Knowledge Transfer, Consulting Modes and Learning

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dc.contributor.author	Maula, Marjatta	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Poulfelt, Flemming	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-04T10:23:30Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-04T10:23:30Z
dc.date.issued	2004-03-08T00:00:00Z	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6313
dc.description.abstract	The management consulting firms’ competence and capacity to provide high quality services and thereby create, transfer and develop managerial knowledge have an important role for the client firms and the society. The international management consulting associations have formulated Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics that aim to regulate and provide guidelines for the management consulting firms’ activities. This paper investigates whether there is a fit between the Codes and (a) the current modes of management consulting, and (b) the needs of the consulting firms to learn and develop continually their knowledge base and competencies. The analysis indicates that the majority of the Codes tend to support one-directional, i.e., ‘directive’, ‘content-based’, and ‘transplantation-based’ type of consulting. In the cases where the Codes recommend interaction, they could emphasize two-directionality and mutual interaction between the consultant and the client more clearly and explicitly, in the spirit of ‘nondirective’, ‘process-based’, and ‘translation-based’ consulting models. As to the development of the consulting firms’ knowledge and competencies, the analysis reveals that the Codes emphasize necessary qualifications and the quality of advice. With two exceptions the Codes do not directly and explicitly indicate the dynamic aspect, i.e., that the consulting firms should develop their skills and knowledge continually. Also, there is variation concerning the methods to develop competencies. Therefore, there are several unutilized opportunities to develop the Codes to meet better the needs of the knowledge society.	en_US
dc.format.extent	18 s.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	MPP Working paper;2000-9	en_US
dc.subject.other	videnoverførsel	en_US
dc.subject.other	virksomhedsetik	en_US
dc.subject.other	codes of conduct	en_US
dc.subject.other	konsulentbranche	en_US
dc.title	Knowledge Transfer, Consulting Modes and Learning	en_US
dc.type	wp	en_US
dc.contributor.corporation	Copenhagen Business School. CBS	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Institut for Ledelse, Politik og Filosofi	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentshort	LPF	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentuk	Department of Management, Politics & Philosophy	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentukshort	MPP
dc.idnumber	x648099163	en_US
dc.publisher.city	København	en_US
dc.publisher.year	2000	en_US
dc.title.subtitle	Do the Codes of Conduct and Ethics reflect Reality in Management Consulting?	en_US