2 Evaluation; 11.3 Follow-up; 11.4 Final reporting; Part III CONSULTING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF MANAGEMENT; Chapter 12 Consulting in general and strategic management; 12.1 Nature and scope of consulting in corporate strategy andgeneral management; 12.2 Corporate strategy12.3 Processes, systems and structuresThis ILO guide is a widely recognized reference work on the state of the art of management consulting. It offers an extensive introduction to consulting: its nature, professional standards, intervention methods, behavioural rules, current developments and future perspectives.Business consultantsElectronic books.Business consultants.001Kubr Milan460848International Labour Office.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458906503321Management consulting2250634UNINA01459ojm 2200241z- 450 991014878380332120230912161814.00-00-745110-5(CKB)3710000000922913(BIP)034717344(EXLCZ)99371000000092291320231107c2011uuuu -u- -eng21st Century Dodos: A Collection of Endangered Objects (and Other Stuff)HarperCollins UKA fond farewell to the many inanimate objects, cultural icons and general stuff around us that find themselves on the verge of extinction.We've all heard of the list of endangered animals, but no one has ever pulled together a list of endangered inanimate objects.Until now, that is.Steve Stack has catalogued well over one hundred objects, traditions, cultural icons and, well, other stuff that is at risk of extinction.Some of them have vanished already.Cassette tapes, rotary dial phones, half-day closing, milk bottle deliveries, Concorde, handwritten letters, typewriters, countries that no longer exist, white dog poo......all these and many more are big a fond farewell in this nostalgic, and sometimes irreverent, trip down memory lane.21st Century Dodos828.9207Stack Steveoth1450569AUDIO991014878380332121st Century Dodos: A Collection of Endangered Objects (and Other Stuff)3650026UNINA