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Journal articles on the topic "Business consultants"

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Szukalski, Stanisław M. "Business consultancy services consultants reflections." Ekonomiczne Problemy Usług 121 (2015): 165–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.18276/epu.2015.121-10.

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Belkhodja, Omar, Égide Karuranga, and Guillaume Giasson Morin. "Reflections on the Client—Consultant Relationship: Challenges and Opportunities in a Context of Organisational Change." Journal of General Management 37, no. 3 (March 2012): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030630701203700301.

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This paper investigates the determinants of success of the client-consultant relationship from the consultant's point of view. Ten consultants from various fields (e.g. change management, information technology, etc.) based in the province of Quebec in Canada were interviewed. They were asked to comment on issues relating to their roles in the consultancy project, expectations, and the determinants of success of the client–consultant relationship. Interview data were analysed using an interpretive frame. The research findings reveal that consultants perceive their contribution and role positively and perceive themselves as change agents and knowledge transmitters. Trust, active communication, and shared feedback were identified as the major determinants of success of the client–consultant relationship. The results support and help advance earlier research findings in the management consulting field. Consultants are conscious that a long-term relationship built on trust, active communication, and shared feedback, identified as major determinants of success in the client–consultant relationship, is essential. The qualitative findings of the study add to, and help support, earlier research findings on consultants' perception of their roles and contributions within client organisations.
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Denga, Michael. "Paradigms of Business Consulting Agreements." European Review of Contract Law 19, no. 2 (June 1, 2023): 103–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ercl-2023-2010.

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Abstract Business consulting represents one of the most important activities in the service economy, yet its contractual arrangements have rarely been analysed. Various scandals linked to professional consulting in recent times, such as the accounting scandal surrounding the German DAX-company, Wirecard, or the ‘Luanda Leaks’, give reason for a closer look at this activity, as well as the corresponding contractual agreements. Additionally, the regular functioning of consulting agreements is largely undiscussed. The aim of this contribution is (1) to highlight the essential problems of business consultancy contracts, namely the informational advantage of the consultant with regard to the quality of advice and price; structural conflicts of interest, especially in the case of business consultancy by auditors; the possibilities of abusing consultancy contracts for personal gain, as well as the liability of the consultant and the exemption of management from liability through the use of consultants; and (2) to propose solutions to these problems using the existing rules of due diligence and collateral duties, especially by applying general norms in the light of the economic function of management consultants as brokers for knowledge and know-how.
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Fachrezzi, Bima Rafly, Deni Rachmad Sulistiyanto, Muhammed Lamin Jabbi, and Ishiaka Adamu. "Reflection of Al-Ghazali’s business ethics for tax consultants." Journal of Islamic Accounting and Finance Research 5, no. 2 (November 16, 2023): 149–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.21580/jiafr.2023.5.2.16068.

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Purpose - The purpose of this study was to explore the application of the values of Al-Ghazali Islamic business ethics to tax consultants in Indonesia and to compare them with the Indonesian Tax Consultant Professional Code of Ethics.Method - This research approach uses phenomenology. There were 3 informants interviewed in the study consisting of tax consultants who are Muslim in Indonesia, fiscal authorities who are Muslim in Indonesia, and experts in the Islamic religion.Result - This research gives the result that the principle of integrity can be expanded in terms of its definition and meaning with the mujahadah component in Al-Mizan, so that the integrity referred to here is trying to keep away bad traits that are prohibited in Islam. Moreover, on the concept of al ihya', tax consultants have a main orientation to profit and the motivation to help taxpayers is still limited to improving the image of their consulting services business.Implication - The concept of Islamic Business Ethics by Al-Ghazali is a broader and deeper ethic so it is very appropriate if it is adapted to the Indonesian Tax Consultant Code of Ethics, especially regarding responsibility and motivation as servants of God.Originality - This research is the first study that used a phenomenological approach in uncovering the reflection of the concept of Islamic business ethics by Al-Ghazali on the implementation of a tax consultant's code of ethics.
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Shaw, David. "Partners and plagiarisers: dualities in consultants’ influence on organisational change projects." Journal of Organizational Change Management 32, no. 1 (February 11, 2019): 51–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jocm-01-2018-0011.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the interplay between the requirements for successful organisational change and the imperatives faced by management consultancy firms in running successful businesses, and how this interplay affects the ways in which management consultants influence organisational change projects. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews literature on management consultancy and organisational change over the past 30 years to identify insights into this issue. Findings The paper shows that business imperatives faced by management consultancy firms affect the ways in which consultants influence organisational change projects. It shows how management consultants aspire to form strategic partnerships with their clients in order to win profitable business, and to plagiarise established organising practices and change management methods in defining their services in order to manage their costs. It illustrates how these aspirations give rise to a number of dualities that consultants face in undertaking organisational change projects. Originality/value Only limited research has been carried out into the ways in which the business imperatives of management consultancy firms interact with the requirements for successful organisational change in shaping the influence that management consultants have on organisational change projects. This paper demonstrates the significance of this issue and suggests directions for future research into it.
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Lap, Nina. "Conscience and Compromise: The Struggle of Moral Codes in Business." Management Consulting Journal 7, no. 2 (June 1, 2024): 80–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mcj-2024-0009.

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Abstract This paper investigates the ethical dilemmas faced by consultants when balancing personal morals with professional obligations, using a real-life case study involving a consultant overhearing illegal price-fixing activities. The case highlights the consultant’s internal conflict and the decision to remain silent due to fear of professional repercussions and power dynamics. The analysis discusses violations of the Dutch OOA code of conduct, particularly concerning integrity and professional independence, and explores the ethical frameworks of moral disengagement, consequentialism, and virtue ethics. The paper emphasizes the complexity of moral integrity in consulting and the potential consequences of both action and inaction in ethically challenging situations.
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Bouwmeester, Onno. "What Jokes Can Tell: A Top 5 of Ethical Transgressions in Consulting." Management Consulting Journal 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 37–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mcj-2023-0005.

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Abstract In studies on consultant ethics clients are usually portrayed as their potential victims. However, in newspapers a different story can be found, when journalists report cased where clients and consultants have been partners in crime. To better map the common ethical transgressions in consulting, this study presents a top five based on interviews with consultants. In addition, the study illustrates these common transgressions with public jokes, found on the internet. The findings show how clients are not the only, and certainly not the most vulnerable stakeholder. Client interests are relatively well acknowledged in consultancies’ codes of conduct, and much more so than for example those of client staff, or junior consultants. This study contributes to consultant practice by emphasizing how consultant ethics should acknowledge more stakeholders than only clients. Likewise, it flags the issue of consultant independence, as it is consultants second most reported ethical challenge. The study contributes to the business ethics literature by demonstrating the illustrative value of business jokes in pointing at common ethical transgression, complementary to the less common and more severe cases journalists report about.
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Hennequin, Emilie, Bérangère Condomines, and Nouchka Wielhorski. "Career transition consultants’ perceived roles." Career Development International 22, no. 6 (October 9, 2017): 683–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cdi-09-2016-0156.

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Purpose Employment transitions are an integral part of an individual’s career path. However, not every individual can cope with these changes. Some may not know how to mobilise their capacities in order to return to work. Consequently, various countries have devised policies aimed at supporting the unemployed, in programmes that are led by consultants. The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of career transition consultants who work for a private consulting firm. It examines how consultants perceive their role and how these perceptions influence the support they provide to beneficiaries. Design/methodology/approach In total, 20 French career transition consultants took part in the interviews. Qualitative data were gathered through semi-structured interviews. Findings Ideal types of career consultants were drawn up, based on the distinction between the agent model and the community model. Depending on their perceived role, consultants set up different career transition strategies and develop different capacities among their beneficiaries. Research limitations/implications Consultants advocate for flexible support for people seeking employment. This research aims to question the policy of distributing beneficiaries among consultants’ portfolios. In France, the approach is made without considering the beneficiary’s profile. A better approach would be to find common ground between the consultant’s profile and the beneficiary’s expectations (e.g. help with business start-up, a career plan, or psychological support). Further, the differentiation of profiles and practices opens up other research opportunities (in corporate coaching, tutoring, and vocational guidance). Practical implications From a managerial point of view, this research questions the policy of distribution of the beneficiaries in consultants’ portfolios. Indeed, in France, the approach is made a priori (without exact knowledge of the beneficiary’s profile). Yet, it seems that the approach would be more effective if consulting firms looked for common ground between the consultant’s profile and the beneficiary’s specific expectation (e.g. help with a new business start-up, the creation of a career plan, or a specific need for psychological support). Originality/value This research investigates a little known and important fact in career transition management: the heterogeneous nature of consultancy service and the capacities consultants highlight as being helpful to beneficiaries in career transition.
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Kindl, Eva-Maria, and Beatriz Casais. "Motivations and perceived opportunities for partnerships among international business consultancy firms." Review of International Business and Strategy 29, no. 4 (November 4, 2019): 315–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ribs-02-2019-0024.

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Purpose Consultancy services for internationalisation are crucial to help companies to grow and find new businesses abroad. This kind of service used to be provided by consultancy firms operating in the home country of the clients. Considering the advantages of partnerships that theory has enhanced, this paper aims to identify the motivations and perceived opportunities from consultancy firms to establish business-to-business partnerships with international consultancy companies in other countries, with the purpose of reinforcing international trading. Design/methodology/approach As an exploratory study, this paper shows the perspective of 13 interviewed German consultancy managers focused on international business about developing a partnership with international consultancy firms from Portugal. Findings Consultants indicate that with mutual benefits, partnerships are welcome. However, the study enhances the importance of signals of status and reputation for international partnerships among business consultancy firms and reveals a lack of knowledge about the market opportunities for internationalisation that might motivate German consultancy firms to establish partnerships with consultancy companies in Portugal. Originality/value The paper highlights the low motivation of consultants from a higher-status country to establish partnerships with international business consultancy firms in lower-status countries. The study addresses useful recommendations for consultancy firms, governments and international trade agencies to intensify marketing activities and enhance country reputation and positioning in international business, communicating the opportunities and potential of markets and building signals of status and reputation for international consulting.
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Kinnunen, Taina, and Jaana Parviainen. "Feeling the Right Personality. Recruitment Consultants’Affective Decision Making in Interviews With Employee Candidates." Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies 6, no. 3 (October 1, 2016): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.19154/njwls.v6i3.5525.

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The pressure to find the ‘right’ personalities to strengthen customer service and working teams has made staffing decisions critical for organizations. Therefore, recruitment is more often outsourced and done so on a global level. By analyzing interviews with recruitment consultants, this article explores how consultants work in order to find the recruitment candidates with the most potential for their clients. It discusses recruitment as a process of affective decision-making where consultants use their ‘gut feelings’, that is, their own embodied affects, to secure the optimal ‘organizationperson fit’. Different kinds of details in the candidate’s appearance and micro-movements of the body cause ‘good vibrations’ or ‘strange feelings’ in the consultant’s affective body, which guides the selection among the candidates. By deconstructing the concept of ‘affect’, the article develops an understanding of recruitment as a practice where the embodied histories of consultants themselves play a key role in recruitment. The article claims that, as a result of competition in the business, the recruitment consultant relies on stereotypical performances of the ideal worker.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Business consultants"

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Lowinski, Felix. "Consulting for equity : analysis of an innovative compensation scheme in the consulting industry." Lohmar u.a. Eul, 2006. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2795205&prov=M&dokv̲ar=1&doke̲xt=htm.

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Gelfgren, Viktoria, and Brinkmann Christoffer Högbom. "The Strategy of Using Consultants for Sustainable Business Development Within SMEs." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Jönköping University, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-48995.

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Problem: A decisive majority of Swedish firms are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and studies indicate that most of these lack, among other things, financial resources, which often limit smaller firms from implementing sustainable practices. Since SMEs compete with larger enterprises, with more established departments and therefore, they cannot strategize their sustainability work to the same extent. The problem emerges when requirements from stakeholders, based on the 2030 agenda, cannot be met due to lacking organizational abilities. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to gain an understanding of how sustainability consultants support SMEs in their sustainable development work. The research, therefore, investigated the practical processes of consultants when they work with SMEs. The varying processes between sustainability consultants will also be investigated, so similarities and differences can be discovered in their processes. Method: The research conducted follows a grounded theory, an exploratory approach, an abductive research design, all under an interpretive philosophy. The primary data collected consists of semi-structured interviews with sustainability consultants in the Jönköping area. Following the grounded theory, this included three stages of analysis namely open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. During selective coding, it is critical to use an abductive design to ground the empirical findings in existing literature and theory. The analyzed findings were thereafter transformed into a proposed model which is supported by both the empirical findings and theory. Conclusion: Sustainability consultants can support SMEs with their knowledge and expertise when developing sustainable business practices in smaller firms. This research also contributes to a proposed model that shows the process for SMEs and further explains how SMEs and consultants can work together to develop strategic goals for regenerative firms. However, it is noted that contextual factors and specific gains in knowledge cannot be conveyed in a model. Although, describing the processes of knowledge transfer using an adaption of agile methodology was found suitable for this study. Conclusively, the model’s success is highly based on contextual factors such as firm maturity and the knowledge of the consultant in the specific field under development.
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Magbagbeola, Abayomi, and Sutee Thammapibaljit. "The roles of consultants within the processes of transformational leadership." Thesis, University of Kalmar, Baltic Business School, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-1812.

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Across the world, the global economy that is emerging since the last decade of the 20th century has resulted in levels of complexity within the business environment, organization are undergoing changes in different form in response to a global competitive business environment. This business environment characterized by uncertainty, increasing risk and decreasing forecast ability may requires a new managerial mindset focused on flexibility, creativity, innovation and possible transformation (Crossan et al. 2008; Wu et al. 2007).

The research study is stimulated within the management and development process in the organization that help leader think and work toward transformative possibilities, for organization to achieve effectiveness it is crucial that the unique talent of its employees be developed and utilized. Furthermore, organization involved in adapting, recreating and transformation might require a leader with transformative behaviors. However, the possibility of the leaders’ lack of time and knowledge in implementing his or her vision may require the organization to external sources and competences such as the consultant (Ciulla. 2004; Liden et al. 2008)

The objective of the study is to understand the nature of transformation within organization, the processes involved and the possible roles consultants might play if any within the processes that lead to transformative possibilities.

The theoretical framework of the research is built on the many researches by Bass (1998), Bass & Riggio (2006),Northouse (2004) of transformational leadership as an effective leadership development in the full range leadership model. The research methodology was qualitative by means of the grounded theory approach, case interviews of two consulting firms in Sweden was made. Unstructured open ended interview was conducted with four respondents.

The empirical data analysis shows that consultants are involved in the transformational leadership processes within organization with the consultant being aware or not as a result of the peculiarity of the Swedish management style that embodies traits suitable and compatible with transformational leadership concept.

In conclusion, there are many processes that the consultant can be useful within the organization in achieving effectiveness and the consultant may play different roles in different context within the processes of transformational leadership.

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Goliath, David Quinton Daniel. "The marketing strategies and tactics of management consulting firms." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51992.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Management consulting refers to the area of intervention, which is assistance to entrepreneurs, managers and other decision-makers in business management and the public sector. The study will cover the area of management consulting and the primary focus of this study is companies presently doing business as Management Consulting firms with a global presence. The study excludes software vendors and management consulting firms that specialise only in implementing computer software systems like Oracle, SAP, etcetera. There are a great number of firms offering management consulting among other services like auditing for example. Prominent among these are the major accounting firms namely Ernst and Young, Deloitte Consulting, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Arthur Andersen. They form part of this study. Marketing has become a more critical need than ever and it has become an important and influential factor in building and maintaining a profitable enterprise. The marketing of a product and or service is very important and the question can be posed whether management consulting firms have clear marketing strategies and tactics, or whether they stumbled onto their success in attracting clients per chance. The purpose of this study is to identify existing marketing strategies and tactics being used by management consulting firms. The objective is to determine the nature of the compilation of a structured framework for an effective standardised marketing strategy plan. The problem statement is the following: "How can marketing strategies and tactics for management consulting firms be used as an effective marketing tool to attract business for the consulting firm?" The greatest problem concerning this study is the fact that minimal research and literature has been directly compiled on thé topic. It was therefore a study on opinions, viewpoints, books in general on the topic of marketing as well as the daily media was researched to determine and evaluate possible existing marketing strategies and tactics. Since the field of marketing strategies and tactics for management consulting services and firms is relatively new, the exploratory research approach was used. Chapter 1 deals with the purpose, objective, problem statement and research methodology. Chapter 2 involves a literature study to define the term and scope of management consulting, and an overview of the management consulting process is given. Chapters 3 identifies and evaluates the existing marketing strategies and tactics of management consulting firms. Chapter 4 explores differentiation based on service and skills as well as industry specialisation. The question that needs to be answered is whether management consulting firms should be specialists or generalists. Chapter 5 addresses pricing. The different approaches to costing and fee setting are discussed. The study is completed in chapter 6 with conclusions and recommendations.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Bestuurs konsultasie verwys na die area van intervensie waar hulp aan entrepreneurs, bestuurders en ander besluitnemers in die private en publieke sektor verleen word. Hiedie studie dek die area van bestuurs konsultasie en die primêre fokus van die studie is firmas wat tans konsultasie firmas bedryf met 'n internasionale teenwoordigheid. Hierdie navorsings verslag fokus op die bemarkings taktiek en strategieë van bestuurs konsultasie firmas. Die studie sluit sagteware firmas en bestuurs konsultasie firmas uit wat uitsluitlik spesialiseer in die implementering en instandhouding van rekenaar sagteware. Voorbeelde van sulke firmas is Oracle en SAP. Daar is 'n groot aantal firmas wat bestuurs konsultasie saam met ander dienste soos byvoorbeeld ouditering aanbied. Prominent onder hierdie groep is Ernst and Young, Deloitte Consulting, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Arthur Andersen. Hulle vorm deel van hierdie studie. Bemarking van die diens word al hoe meer belangriker as ooit en dit is 'n kritiese faktor om 'n winsgewende firma te bedryf. Die bemarking van 'n produk of diens is baie belangrik en die vraag kan gevra word of bestuurs konsultasie firmas uitgewerkte bemarking strategieë en taktiek het om kliënte te werf, en of hulle per toeval daarin slaag om besigheid te kry. Die doel van hierdie studie is om bestaande bemarkingstrategieë en-taktiek wat deur bestuurskonsultasie firmas gebruik word, te evalueer. Die doelwit is om die aard van die gestruktureerde raamwerk vir 'n effektiewe gestandardiseerde bemarkingsplan te bepaal. Die probleem stelling is as volg: "Hoe kan bemarkings taktiek en strategieë vir bestuurskonsultasie firmas gebruik word as 'n effektiewe bemarkingsmiddel ten einde besigheid vir die konsultasie firma te lok?" 'n Groot probleem is dat minimale navorsing en literatuur aangaande die onderwerp opgestel is. Dit gaan dus 'n studie wees van opinies, standpunte, asook boeke in die algemeen oor die onderwerp bemarking. Die daaglikse media gaan ook nagevors word om die moontlikheid van bemarkingstartegiëe en taktiek te bepaal. Aangesien die veld van bemarkingtaktiek en -strategiëe vir bestuurskonsultasie firmas redelik nuut is, gaan die eksploratiewe navorsings metode gebruik word. Hoofstuk 1 behandel die doel, doelwit, probleemstelling en navorsingsmetodologie. Hoofstuk 2 dek 'n literatuurstudie aangaande die aard en omvang van bestuurs konsultasie, asook 'n oorsig van die bestuurs konsultasie proses. Hoofstuk 3 identifiseer en evalueer die bestaande bemarkingstrategiëe en taktiek van bestuurs konsultasie firmas. Hoofstuk 4 ondersoek differensiasie gebaseer op diens en bevoegdhede sowel as industrie spesialisasie. Die vraag wat beantwoord moet word is of bestuurs konsultasie firmas slegs in een veld moet spesialiseer en of hulle 'n meerdoellige fokus moet hê. Hoofstuk 5 spreek prys aan. Die verskillende benaderings tot prys en koste word bespreek. Die studie word afgesluit in hoofstuk 6 met 'n samevatting en aanbevelings.
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Williams, Teresa. "How training consultants perceive their networking practices in relation to generating business." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/14071.

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This thesis explores how training consultants perceive their networking practices in relation to generating business. The literature recognises the importance of networking to gain business, yet contains little research. Existing material is either quantitative research or personal accounts not within a research context. My qualitative research is based on interviews, informal conversations, personal construct psychology techniques, observation and reflection with 7 main contributors and through 45 other situations including my experiences as a training consultant. It draws on planned and spontaneounsa turallyo ccurrings ituations. Some results contribute to knowledge by bringing together dispersed items in the literature and revealing ways in which they apply to training consultants. These include networking strategies (eg forming consortia, networking as a subject expert, targeting a sector and networking with everyone). Other results confirm the literature which, for example, stresses the importance of trust. My research reveals ways in which training consultants can develop or lose trust. Other findings, not in the literature, make original contributions to knowledge, such as a strategy that involves networking with other providers. It emerged clearly that networking with another primary reason in mind such as self-development can be more effective in terms of gaining business. I found how training consultants can gain visibility, use the Internet to raise visibility, and that there is considerable backlash in the training world against consultants attending events to get to know potential clients. Some factors that lead to discomfort when training consultants network are identified such as dislike of cold calling, uncertainty over networking etiquette, problems with initially meeting people, reputation issues and lack of skill. I reveal the impact of congruency of behaviour, the way in which we look for similarity or difference and the way in which we maintain contact on building and maintaining rapport when networking to gain business.
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Steybe, Henrik, and Kevin Siemons. "Service Marketing Problems and Strategies: Evidence from Business Consultants in Emerging Markets." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-18884.

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Aim: The purpose of this study is to create new insights for service marketing in emerging markets by investigating the applicability of the literature on problems (that stem from the unique characteristics of services) that occur during the service marketing process of business consulting companies, and the strategies to cope with these problems. Additionally, this paper intends to elucidate the extent to which the position on the emerging market spectrum was related to the problems (that stem from the unique characteristics of services) during the service marketing process, and the strategies to cope with these problems.

Master Thesis Kevin Siemons & Henrik Steybe

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Adeola, Olabode Samuel. "Perceived Skill Underutilization Among Big Four Accounting Consultants in the United States." Thesis, Capella University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10269610.

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Na (2013) identified human capital as one of the important resources Professional Service Firms (PSFs) use to stay successful. This study examined the past and current literature on skill underutilization, perceived job match, perceived overqualification and perceived overeducation. The relationship that exists between these concepts and skill underutilization was also examined to help understand how the Big Four accounting consultants in the United States perceive skill underutilization. This study adopted a quantitative study to examine how accounting consultants perceive skill underutilization. Survey responses from 119 accounting consultants were used to examine how Big Four accounting consultants perceive skill underutilization. The results of the research reveals that perceived skill utilization was positively related to perceived job match (r = .76, p < .001) while being negatively related to perceived overeducation ( r = -.42, p < .001) and perceived overqualification (r = -.50, p < .001). The three independent variables Perceived Job Match, Perceived Overeducation and Perceived Overqualification together account for 61.5% of the variance in the dependent variable Perceived Skill Utilization. Perceived Job Match accounted for 36.6%, Perceived Overeducation accounted for 0.04% and Perceived Overqualification accounted for 1.2% of the variance. The remaining variance, 23.7% (61.5% - 37.84%), is shared variance among the three independent variables. The variables, Perceived Overeducation and Perceived Overqualification actually contributed very little to the variance in Perceived Skill Utilization beyond that provided by Perceived Job Match, despite being significantly significant. Much of this contribution is due to the inter-correlation of these variables with Perceived Job Match.

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De, Vries Marne. "A new process improvement approach for management consultancy organisations." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23756.

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Organisations of the 21st century realise that they need to move away from balance sheet accounting systems as the primary tool of management. Intangible assets, such as knowledge, skills and process assets, may be worth much more than their physical assets and require effective management to gain a competitive advantage. Due to the nature of their assignments, management consultancy organisations could benefit even more from leveraging their knowledge, skills and process assets. These firms depend on the expertise of their people, focusing on customer relations, employing multidisciplinary teams of professionals in creatively solving problems in a project management environment. Continuous improvement of their processes and effective reuse of knowledge obtained in previous projects or processes could fast-track solution delivery, reduce costs and consequently increase profits. Many models for process-improvement and knowledge management currently exist, which could be used in leveraging organisational intangible assets. Though the intricate interaction between the domains of process improvement management and knowledge management is clear in current models, a fully-integrated model does not exist. The close-knit relationship between these domains poses the opportunity for integrating improvement models from both domains in synergistically leveraging their improvement results. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the integration possibilities of process improvement and knowledge management in an attempt to improve the practices of both during the same exercise. A content analysis was performed to analyse current improvement models (including performance improvement, knowledge management, process management, maturity and audit models). Maturity models were then selected as a vehicle for integrating the various domains. The selected maturity models were evaluated for comprehensiveness in terms of management consultancy organisations and deficiencies were identified. A blended model was designed (combining and extending current models) and partially validated at a management consultancy organisation. Model validation was enabled by using an appraisal tool (BMAT – Blended Model Appraisal Tool), which was designed and built to incorporate appraisal components from the various maturity models and their required extensions. The results that were obtained from the model validation exercise highlighted organisational problem areas (at the appraised organisation) that would require immediate improvement efforts. The study is concluded by confirming the integration possibilities of process improvement management and knowledge management domains. Further empirical research is proposed for validating the complete blended model.
Dissertation (MEng (Industrial))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Fürst, Alexandra. "MENTAL/ LIFE SKILLS AT BUSINESS SETTINGS : The value of using sport psychology consultants." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-2394.

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The objectives of the study were to examine (1) employees' experiences in using mental/life skills and (2) sport psychology consultants' experiences in teaching mental/life skills to employees in business settings. The study was conducted through qualitative interviews. Two interview guides were created to answer the objectives. Six participants, three employees who used mental/ life skills and three consultants who worked both in sports and in business took part in the study. The interviews were analysed inductively. The results pointed towards that mental/ life skills can beneficially be used at workplaces in order to increase effectiveness, improve communication between employees and to develop the employees further. The results also indicated that sport psychology consultants can successfully work in business but additional educations is an advantage. The results of the study are discussed from the point of related theoretical frameworks and research in sport and work psychology.

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Verstraeten, Michel. "Les consultants en organisation: pilotage et dynamique de l'intervention." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210906.

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Timothy, Clark. Managing consultants: Consultancy as the management of impressions. Buckingham: Open University Press, 1995.

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Richard, Newton. The management consultant: Mastering the art of consultancy. Harlow, England: Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2010.

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Canada. Industry, Science and Technology Canada. Management consultants. Ottawa: Industry, Science and Technology Canada, 1991.

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Scanlan, Eugene A. Fundraising Consultants. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2009.

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Nelson, Bob. Consulting for dummies. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley, 2008.

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Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Directory of farm business management consultants. London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 1988.

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Holtz, Herman. Business plan guide for independent consultants. New York: Wiley, 1994.

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Group, Entrepreneur, ed. Business plan consultant. Irvine, CA (2392 Morse Ave., Irvine 92714): Entrepreneur Magazine Group, 1994.

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Calvert, Markham, ed. How to be your own management consultant: Consultancy tools and techniques to improve your business. London: Kogan Page, 2000.

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Bureau, British Consultants. British Consultants Bureau directory. London: British Consultants Bureau, 1985.

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Bouwmeester, Onno. "Content Analysis of Critical Business Jokes." In SpringerBriefs in Ethics, 75–87. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10201-1_5.

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AbstractThis chapter introduces a new jokes-based method of content analysis applied to a larger sample of critical business jokes. Analysing jokes puts higher demands on interpretation than usual for content analysis. The analysis of jokes on the topic of uncertainties in the consultant–client relation indicates that both clients and consultants are active players, with their own tactics to create, use and reduce uncertainty. These results are in line with earlier studies on consultants and uncertainty, but add nuance and detail to earlier findings by illustrating new consultant and client tactics. Benefits of content analysis of a sample of jokes are the rich insights they provide together. The jokes tell about what we can call the grey zone of ethical transgression: common problematic and mostly concealed practices that most insiders are somewhat ashamed of. Limitations of jokes-based content analysis relate to the type of data used, which can be considered biased much like metaphors. There is representation bias related to irony, exaggeration, distortion, stereotyping, exclusion, abstraction and fictional elements. There is also bias related to what topics are funny or not (humour bias). These limitations can all be mitigated by careful interpretation and data triangulation.
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Kipping, Matthias. "Consultants and internationalization." In The Routledge Companion to the Makers of Global Business, 138–56. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge companions in business, management and accounting: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315277813-9.

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Muzio, Daniel, Stephen Ackroyd, and Jean-François Chanlat. "Introduction: Lawyers, Doctors and Business Consultants." In Redirections in the Study of Expert Labour, 1–28. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230592827_1.

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McFetridge, Donald C. "Stephenson & Wilson — Investment and Financial Consultants." In Integrated Assignments in Secretarial, Office and Business Procedures, 245–59. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10685-1_27.

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McFetridge, Donald C. "Dalzell & Arbuthnot plc — Architects and Interior Design Consultants." In Integrated Assignments in Secretarial, Office and Business Procedures, 43–50. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10685-1_6.

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Raddon, Mary-Beth. "Living for Philanthropy: Fundraising as a Vocation." In The Business of Hope, 57–75. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18837-4_4.

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AbstractThis chapter explores the meaning fundraisers give to their work. For the first wave of Canadian fundraising executives and consultants, fundraising was not merely a job or career but a vocation. Many wished to make their mark by raising money for worthy causes and contributing to a caring capitalism, an economic system that combines investor profit and social responsibility. The most donor-centric of fundraisers also found a calling to spiritually enrich major donors. Only 1 fundraiser of the 50 I interviewed fashioned a vocation that supported political action of social movement organizations. The political subjectivity of this singular fundraiser and her uneasy relationship to her profession illustrates how the neoliberal rationality of this period, though pervasive, was not universal.
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London, Manuel, and Thomas Diamante. "The consultant as a learning professional." In Learning interventions for consultants: Building the talent that drives business., 9–24. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000094-002.

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McKee, David L., Yosra A. McKee, and Don E. Garner. "Multinational Consultants as Contributors to Business Education and Economic Sophistication in Emerging Markets." In Business Education and Emerging Market Economies, 15–26. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8072-9_2.

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Nuthall, Peter L. "Not perfect." In Farm business management: the decisive farmer, 62–72. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781800620124.0006.

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Abstract This chapter narrates the next meeting held by the farmers. In this case the whole question of accurate budgeting was traversed. Farmers should make sure you are a realistic budgeter of farm systems and possible actions. Accurate forecasts are the basis of good decision-making. As all farmers largely operate in an uncertain world it is not possible to be accurate at all times, but you can at least look at the possible highs and lows together with their chances of occurring, i.e. the probabilities. All this means a farmer should constantly budget, and even work with consultants and extension people, practising the skills to be a good budgeter.
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London, Manuel, and Thomas Diamante. "Introduction." In Learning interventions for consultants: Building the talent that drives business., 3–8. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000094-001.

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Conference papers on the topic "Business consultants"

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Samarathunga, D., I. Gamage, and V. Lingasabesan. "Outsourcing consultant quantity surveying activities during the post-pandemic era." In World Construction Symposium - 2023. Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2023.68.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has left a significant impact on the survival of the global construction industry and its stakeholders including quantity surveyors. Outsourcing is recognised as a business strategy which can be tried for consultants quantity surveying organisations for surviving in the construction industry during a pandemic period. Due to the absence of previous studies that evaluated the effectiveness of outsourcing consultants quantity surveying activities in the Sri Lankan context following the pandemic, this study intends to fill the aforementioned research gap. As a result, the research was aimed at examining the feasibility of outsourcing key consultants' quantity surveying activities in the Sri Lankan context following the pandemic. A thorough literature review was carried out in order to investigate the possibility of outsourcing key consultant quantity surveying activities in Sri Lanka during the post-pandemic era. To achieve the goal of this research, a mixed-method approach with structured expert interviews and a questionnaire survey was used. Thematic analysis using QSR Nvivo version 12 software and the RII method was used to analyse the data. The most suitable activities for outsourcing in Sri Lanka during the post-pandemic era were identified as BIM model creation, BOQ preparation, and BOQ verification. The study's findings revealed the possibility of outsourcing the quantity surveying activities of consultants in Sri Lanka during the post-pandemic era. Furthermore, the findings of this study can be used to identify prevalent motivating factors for introducing or improving the outsourcing concept as well as to put into practice within consultant quantity surveying organisations.
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MIHAYLOVA, Lyudmila, Emil PAPAZOV, and Rashid Sultan Rashid AlKaitoob ALNUAIM. "DUBAI’S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS DIFFERENTIATION." In International Management Conference. Editura ASE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/imc/2022/03.06.

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This paper discusses issues of the economic environment in connection with organizational highquality (differentiation) strategy and business orientation. The specificity of the cutting-edge hightech business environment based on knowledge enables enterprises to orient with greater confidence towards a strategy of high quality of the offered products and services. The purpose of the report is to present and analyse elements of the business environment in Dubai, serving as a prerequisite for the implementation of the strategy of high quality. An example of the relationship between the high-tech environment and the vision of consultants and managers regarding the strategic issues of the development of the organization and the offering of high-quality products and services is presented. The specific business environment makes it possible to focus on specific areas in which the entrepreneur has competencies and can secure a target customer group showing interest in a differentiated product or service.
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J.P.P. Santos, Eduardo, Joao Lobo Marques, and Jenny O.L. Phyllips. "Sustainable Buildings’ Projects – A Perspective from Consultants and Contractors based in Macau SAR, China." In ICEME 2021: The 2021 12th International Conference on E-business, Management and Economics. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3481127.3481252.

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Nursalim, Amanda Benedicta, Jocelyn Novita, and Levana Dhia Prawati. "The Success Factors on Tax Technology Transformation: Assessment of Personality Traits and Digital Maturity among Indonesian Tax Consultants." In ICCMB 2023: 2023 The 6th International Conference on Computers in Management and Business. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3584816.3584819.

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Nazhif, Abdurrahman, Dewi Rahayu, Ilham Jamaludin, Jihan Wasilah, and Resti Sari. "Perception Of Tax Consultants View Motivation, Loopholes, And Csr On The Desire To Do Tax Planning." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Business, Accounting, and Economics, ICBAE 2022, 10-11 August 2022, Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia. EAI, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.10-8-2022.2320802.

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Golubeva, Tatyana, Lyudmila Tropina, and Arina Nifontova. "On Identifying Customer Needs when Selecting Service Enterprise Optimisation Techniques." In The Public/Private in Modern Civilization, the 22nd Russian Scientific-Practical Conference (with international participation) (Yekaterinburg, April 16-17, 2020). Liberal Arts University – University for Humanities, Yekaterinburg, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.35853/ufh-public/private-2020-56.

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The article covers the controversial issue on embracing the client-focused approach with regards to implementing optimisation procedures. The stages highlighted by business consultants are demonstrated and attention is drawn to the lack of a stage for identifying client attitudes towards optimisation measures. The opinion of business consultants is presented: upon the fulfillment of non-standard orders, the profitability of the business decreases. There is a contradiction between the need to optimise business operations to increase profits and the mission of the service enterprise; to satisfy the needs of the target customer group. In order to resolve the contradiction, it is proposed to introduce a customer needs identification phase into the optimisation process to inform the choice of optimisation techniques. The example of a catering company in Ekaterinburg shows the feasibility of selecting optimisation techniques based on an analysis of the reasons why customers refuse services. The following optimisation techniques were chosen: service format modification (the study was run prior to the pandemic outbreak), the optimisation of service assortment and personnel activities. As a result, new varieties of the catering service for the company were selected; menu options for different price ranges and target purposes were proposed; the introduction of additional services was justified. In optimising staff activities, it was decided to abandon hourly pay by linking it to the number of customers served, the complexity of the menu items, master classes, work at an offsite/stationary event, and the number of staff per shift. A new position has been added to the staffing table, allowing the company’s core staff to focus on the quality of their duties. The example illustrates the resolution of the contradiction between the optimisation goal of increasing profits and the principle of customer focus.
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Peleckis, Kęstutis. "Preparation of International Business Negotiations Strategies Based on Evaluation of Negotiating Power: Case of E-Commerce." In Contemporary Issues in Business, Management and Education. VGTU Technika, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/cibme.2015.03.

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Research Design and Methods: logical analysis, generating conclusions, comparing and generalization methods, game theory methods, multiple criteria evaluation. Findings: from experimental verification of model, which was created by author of article for development of international business negotiations strategies, it can be stated that this model can be used for electronic negotiations: both as a standalone tool or as a measure requiring partial negotiator intervention. As well created negotiation strategy model can be used to support the negotiations through various databases. Results of the investigation can be used to create business negotiation strategies in international business, with regard to globalization, internationalization and cooperation processes characterized by multiculturalism. Implications and Recommendations: The use of the heuristic algorithms can help to manage effectively the process of negotiations. Selection of principles and rules must be carried out by specialists of high qualifications and experience, consultants, negotiators in the fields concerned, in order to determine which option is the best, taking into account the specifics of each task, goals and conditions. Contribution and Value Added: perspective of using the developed model of international business negotiations: negotiation support tool, information tool for reducing uncertainty, autonomous engine of the negotiation process, management of large quantities of information.
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de Lima Monteiro, Davies William, Pablo Nunes Agra Belmonte, and Jose Antonio Pow-Sang. "Playing the Role of Consultants and Contractors Emulating a Business Environment as Part of a Hybrid Undergraduate-Graduate Engineering Course." In 2019 IEEE World Conference on Engineering Education (EDUNINE). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/edunine.2019.8875759.

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Christozov, Dimitar, Stoyan Denchev, Stefka Toleva-Stoimenova, and Katia Rasheva-Yordanova. "Training Information Brokers: A Curriculum Model." In InSITE 2008: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/3192.

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The paper shares experience accumulated in launching and implementing a curriculum model for bachelor level training of professionals - Information Brokers - to serve as mediators and consultants to different kind of clients. This requires that professional possess knowledge and skills in several areas as information technology, mathematics and statistics, business and economics, and consulting skills as well. The way, how to build the corpus of knowledge and skills needed for the profession of Information Brokers, how it is structured and ordered is presented, commented and assessed.
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Martins, Digiane Raphaela, and Leonardo Augusto Gomez Castillo. "LINK-ESG: Proposition of Sustainability Awareness Journeys for Managers and Decision Makers." In SDS 2023 - IX SIMPÓSIO DE DESIGN SUSTENTÁVEL. Grupo de Pesquisa Virtuhab/UFSC, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.29183/978-65-00-87779-3.sds2023.p1015-1026.

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This research aims to understand how to sensitize managers and decision-makers in a way that makes them desire to embrace the sustainability cause, allowing them to effectively contribute to an urgent change in human behaviors and organizational dynamics. The goal is to propose awareness journeys that can be easily understood and implemented independently, systematically, and flexibly. The methodology included market research, literature review, ideation for defining project requirements, creation of mind maps and diagrams, consultations with psychology experts, participatory brainstorming sessions with business consultants, and an online questionnaire to assess the coherence, comprehensibility, applicability, and relevance of the proposal. Fifteen experts in psychology, design, sustainability, and business consulting contributed, along with service designers who participated during the evaluation of a graduation project in design.
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Wright, Christopher. Consultants find climate crisis is good for business. Edited by Lachlan Guselli. Monash University, August 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54377/e47a-95fd.

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Edwards, Alix Mary. Transport for Sustainable Development: TRL’s contributions towards meeting sustainable development goals. TRL, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.58446/xkma6735.

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TRL’s vision for the future is of clean, efficient transport that is safe, reliable and accessible for everyone, including for countries in the global south; low- and middle-income countries. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nations set out 17 goals with a multitude of targets. Many of these relate to transport, and TRL’s work directly contributes to achieve the safety and climate related transport goals. TRL is a global centre of excellence in transport and innovative mobility solutions. We have an internationally recognised team of scientists, researchers and consultants, who can provide training and upskilling to authorities and businesses throughout the global south. By working together and sharing knowledge and skills we can help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for safety and climate change, and help to answer some of these challenging questions.
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Houseal, Brian. Moving Forward on Strengthening Country Safeguard Systems. Inter-American Development Bank, October 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007033.

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Environmental and Social Safeguards Unit (ESG) is currently exploring how best to strengthen Country Safeguard Systems (CSS) while maintaining Bank and government accountability intended to ensure that investments do not result in adverse impacts to people or the environment. The objectives of this three-month consultancy are to assist the IDB's ESG Unit in scaling up efforts to strengthen country safeguard systems and promote harmonization of safeguard approaches and practices in the LAC region, consistent with international good practice. This report reviews the international context for strengthening and using country safeguard systems; summarizes IDB efforts and experience to date; and examines related developments in other multilateral development banks (MDBs). Recommendations are provided to position the IDB to be more effective in its efforts to help LAC member countries strengthen their safeguard systems and develop their capacity to address environmental and social issues in development projects. This report provides the basis for next steps in developing a strategy that would be reflected in ESG"s 2014 Business Plan.
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Kearns, Nick, and William Beale. Show me the Money: Perspectives on Applying for Government Research and Development Co-funding. Unitec ePress, October 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/ocds.022.

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In 2012-14 Unitec Institute of Technology (in partnership with The Innovation Workshop) carried out research into the application process for New Zealand Government Research & Development [R&D] co-funding administered by the Ministry of Science & Innovation (now Callaghan Innovation Ltd). This research revealed widespread applicant frustration with the application criteria and process. A significant problem perceived by High Value Manufacturing and Service Small Medium Enterprises (HVMS SME) businesses is the focus of R&D funding on product innovation followed by a lack of funding to support later stage commercialisation of products. This later stage of product and market development is excluded from Callaghan Innovation co-funding, leading to ‘prototypes-on-a-shelf’. Applicants also found the process time consuming, due to the complexity of the application questions and the delays in response from the funding network of regional funding partners and the Government Ministry. HVMS SME often used consultants to help manage the application, which is frowned upon by both the regional funding partners and Callaghan Innovation, despite the high levels of co-funding success from these applicants. This work has been carried out during the establishment period of Callaghan Innovation Ltd and some of the above issues may be historic and/or transitional as the institutional arrangements change. This research records the HVMS SME experience in applying for R&D co-funding. Consideration of the user experience, captured in this research, may reveal opportunities to improve the process with better outcomes for the applicants and the economy.
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for Social Science, Advisory Commitee. The impact of climate change on consumer food behaviours: Identification of potential trends and impacts. Food Standards Agency, July 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46756/sci.fsa.icl350.

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The Advisory Committee on Social Sciences (ACSS) was established by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to bring social science expertise to the Agency’s pursuit of food safety, food authenticity, and regulatory excellence. In fulfilling its remit, the Agency needs advice from a wide range of expertise, and this includes insights from disciplines such as behavioural science and economics as much as from the medical, agricultural, and animal health domains. It is crucial to understand how we as consumers, as well as the industries that feed us, might adapt our behaviours, perceive risks or alter our purchasing patterns. Climate Change is now widely accepted as one of the gravest risks facing human well-being, not least because of its possible effects on the food system. These effects could be radical and sudden and are inherently unpredictable. At the same time, humans are extraordinarily adaptable and innovative, and so responses to this threat are also unpredictable. Many people are already ‘doing their bit’ towards the ‘Net Zero’ aspiration by adapting their diet, changing their consumption patterns, or striving to avoid waste. As one of the many governmental bodies concerned with food supply the FSA has a strong interest in horizon scanning likely responses to climate change and understanding where it might impact its work. The ACSS therefore offered to help with this large task and formed a Working Group on Climate Change and Consumer Behaviours (CCCB). We were fortunate to be able to begin our work by hosting a workshop with experts in the field to illuminate the trends already being observed, or considered possible. Following this we then convened a group of colleagues across the FSA to deepen understanding of how the identified trends might impact on food safety, food authenticity and regulation. We took as our initial scope end consumers (rather than the businesses that serve them), and we looked for behaviours that appear to be ones that consumers have adopted to respond to the Net Zero call. The concepts of ‘choice’ and ‘preference’ in relation to behaviour is complex, as much behaviour does not follow choice or preference. In future, climate change may bring about changes to food availability and price that mean that choices are constrained. Equally, consumer preferences may feed back into the supply chain, and lead to a degree of choice ‘editing’ by food businesses. These complexities are beyond our scope for the moment, but, as experts participating in our workshop emphasized, must be considered. To get the full value of the expertise we were able to assemble, and the added value from our consultants, Ipsos UK who constructed and ran the first workshop, it is important to read the full report. It is also important to go directly to the centres of expertise for the insights that surfaced, but that we could only dip into and summarise. In this overview, the CCCB working group wants to highlight what we felt were some of the most interesting lines of enquiry, which are shown in table 1 below. We have to stress that these are possible trends of concern to the FSA, not necessarily with already observable effects, and more work needs to be done to explore them. We are conscious that the Science Council also has a WG on Net Zero, with a wider scope than that of the ACSS, and we are closely in touch to ensure that the work is complementary. I would therefore like to commend the work of the ACSS CCCB working group to the FSA, and we look forward to discussing how we can be of further help. I would also like to wholeheartedly thank everyone involved in making the workshops such stimulating and insightful exercises.
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Office of Institutional Integrity Annual Report 2005. Inter-American Development Bank, January 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005741.

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In 2005, major steps were taken to create a harmonized approach to combat fraud and corruption within the multilateral development banks and the community of international organizations. The Office of Institutional Integrity has also significantly expanded its outreach capacity, increasing efforts to educate our staff as well as employees at executing agencies, and firms and consultants who do business with the Bank group on its anti-corruption initiatives. The results of OII's efforts and the growing trust within the Bank for the office's work, as summarized in this report, demonstrate the Bank's commitment to integrity, implementation of an effective anti-corruption program, and leadership within the broader multilateral development bank community on this fundamental subject. This report provides the Bank and the public with an overview of OII's activities and findings during 2005.
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