Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of public sector research in
the 1998–2018 period. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the extant literature …

IMPACT Efforts to improve the governance of external management consulting have a mixed
record. Attention has focused on either procurement (and insourcing) and/or raising …

During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, major management consulting firms
published numerous reports calling for “revolutionary” change in universities, including …

Public administrations increasingly rely on consultancies to acquire policy knowledge,
assess stakeholder dynamics, and evaluate governance systems. In this symposium, we …

Consultants are increasingly a part of public policy formulation, and their policy involvement
draws extensive interest in research and public debate. However, there is a gap in how we …

The growing use of external management consultancy services by public sector
organizations has generated controversy. Some claim that users have become overreliant …

Expenditure on management consultants in public sector organizations is generally seen as
contributing to a “hollowing out” of the state through the substitution of internal management …

Mental volatilities are seen to be on the rise when it comes to retail employees and
consumers. Specifically, in times of crisis there is a need to be able to customise care …

England's NHS is experiencing rising privatisation as services are increasingly being
delivered by private healthcare providers. This has led to concerns about the supposed …

Background Nurse leaders have a crucial impact in healthcare settings. Hospitals require
qualified nurses with leadership skills to provide healthy work environments and enhance …