MANAGEMENT CONSULTING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF AN EMERGING ECONOMY: A CASE OF GHANA’S LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

MANAGEMENT CONSULTING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF AN EMERGING ECONOMY: A CASE OF GHANA’S LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Original language description

Despite the numerous studies on management consulting, the fact is that there is little literature and empirical research conducted in regards to the public sector (Local Government). Moreover, the few studies on management consulting have focused on developed nations with little or no attention on developing economies such as Ghana. In the light of this gap, this study sought to explore the views of the staff of selected local government institutions on management consulting in Ghana. The main objective of this study was to know the opinion of public sector workers on the importance, challenges, and impact of management consulting on the public sector. The study drew a sample of 165 through the survey method, and the data were analysed using descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA. The study found that the public sector&apos;s three most common consulting services are organization/Operations management, Project management, and IT consulting. Another finding was that there was no significant between the types of management consulting service and the perception of the importance of management consulting. Further, a weak institutional environment, non-implementation of consultant&apos;s advice, and lack of finances were found to be the key challenges faced by the public sector in using management consulting services. The study has implications for management

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

International Doctoral Seminar 2022 Proceedings

ISBN

978-80-8096-292-0

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Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

111-119

Publisher name

AlumniPress Materiálovotechnologická fakulta STU

Place of publication

Trnava

Event location

Smolenice Castle

Event date

Apr 27, 2022

Type of event by nationality

EUR - Evropská akce

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