| dc.description.abstract | This study argues that the adoption and application
of modern management methods is an important factor in the
development effort. The infusion of capital in Third World
Countries without the complimentary management know-how is
unlikely to foster economic development.
It is in this light that Management Consultants are
deemed to be able to play an important role in imparting
management know-how to the organizations in these countries
(including Kenya). rvJodernmanagement techniques have been
developed in an environment different from Kenya's. There
are cultural economic, social, political and legal
assumptions that are embedded in the application of these
techniques. When such assumptionsdo not apply in
non-Western countries, then the wholesale adoption of these
methods is unlikely to take place.
The methodology used in this study involved mail
Questionnaires personal interview, and case studies.
Data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively.
This study critically examines the scope of
Management Consultancy in Kenya and the problems encountered
in the transfer and application of modern management methods.
It comes to the conclusion that;
1. Not many firms use consultancy services in Kenya:
Smaller firms use it less frequently than bigger
ones;
(iii ) Management Consultancy "Profession" is still at
its infancy in this country.
The adoption and application of modern management
methods encounters problems in this country because
of the cultural, social, economic, and political
differences between Kenya and the Western World
where these techniques were developed.
It concludes that environmental differences affect
the cross-cultural transfer of management technology. | en |
