@article{1443364,
      recid = {1443364},
      author = {Shaw, David,},
      title = {An Ancient Greek philosophy of management consulting :  thinking differently about its assumptions, principles and  practice /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 182 pages)},
      abstract = {Management consultancy practice is particularly concerned  with helping clients implement strategic organisational  change. But what exactly are organisations, and management  consultancy interventions in them? Management consulting is  said to be a knowledge-intensive industry. But what kind of  knowledge do management consultants possess, and how far  can we rely on it? Management consultants are often  criticised for unethical exploitation of their clients. But  how ought management consultants to behave in order to meet  acceptable ethical standards? These are questions about the  philosophical topics of ontology, epistemology and ethics.  The ancient Greek philosophers thought deeply about these  topics, and their ideas remain fresh and relevant even to  so modern a subject matter as management consulting.  Writing between the end of the sixth and the end of the  fourth century BCE, these philosophers were drawing upon an  intellectual tradition that was very different from our  own, and were responding to social and economic conditions  that were wholly unlike ours. Approaching these  philosophical questions from a perspective that is  radically different from our own, their work provides a  rich resource for novel thinking about management  consulting. From the speculations of the Presocratic  philosophers Heraclitus, Parmenides, Leucippus and  Democritus about the nature of the universe to the thought  of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle about the nature of human  beings, this book uses the work of these great thinkers as  a lens through which to study major philosophical questions  about management consulting. Examined in this way, many  established assumptions and principles of management  consultancy practice seem questionable, and new ways of  thinking possible.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1443364},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90959-8},
}