A View of the Role of Expert in Corporate Consulting

IF 0.9 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
R. Sahir, S. Brutus
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Abstract

One of the many activities that psychologists take part in is corporate consulting—which can be defined as the provision of counsel and advice on the human resources of organizations. Consulting psychology constitutes only a small part of this effort, perhaps less than 4% to 5% of the management-consulting market, but the psychologists who do this work, if they are to share the valuable knowledge that psychology has to offer to the business world in general and management in particular, must understand the context in which they practice—how corporate consulting started, how it evolved, and how the consultant’s role as expert fits into the business environment. This paper provides such an overview, drawing on research we conducted about corporate consulting that featured a content analysis of articles published in the The New York Times between 1978 and 2011. After describing the historical background of corporate consulting in the United States, we report on this study, summarizing its method and findings. We then discuss what our findings suggest for consultancies of all sizes that are competing in the corporate market, including consulting psychologists.
论专家在企业咨询中的作用
心理学家参与的众多活动之一是企业咨询,它可以被定义为对组织的人力资源提供咨询和建议。咨询心理学只占这一努力的一小部分,可能不到管理咨询市场的4%到5%,但是从事这项工作的心理学家,如果他们想要分享心理学为整个商业世界,特别是管理世界提供的有价值的知识,就必须了解他们从事这一工作的背景——企业咨询是如何开始的,它是如何发展的,以及咨询师作为专家的角色如何适应商业环境。本文提供了这样一个概述,借鉴了我们对企业咨询进行的研究,该研究对1978年至2011年间发表在《纽约时报》上的文章进行了内容分析。在描述了美国企业咨询的历史背景之后,我们对这项研究进行了报道,总结了研究的方法和结果。然后,我们讨论了我们的研究结果对在企业市场上竞争的各种规模的咨询公司(包括咨询心理学家)的建议。
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CiteScore
2.50
自引率
9.10%
发文量
22
期刊介绍: Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research serves as a forum for anyone working in the area of consultation. The journal publishes theoretical and conceptual articles, original research, and in-depth reviews with respect to consultation and its practice. The journal also publishes case studies demonstrating the application of innovative consultation methods and strategies on critical or often overlooked issues with unusual features that would be of general interest to other consultants. Special issues have focused on such current topics as organizational change, executive coaching, and the consultant as an expert witness.
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