The Importance of HRM in Consulting Firms -- The Role of Human Resource Management in Consulting Firms -- The Consultant: A Clear Outsider’s Inside View -- HRM as Strategic Partner and Change Agent -- Demands and Challenges: Values and Value-oriented Corporate Culture -- HRM as Administrative Expert -- Human Resources Management in International Consulting Firms: Distinguishing Second and Third Wave Company Patterns -- Wanted: Experts on Strategy -- Managing Human Resources at Metaplan -- Human Resource Management at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants -- How Students Manage Human Resources -- Employer Branding through Preference Matching -- Leadership Development at Accenture -- Knowledge Management: A Way to Make a Difference in Our Field of Industry -- HRM as Employee Champion -- Gender Diversity Management in Consulting Companies -- Managing Employability in the German Consultancy Industry.

Human resources are one of the most central strategic assets in the consultancy industry, ensuring competitive advantage and organizational success. Due to this important issue, access to hr-related information is relatively restricted. This book presents insider reports from high-profile international consultancies which allow practitioners, scholars and graduates to gain an authentic insight into the people management in business consulting. Additionally to the overview of existing hr systems, the book provides details of practices dealing with issues such as value oriented corporate culture, gender diversity management, employability, leadership development, knowledge management and employer branding.