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

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

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Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název statě ve sborníku

International Doctoral Seminar 2022 Proceedings

ISBN

978-80-8096-292-0

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

111-119

Název nakladatele

AlumniPress Materiálovotechnologická fakulta STU

Místo vydání

Trnava

Místo konání akce

Smolenice Castle

Datum konání akce

27. 4. 2022

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

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