Human Resource Management in Consulting Firms / Edition 1

by Michel E. Domsch, Elena Hristozova

Overview

This book presents insider reports from high-profile international consultancies which allow practitioners, scholars and graduates to gain a rare, unvarnished insight into people management in business consulting. In addition to a comprehensive overview of existing H-R systems, the book provides details of practices dealing with issues such as value-oriented corporate culture, gender diversity management, employability, leadership development, knowledge management and employer branding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540311379
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	03/14/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

The Importance of HRM in Consulting Firms.- The Role of Human Resource Management in Consulting Firms.- The Consultant: A Clear Outsider’s Inside View.- HRM as Strategic Partner and Change Agent.- Demands and Challenges: Values and Value-oriented Corporate Culture.- HRM as Administrative Expert.- Human Resources Management in International Consulting Firms: Distinguishing Second and Third Wave Company Patterns.- Wanted: Experts on Strategy.- Managing Human Resources at Metaplan.- Human Resource Management at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.- How Students Manage Human Resources.- Employer Branding through Preference Matching.- Leadership Development at Accenture.- Knowledge Management: A Way to Make a Difference in Our Field of Industry.- HRM as Employee Champion.- Gender Diversity Management in Consulting Companies.- Managing Employability in the German Consultancy Industry.