Antecedents of the Performance of Management Consultants

Schmalenbach Business Review, Vol. 58, October 2006

28 Pages Posted: 31 Oct 2006

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Ansgar Richter

University of Liverpool - Management School (ULMS)

Sascha L. Schmidt

WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Abstract

We analyze the importance of both the level and the type of two critical dimensions of human capital for the performance of management consultants, namely education and experience. We use both qualitative and quantitative data on client ratings of the performance of 50 senior management consultants engaged in 100 consulting projects. Our empirical findings suggest that both the level and the type of education and experience are important for performance. In particular, experience within the consulting industry positively affects the performance of management consultants, but there are curvilinear effects on performance ratings of experience in occupations other than consulting.

Keywords: Education, Human Capital, Management Consulting, Performance

JEL Classification: M10, M19

Suggested Citation

Richter, Ansgar and Schmidt, Sascha L., Antecedents of the Performance of Management Consultants. Schmalenbach Business Review, Vol. 58, October 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=941087

Ansgar Richter (Contact Author)

University of Liverpool - Management School (ULMS) ( email )

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Sascha L. Schmidt

WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management ( email )

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Germany
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