Informal, low-quality employment in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries. We present evidence from an impact evaluation of a light-touch business consulting program with a focus on employment formalization in Côte...

Since the Maastricht Treaty of 1992, the European Union's economic governance framework has played a key role in promoting economic stability, growth, and employment across Europe. As this framework has evolved over time, it has become increasingly intricate, with some of its instruments failing...

ENISA has developed Specifications for the evaluation and certification of embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (eUICCs) under the European Common Criteria-based cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCC). Considering different types of eUICCs will exist and some might also contribute to...

Hurricane Beryl set a precedent for what is predicted to be an extremely active hurricane season for the entire Atlantic basin. This hurricane intensified at an explosive rate to become the earliest Category 5 (on the Saffir Simpson scale) Atlantic hurricane on record. From 01 July to 09 July,...

This report provides an overview of the activities undertaken by the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights in 2023. It outlines the main observations and recommendations shared with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex or Agency) and its Management Board in order to...

This report provides an overview of the activities undertaken by the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights in 2023. It outlines the main observations and recommendations shared with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex or Agency) and its Management Board in order to...

Die Überlegungen zum Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der Handwerksorganisation nehmen mit der Verbreitung praktischer Anwendungen zu. Dabei erfolgt eine schrittweise Konkretisierung von KI-Lösungen für die verschiedenen Aufgabenbereiche der Handwerksorganisation. Eine vielfältig...

This contribution develops critique from analysing forms of misconduct by knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) firms, especially the largest, globally located and client-interactive on all five continents. Management consultancy infractions range from supplying spurious advice, to...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the resurgence of the Middle East conflict, government measures to support the economy have intervened massively in economic activity and thus influenced the real insolvency situation. This situation creates...

Consultation is crucial in all life-cycles of law and regulation. It potentially generates two positive outcomes. The first one is related to the widely recognized improvements in law and regulation, due to the enrichment of data and end-users positions collected. The second is that consultation...

As technology and new media create increasingly accessible forms of organization, and empower more people to build communities, the challenge of systematically and intentionally building culture becomes relevant to more people. What defines a “healthy”, “strong”, or “good” culture?...

Purpose There is a significant pressure on consulting businesses to produce innovative solutions and to assist their clients in producing innovative solutions for their organizational problems as well. In addition to that challenging need to innovate for survival and competition, as other...

This study aims to provide a theoretical argument and examples supporting the author’s proposition that change consultants’ mindsets significantly impact resulting performances. While some scholars assert diagnostic and dialogic change processes can co-exist as complementary modes of...

Change and development are continuous processes inside organizations. Maintaining a high level of productivity is critical at all times. Flexibility and engagement are the two most essential factors in determining productivity. Leadership is necessary for an organization to manage these...

The article summarizes the arguments and counterarguments about the features of the formation of competitive advantages in the Ukrainian market of services on the example of consulting for the period 2010-2021. According to the results of the analysis and generalization, the author’s...

There is need to deepen calls for the integration of humanistic values and bottom-line results. This is done through integral whole systems thinking and approaches among OD practitioners. The OD field needs to be guarded against losing its identity due to excess focus on external organizational...

During Industrial Revolution, organisations have undergone significant structural and functional changes since the beginning. The initial profit-driven strategy at employees’ expense has been replaced by a more humanistic approach to employee welfare. Organisations started to come forward with...

We examine the role of consultants in the private equity investment choices of institutional asset owners. Consultants differ significantly in size, specialization, and number of PE managers on their lists. Asset owners using the same search consultant make similar investments. Asset owners...

In September 2022 the G20/OECD published its draft revisions to their Principles of Corporate Governance for public consultation. This document presents draft revisions to the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2015. They were submitted for public consultation with interested...

This paper investigates how consulting services affect audit quality, from the perspective of knowledge and expertise sharing between employees. Using a comprehensive office-level dataset of employment profiles and skillsets covering 86% of all employees at large U.S. public accounting firms, we...

This paper explores the effectiveness of the voluntary reform. It studies a voluntary healthcare reform that was implemented in Ireland in 2008. The analysis is conducted using a theoretical model and empirical evidence. In 2008, in the hope to reduce waiting lists, new contracts were issued...

Across public sectors in the Arab world, international consultancy firms already play a pivotal role and are further expanding their operations. Among other projects, con­sultancies have (co-)designed such high-profile strategies as Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030" and Morocco’s "Green Agenda"....

This paper illustrates why some firms hire compensation consultants while others do not, and the implications for CEO compensation. We consider a matching model of firms and CEOs, in which firms are governed by effective boards that act on behalf of shareholders, non-conflicting consultants...

Team Building refers to techniques, processes and tools for organizing and coordinating a group of individuals working towards a common goal. Several of the dimensions of the high- performance team wheel relate specifically to team building and team management skills. Hence team management is a...

The swift and thorough privatization of eastern Germany did not emanate solely from the West German Federal Republic. This book explores actors from abroad – mainly from western Europe – in four functions: as investors, as advisors and capital providers, and as co-decisionmakers on...

"Groundbreaking research illuminates the pivotal, problematic role of consultants in the nonprofit world. The nonprofit sector leans heavily on consultants to guide strategic planning, advise on fundraising strategy, gather data on program effectiveness and more. Despite suspicion from some...