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| Author: | Czarniawska, B. Mazza, C. |
| Title: | Consulting as a liminal space |
| Journal: | Human Relations
2003 : MAR, VOL. 56:3, p. 267-290 |
| Index terms: | Consultants Management consultants Organizational behaviour Organizational change |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The growing literature on management consulting views consultants as allies of management, in temporary positions of power. The article attempts to complement this perspective by assuming a metaphor of consulting as a liminal space. Liminality is a condition where the usual practice and order are suspended and replaced by new rites and rituals. The article is based on the writers experience as consultants and observers. It collects on-the-job reflections the writers and those of other consultants they have met. These participating observations support the suggestion that consulting can be represented as a liminal space for both consultants and their client organizations. |
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