Unit name | Management Consultancy |
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Unit code | EFIM30064 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Sturdy |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Management Research Methods |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Management - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The aim of this unit is to introduce students to management consultancy research and practice. It will also give students the opportunity to draw together some of their learning over the course of the programme and use it to solve a real management/organisational challenge. In assigned groups (normally of 4-6), students will be allocated a consultancy research brief from outside organisations such as local charities (or, if not available, a project on the consulting industry). They will jointly establish a set of project objectives through desk-based research and problem analysis to formulate a proposal. They will then undertake the research in order to satisfy the objectives and present the results and recommendations in both a verbal and written report. In addition, individually, students will evaluate the implications for practice of selected academic research on a specified consulting industry issue or dilemma.
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, tutorials, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities.
Summative assessment:
Group Consultancy Report (7000 words) and Individual Reflection (500 words) (50%) ILOs 1-5.
Individual Essay (2000 words) (50%) ILO 6
Wickham, L and Wilcock, J (2016) Management consulting – delivering and effective project. 5th edition. Pearson.
O'Mahoney, J. & Markham, C (2013). Management consultancy. Second edition. Oxford University Press.
Baaij, M (2014) An introduction to management consultancy. Sage.
Kipping, M and Clark, T (Eds)(2012) The Oxford handbook of management consulting. Oxford University Press.
Armbrüster T. (2010) The Economics and Sociology of Management Consulting: Cambridge University Press.
Indicative academic journals: Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Management Learning, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 'Journal of Marketing Communications
Other sources
https://www.consultancy.uk/; mca.org.uk/; feaco.org/; sourceglobalresearch.com/; Management Databases page
Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, The Economist and consulting firms’ websites