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A consultant (from Latin: consultare "to deliberate") [1] is a professional (also known as expert, specialist, see variations of meaning below) who provides advice or services in an area of specialization (generally to medium or large-size corporations).
The management consulting firms Stern Stewart, [12] Marakon Associates, [13] [14] and Alcar pioneered value-based management (VBM), or "managing for value", in the 1980s based on the academic work of Joel Stern, Bill Alberts, and Professor Alfred Rappaport. [15] Other consulting firms including McKinsey and BCG developed VBM approaches. [13]
Consulting is the activity or business of giving expert assistance on a particular subject, notably to other professionals but also to the consumer market. The following outline provides a general overview of consulting.
A business consultant (from Latin consultare, "to discuss") is a professional who provides professional or expert advice [1] or service in a particular area such as security (electronic or physical), management, accountancy, law, human resources, marketing (and public relations), financial control, engineering, science, digital transformation, exit planning or any of many other specialized fields.
The book also reflects Terkel's general idea that work can be difficult but still provides meaning for workers. It is an exploration of what makes work meaningful for people in all walks of life, from Lovin' Al the parking valet, Dolores the waitress, the fireman, to the business executive.
Many consultants are contributors to the Harvard Business Review. [90] McKinsey consultants published only two books from 1960 to 1980, then more than 50 from 1980 to 1996. [104]: 55 McKinsey's publications and research give the firm a "quasi-academic" image. [104] A McKinsey book, In Search of Excellence, was published in 1982. [107]
Morning Consult is an American business intelligence company established in 2014. [1] It was named one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America by Deloitte in both 2018 and 2019 [2] [3] and was valued at more than one billion dollars in June 2021. [4]
Political consulting is a form of consulting that consists primarily of advising and assisting political campaigns.Although the most important role of political consultants is arguably the development and production of mass media (largely television, direct mail, and digital advertising), consultants advise campaigns on many other activities, ranging from opposition research and voter polling ...