Using a randomized evaluation with 432 Mexican small and medium enterprises, this paper shows that access to management consulting led to better firm performance: one-year results show positive effects on return-on-assets and total factor productivity. Owners also had large increases in...

This important title brings together some of the most influential papers that have contributed to our understanding of management consultancy work. This research review encompasses the breadth of conceptual and empirical perspectives and explores those key ideas that have helped to advance our...