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Systemic Consultancy, Theory and Application

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Systemic consultancy has gained in presence and influence in organizations in recent years. The theoretical foundations were developed in the 1980s, and the set of corresponding consulting instruments has since grown significantly on the architecture, design and tools levels. A concrete example illustrates the approach and procedure.

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Hillebrand, M., Mette, S. (2019). Systemic Consultancy, Theory and Application. In: Nissen, V. (eds) Advances in Consulting Research. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95999-3_9

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