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The Changing Paradigm of Consulting:
Adjusting to the Fast-Paced World

Edited by

Anthony F. Buono
Bentley College
Ralph Grossman
Universität Klagenfurt
Hubert Lobnig
Lemon Consulting
Kurt Mayer
Alpen Adria Universität Klagenfurt

A volume in the series Research in Management Consulting. Series Editor, Anthony F. Buono.

 
The Changing Paradigm of Consulting is based on the best papers presented at the Academy of Management's Management Consulting Division's fourth international conference on the underlying dynamics within the fast-paced world of business and management consulting. Held in Vienna, Austria, the conference brought together academicians, consultants and organizational practitioners to examine the changes taking place within the consulting field. The book captures the myriad complexities and uncertainties faced by consultants and their clients and the concomitant search for appropriate mindsets, attitudes and orientations as well as methods, tools and techniques.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction Anthony F. Buono
Part I: The Paradigm Shift in Consulting
Delineating the Paradigm Shift Ralph Grossman
Expert versus Process Consulting: Changing Paradigms in Management Consulting in Germany Thomas Schumacher
Complementary Consulting: The Only Real Option for Managers Othmar Sutrich and Martin Hillebrand
Changing the Paradigm of Crisis Management: How to Put OD in the Process Carole Lalonde
Part II: Consulting in a Global Context
Strategy Work in an International Setting Hubert Lobnig
Organizational Development across Borders and Cultures: A Solution-oriented Systemic Approach Marlies Lenglachner and Manfred Madl
Speculation on the Process and Practice of Organization Development in Hostile Environments Thomas Head, Peter Sorensen and Therese Yaeger
Part III: Collaboration, Cooperation and Networks in Consulting
Towards a Multidimensional View on Collaborative Processes: A Case Study of an International Alliance Formation Raymond P.A. Loohuis and Aard J. Groen
Beyond the Organizational Focus: Network Consulting in Regional Clusters Frank Lerch, Jörg Sydow and Stephan Duschek
Focusing the Network Business Case: Making Use of Teamwork-Key Issues in Collaborative Systems and Consulting Networks Hubert Lobnig
Consulting Interorganizational Relations: Collaboration, Organization Development and Effectiveness in the Public Sector Ralph Grossmann, Karl Prammer and Christian Neugebauer
Part IV: In Search of Professionalism in Management Consulting
Critically Exploring Business Engagement in Academia: The Case of the UK Consulting Industry Joe O'Mahoney and Richard Adams
Challenging Universal Criteria in Management Consulting: When Practices Meet Prescriptions Carole Lalonde
Developing Expertise and Social Standing in Professional Consulting Alfred Janes
Acting as a Long-term Consultant: Challenges for Professional Practice Dagmar Untermarzoner
Part V: New Approaches to Management Consulting: Frameworks, Tools & Instruments
Solution-Preventing Tools versus Solution Supporting Tools Guenter Lueger and Peter Steinkellner
Maturity Grids as Tools for Change Management: Practitioner Guidance through Field Experience Anja M. Maier, James Moultrie and P. John Clarkson
Consulting by Expertise in Organization Science: A Special Use of OD Know-How for Transorganizational Collaboration Systems in Public Services Klaus Scala, Michael Stadlober and Hans Fiby
Management Consultant Interaction with Private Equity: The Impact on Growth Development Patterns in South Eastern Europe Viktor Manev, Elena Todorova, and Milen Manev