Role of Management Consultant

The role of Management Consultancy in a fast changing and volatile business environment in Sri Lanka vis a vis its interface with rest of the world
Continuous Assessment - Essay (Individual Assignment)

MCP 2258 – Management Consultancy Skills
MBA in Human Resource Management Batch II - Semester III

Course Director

: Prof. Sudatta Ranasinghe - Professor of Management Mr. S A D Senanayake Head, The Department of Management Studies Dr. Udan Fernando, Senior Lecturers, Resource Person : Gamini Hettiarachchi : 110046980 : 28.04.2013 : 1680 words, 6 single side A4 pages

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The role of Management Consultancy in a fast changing and volatile business environment in Sri Lanka vis a vis its interface with rest of the world
Introduction:
The Role of Management Consultancy in Sri Lanka is an interesting topic to review as it has generated an extra challenge for management consultants because of the country’s volatile, inconsistent business environment. The challenge is further vital when the interrelationship between Sri Lanka and the rest of the countries in respect of businesses relationship is taken into consideration.

This essay focuses firstly on reviewing available literature to describe and elaborate the role of management consultancy. Secondly to review and analyze contemporary volatile facets in the business environment in Sri Lanka and thirdly combine above facts to review interfacing effects of management consultancy in a fast changing Sri Lankan business environment with the rest of the world.

The Role of Management Consultancy:
Fernando, U (2013) elaborates that consultants operate across a wide variety of services such as business strategy, marketing, financial and management controls, human resources, information technology, ebusiness and operations and supply chain management. Further Turner, A. N (1982) describes that consulting is more than giving advice. The functions of consulting

References:  Fernando, U (2013) OUSL MBA HRM study material  Turner, A. N. (1982) "Consulting is more than giving advice," Harvard Business Review 60/5:  World Commission on Environment and Sustainability - Brundtland Commission, 1987  Articles 23 and 24 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  http://www.greenexhibits.org  http://www.un.org/en/rights/index.shtml  Center for Integrated Management Systems (2012) - The University of Wisconsin- Madison         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/groupb_desa_susdev.pdf http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/plain.asp http://www.prospects.ac.uk/management_consultant_job_description.htm http://www.dilmahtea.com/sustainability www.mjffoundation.org www.dilmahconservation.org hip://www.masholding.com  Philip Sadler, (1998) Management consultancy: A Handbook for Best Practice  Business & Economics (2010), Declaration and Acknowledgement I respectfully declare that this term paper, essay, is exclusively designed and articulated for the purpose of fulfilling the partial requirement of the course MCP 2258 – Management Consultancy Skills, semester III of the MBA HRM program, of the Open University of Sri Lanka. I have not involve in any act leading to plagiary or violating regulations related to intellectual property and I have given due recognitions and acknowledgements for the intellectual work of third parties which I made references. Like most study material, this term paper reflects ideas of many academicians and practitioners who have contributed to the development of the subject through generations. While appreciating all such contributions, I wish to record my sincere gratitude to the course Director Professor Sudatta Ranasinghe, Professor of Management, Department of Management, OUSL for his valuable guidance and visionary directions, Mr. S A D Senanayake Head, The Department of Management Studies, Dr. Udan Fernando the facilitators for day school sessions for their valuable inputs in preparing this term paper, Academic Coordinators organizing infrastructure for a conducive learning environment, the administration staff at the Department of Management, OUSL for all supports and all my colleagues at MBA-HRM batch No 2 for their valuable contributions in collaborative learning.