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Advance praise: 'The central proposition of this book is highly intriguing and captured my attention immediately. The authors argue convincingly that we need to re-think our assumptions about what management is and the role of management consultants as external experts doing different things to managers. It will have a very substantial impact on academic debate and, perhaps more importantly, on how practicing managers see their roles and careers.' Timothy Morris, University of Oxford

'The central proposition of this book is highly intriguing and captured my attention immediately. The authors argue convincingly that we need to re-think our assumptions about what management is and the role of management consultants as external experts doing different things to managers. It will have a very substantial impact on academic debate and, perhaps more importantly, on how practicing managers see their roles and careers.' Timothy Morris, University of Oxford 'In an age of information and connectivity, power and advantage for organisations is no longer gleaned through controlling information flows and decisions through a structured chain of command. Organisations are evolving to respond to the new 'networked economy', and from this has evolved what Sturdy, Wright and Wylie term the 'consultant manager'. Management as Consultancy is thought-provoking, and provides important insights for organizations to grasp in the evolving world of work.' Charlotte Park, Partner and Managing Director, Mercer Singapore 'Both the research and conclusions in this book are aligned with learnings from our global network of internal management consultants, many of whom are internal consultants by role but not in formally designated groups. These are often subsets of various functional areas of the enterprise which have business partnering type roles - such as HR, IT, Quality, Auditing, Project Management and others - and are increasingly realizing its importance for future success. Our focus is to help develop the necessary level of professionalism to maximize their impact, and this book provides ... [a] useful resource.' Bill Trotter, Managing Director, Association of Internal Management Consultants, USA

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Andrew Sturdy is Professor of Management at the University of Bristol. His research interests focus mainly on issues of power and identity in the production and use of management ideas, especially in relation to management consultancy and organisational change. He has advised on consultancy to the UK Management Consultancies Association (MCA), Institute of Consulting, the UK National Audit Office and the media. Christopher Wright is Professor of Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on managerial and professional identity and organisational change. He has acted as a consultant and adviser to a range of private and public-sector organisations on the use of consultants and organisational change. Nick Wylie is Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Oxford Brookes University. He researches the links between internal consultancy and the HR function, and has published widely in this field. His work on internal consultancy received a best paper award at the 2010 Academy of Management Conference. He is an adviser to the Institute of Consulting in the UK and has substantial management experience in a number of multinational financial services organisations.

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