Management Consulting: Theory, Methods, and Practice: Theory, Methods, and Practice

Author: Shi Pu
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book takes the practical operations of management consulting as its main thread, systematically elaborating on the functions of management consulting, the characteristics and quality requirements of management consultants, the operational models of consulting firms, the procedures and service principles of management consulting operations, the methodological system of management consulting, the analysis of management experiences, the corporate life cycle and management diagnosis, the growth limits and development of enterprises, and the writing of management consulting reports. It proposes a new content system for consulting and diagnostic, a practical new methodological system, a theory of staging and typing management diseases, a 217 problem classification method, and a 410 cause analysis method. It also integrates the methodologies and techniques of management and related disciplines into management consulting.
This book adheres to the principle of practicality, building upon the theories and methods of Chinese and foreign management consulting, as well as the operational and consulting experience of Chinese and foreign consulting firms. It takes the practical operations of management consulting as the main thread, comprehensively and systematically discussing the concepts and functions of management consulting, the relationship between management consulting and decision science, the mission and quality requirements of management consultants, the operational models of consulting firms, the procedures of management consulting operations, management consulting methods, the analysis of corporate health, the corporate life cycle and management diagnosis, and the format and writing requirements of consulting reports. It proposes a management examination method system, including management symptom diagnosis, organizational physical examination, and management measurement. It also elaborates on a management diagnosis system, including management symptom diagnosis, management cause diagnosis, management pathological morphology diagnosis, and management pathological physiology diagnosis. It proposes staging and typing management diseases, a 217 problem classification method, and a 410 cause analysis method, integrating the methodologies and techniques of management and related disciplines into management consulting, with the aim of preliminarily forming a logical deductive system of management consulting.
This book is primarily intended for management consulting experts, corporate investors and senior managers, financial institutions, audit and tax supervision personnel, and can also serve as a textbook for MBA and university management majors.