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This paper examines the significance of external knowledge sources as impacting factors on innovation by incorporating a variety of external sourcing strategies, the firm's internal competencies and the industry attributes, into a unique analytical framework in predicting the innovative...

Recently many enterprises have been in need of design outsourcing services through which they can form creative ideas and innovations. In this respect, the innovation competency of design consulting firms is unprecedentedly regarded as a deciding competitive edge. This study examines the effects...

This study examines the influence of client preference with respect to information search behavior and subsequent tax recommendation. Prior studies have identified that tax consultants exhibit confirmation bias in their information search processes, which is explained by the theory of motivated...

Der Weg zu einer agilen Unternehmenskommunikation ist für Organisationen oftmals schwierig allein zu bewältigen. Eine unabhängige Perspektive von Beratern bzw. das spezielle Know-how von Dienstleistern können dabei sehr wertvoll sein. Die Universität Münster hat die Rolle von externen...

Der Weg zu einer agilen Unternehmenskommunikation ist für Organisationen oftmals schwierig allein zu bewältigen. Eine unabhängige Perspektive von Beratern bzw. das spezielle Know-how von Dienstleistern können dabei sehr wertvoll sein. Die Universität Münster hat die Rolle von externen...

"This book focuses on aspects of Complex Systems (including Networks), Mechanism-Design and Behavioral Game Theory, introducing new models and "informal" algorithms that solve social-choice problems (using behavioral Game Theory, Complex Systems Theory and Mechanism Design) and presents new...

Das Lehrbuch gibt einen fundierten Einstieg in die Beratungsbranche und vermittelt die wichtigsten Managementtools und -Techniken. Mit einem klaren didaktischen Aufbau, vielen Beispielen aus der Praxis und Übungsaufgaben gibt der Autor seine Erfahrungen weiter. (Verlagstext)

"This book provides a new perspective on innovation in consultancy firms. Focusing on how consultancy firms can innovate in the modern era, it exposes and discusses key drivers for innovation in the industry. These are broken down into 5 dimensions - or 'Poles' - relating to forms of capital...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Images -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Concepts -- Part I Policymakers -- Case Study 1 Advising Municipalities on Schooling Newly Arrived Migrant Pupils -- Case...

"Drawing on extended ethnographic studies of management consultancies in the Oslo region of Norway, this book seeks to find a richer understanding of their role in contemporary work life and the attraction their practices exert on people. The author shows that management consultancy is an arena...

Dashboard Consulting im Gesundheitswesen – Digitalisierungsoptionen und Anwendungsfelder -- Anforderungen an Führungskräfte im Krankenhaus – Wer ist ein guter CEO in Transformationszeiten? -- Gesundheitshandwerker und Homecare Unternehmen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Ausschreibungen und...

The current study examines the way people deal with financial decisions. The purpose of this study is to explore the role of financial consulting in the decision making process and the complex decision dynamics in the run up to a decision. Data for this study were collected through a series of...

We propose a game-theoretic investigation to capture the interplay between the behavior of tax consultants, taxpayers, and the tax authority in a setting of tax complexity. Our purpose is to provide answers to two research questions: Which aspects of the strategic interaction between the players...

The aim of this paper is to show organizational perceptions and behaviours regarding proactive search for consultancy services. Management consulting is operating primarily through the analysis of perceived and existing organizational problems, but on the other hand it could be considered as a...