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Andrew Sturdy is a Professor of Organisation and Management. His research interests focus on the production and use of management ideas, especially in relation to management consultancy and issues of power and identity. Current work looks at the use of management consultants in the UK health service; the governance of consulting use; and 'socially responsible consulting'. Previous projects have explored knowledge flow and boundaries; national differences in consulting use and; the organisation of internal consulting. He has led two ESRC-funded research projects on consultancy and published widely in articles, books and blogs. He advises various organisations (on an unpaid basis) on the use and governance of management consultancy and has a public policy interest in this area. He is a Visiting Professor at VU Amsterdam and his most recent book is The Oxford Handbook of Management Ideas.
External positions
Visiting Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2021
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Perspectives on Work
- Health Science and Technology
- International Development
- Cabot Institute Environmental Change Research
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Getting Things Changed: Tackling disabling practices: co-production and change
Abbott, D. W. F., Dowling, S. F., Farmer, E., Gall, M. R. Y., Heslop, P., Mason, V. A., Merchant, W. E., Porter, S. M., Read, S. A., Reynolds, N., Steel, M., Sturdy, A. J., Tarleton, B., Turney, D., Webb, J. C., Sass, B., Turner, S., Hatton, C., Antaki, C., Kitzinger, C., Blue, S. & Hicks, L. J.
Economic and Social Research Council
1/04/15 → 31/05/18
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The management consultancy effect: Demand inflation and its consequences in the sourcing of external knowledge
Sturdy, A. J., Kirkpatrick, I., Alvarado, N. R., Blanco-Oliver, A. & Veronesi, G., 2 Jan 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Public Administration. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Ideology in management studies
Seeck, H., Sturdy, A., Boncori, A-L. & Fougère, M., 14 Jan 2020, In: International Journal of Management Reviews. 22, 1, p. 53-74 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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The impact of management consultants on public service efficiency
Kirkpatrick, I., Sturdy, A., Reguera Alvarado, N., Blanco-Oliver, A. & Veronesi, G., 30 Jan 2019, In: Policy and Politics. 47, 1, p. 77-95 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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