Open AccessExecutive Guidelines for Evaluating Consultants
Author(s) -
Ralph Gallay
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of business administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-4015
pISSN - 1923-4007
DOI - 10.5430/ijba.v4n6p1
Subject(s) - not for profit , business , profit (economics) , executive information system , executive summary , corporate title , public relations , marketing , accounting , information system , knowledge management , corporate governance , management information systems , computer science , economics , finance , political science , law , microeconomics
This research investigates issues regarding the evaluation of corporate and institutional consultants. There is considerable information to assist those who conduct research, but little to facilitate the evaluation of others who perform it. This study integrates ideas found in the literature with those of the researcher who has been a consultant and a client, together with empirically generated executive input. The author conducts a series of personal interviews with corporate and institutional individuals on the client-consultant interface. The information comes from publicly-held and privately-owned organizations in both profit and not-for-profit sectors. The findings lead to an improved understanding of how consulting efficiencies can be enhanced