In previous articles we have discussed that management consulting can create a lot of jobs, generate hard-currency revenues, and increase economic growth and knowledge transfer. In another article we discussed the observed barriers that prevent business owners or decision-makers from calling upon consulting firms and how they may be based on erroneous assumptions. Management consultants provide very high value-added services, because they require a set of complex skills and k

In our previous article we discussed the multiple benefits delivered by a strong management consulting industry for the Egyptian economy: highly qualified job creation revenues in hard currency by exporting services to neighboring countries increased economic growth cross-border knowledge transfer opportunities for expatriated Egyptians As proof of such benefits, several initiatives are offered by the Egyptian government and international donors to provide a greater access to

Management consulting background goes back to the nineteenth century An extract from this article was published in Al-Ahram online, and the arguments therein were mentioned by Consultancy Middle East. When Arthur Dehon Little created the first consulting firm (Arthur D. Little) in 1886, he didn’t anticipate the huge positive impact that this new profession would have on the global economy. His main concern was to assist his clients by providing tailor-made solutions to solve