Changes in the Management Consulting Market in Northeastern Hungary, 2001-2016

Ágnes Tokár-Szadai

doi:10.32976/stratfuz.2020.2

Authors

Ágnes Tokár-Szadai University of Miskolc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32976/stratfuz.2020.2

Keywords:

Survey, satisfaction, management consulting service, client, selection criteria, clients’ requirements, Northeast Hungary

Abstract

The Institute of Business Sciences of the University of Miskolc carried out a survey of management consultant firms and enterprises in 2001, in 2005-2006, in 2011-2012 and in 2015-16 in Northeast Hungary. The goal of our surveys were to determine the situation (importance) of business consulting in the region, examine the changes in the selection criteria of a management consultant, and gain information on the entrepreneurs’ experiences with consulting services in the last 15 years.

Author Biography

Ágnes Tokár-Szadai, University of Miskolc

Ph.D., Associate professor, Univertsity of Miskolc

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