Product Description

This book links two important aspects of European economic development in the past thirty years: The pace of technical and management innovation and the growing significance of technical and business consultancy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2581595 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Review
'The book's examination of the relationship between innovation and consultancy, theoretically and empirically, across eight EU countries is undeniably a significant achievement ... a very useful source of information for researchers, students, and practitioners in the economic business policy and consultancy fields.' - Area

From the Back Cover
Consultancy and Innovation links two important aspects of European economic development in the past 30 years: the pace of technical and management innovation and the growing significance of consultancy. The rapid expansion of specialist technical and business consultancy, evident in every country, has affected the nature and rate of innovation, amongst all its clients.
One crucial development has been the internationalisation of consultancy, opening-up economies to global influences on business change. Another feature of consultancy growth, like innovation, is its uneven impact between countries and the regions within them. Whilst consultancy expertise increasingly influences innovative change, it is also polarizing economic opportunities within Europe.
Consultancy and Innovation reviews in detail the recent evidence for the impacts of consultancy use. It includes eight chapters on specific EU countries, written by national experts in the field. These are Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, the UK, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain.