An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services.
As the Singapore economy evolves from a developing phase to a more mature phase, and given the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain world economy, the need to nurture a competitive local private sector to provide future economic growth becomes increasingly important. From an organization's poi...
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| author | Quek, Thian Seong. |
| author2 | Hwang, Soo Chiat |
| author_facet | Hwang, Soo Chiat Quek, Thian Seong. |
| author_sort | Quek, Thian Seong. |
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| description | As the Singapore economy evolves from a developing phase to a more mature phase, and given the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain world economy, the need to nurture a competitive local private sector to provide future economic growth becomes increasingly important. From an organization's point of view, its ability to adapt to changes would significantly affect its competitiveness. Engaging the services of management consultants is one way of assisting local enterprises to manage and implement the necessary changes needed. However, evidence suggests that not many local enterprises are doing so. In order to understand why local enterprises are not using consultancy services and to encourage wider usage of consultancy services, it seems reasonable to examine the characteristics of both the users and non-users of such services. This forms the main research issue in this study. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/201832024-01-12T10:23:28Z An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services. Quek, Thian Seong. Hwang, Soo Chiat Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business::Industries and labor As the Singapore economy evolves from a developing phase to a more mature phase, and given the backdrop of an increasingly uncertain world economy, the need to nurture a competitive local private sector to provide future economic growth becomes increasingly important. From an organization's point of view, its ability to adapt to changes would significantly affect its competitiveness. Engaging the services of management consultants is one way of assisting local enterprises to manage and implement the necessary changes needed. However, evidence suggests that not many local enterprises are doing so. In order to understand why local enterprises are not using consultancy services and to encourage wider usage of consultancy services, it seems reasonable to examine the characteristics of both the users and non-users of such services. This forms the main research issue in this study. Master of Business 2009-12-14T08:27:25Z 2009-12-14T08:27:25Z 1992 1992 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20183 en NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 151 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Business::Industries and labor Quek, Thian Seong. An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services. |
| title | An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services. |
| title_full | An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services. |
| title_fullStr | An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services. |
| title_full_unstemmed | An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services. |
| title_short | An empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services. |
| title_sort | empirical investigation into the characteristics of local manufacturing enterprises using management consultancy services |
| topic | DRNTU::Business::Industries and labor |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20183 |
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