Management Concepts : a Qualitative Study of Management Consultancy

Sammanfattning: The occupation of management consultancy has expanded during the last decades. Although researchers disagree on the actual functions of the profession, the commodification of knowledge into what is known as management concepts reoccur frequently. However, scholars have failed to come to a consensus on whether consultants act as producers or merely intermediaries of these concepts. A study has been conducted, constituted by the review of secondary material made public by the two major management consulting firms; McKinsey and Bain. This study has shown several commonalities and discrepancies when compared to existing theory. Results have been discussed and analyzed, and subsequently allowed for several practically relevant conclusions to be drawn.