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The consulting business is one of the most
prestigious and secretive sectors in the world of business.
Many people wanting to research this business have had difficulty
finding the resources they need.
This exciting new book (with database on
CD-ROM) provides consulting industry competitive intelligence,
market research and business analysis—everything you
need to know about the consulting business, management consulting
and more.
Many changes are sweeping through the consulting
field. To begin with, the economic downturn of the early
2000’s led to consolidation of many consulting firms,
both on a national and global basis. Changing demands from
major corporate and government clients led the top consulting
firms to become very global in nature, while tight corporate
budgets are leading to more competitive bidding and smaller,
shorter engagements in many cases. In particular, management
consulting, IT consulting and human resources consulting
have become extremely competitive.
In 2004, the global consulting industry bounced
back as the economy recovered. Major consulting firms are
enjoying revenue gains and once again are hiring top college
grads as well as experienced consultants and analysts.
Meanwhile, opportunities for consulting and
advisory engagements from government clients have grown
and evolved. In particular, government is engaging knowledgeable
consultancies for advice in home security and anti-terrorist
tactics. Corporate clients are also more open to consultants
specializing in security matters and global politics.
Another broad change has been the divestiture
of the consulting units once owned by the largest accounting
firms. With one exception, their consulting businesses have
been spun-off as free standing firms or have been acquired.
Several important trends will continue to bring big changes
over the mid term. Our consulting business reference book
includes:
- Analysis of consulting business trends and markets.
- Consulting industry statistics.
- Profiles of major management consulting companies such as McKinsey & Company and Booz Allen Hamilton.
- Profiles of leading IT consulting and outsourcing companies such as EDS and IBM.
- Emerging trends, such as the development of in-house consulting staffs.
- Trends and profiles in information systems and computer system operation outsourcing, such as the services provided by IBM Global Services and Perot Systems.
- The status of the consulting divisions formerly (or presently) operated by the big accounting firms.
- Profiles of human resources consulting firms such as Hewitt Associates.
- Consulting and outsourcing in transportation, logistics and supply chain management.
- E-Commerce consulting.
- Consulting in such areas as manufacturing, marketing and advertising.
- Offshoring of certain consulting tasks to offices in India and elsewhere.
- Consulting to governments, homeland security and defense
consultants.
- Health care consulting.
In one superb, value-priced package, you’ll
find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research
report. This book includes statistical tables, a consulting
industry glossary, consulting industry contacts and associations
and thorough indexes. The corporate profiles section of
the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of
the 250 leading companies in all facets of the consulting
business. This book is available in printed, eBook and online
versions. Purchasers may also receive a free copy of the
company profiles database on CD-ROM.
“Users will benefit from the directory’s
many indexes…a solid addition to the business collections
of academic libraries and large public libraries…a
useful starting point for those corporate librarians doing
competitive intelligence.”
American Reference Books Annual
