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The March 24 th 2013 “ Sunday Business Post” (Boland, 2013) article “ Transparency is key to Arkphire’s success” in the Commercial Report section around Managed Services raised several key issues in regards to a potential impact on the Management Consultancy business inIreland. The article brings up an interesting subject around trust and transparency within the IT managed service industry. Bearing in mind that it ist he Management Consultant’s responsibility to provide general management advice within strategic, organizational, or operational context (Canback, 1998) it is essential to understand what the impact of the described business model can have on other similar organisations in Ireland or even internationally. Arkphire Model The company in question, Arkphire ( www.arkphire.com ) describes itself as a market leader in providing infrastructure management solutions. Looking at the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) value statement, Arkphire believes “ i...

China as a newmarket for management consulting firms Introduction This documentconsiders the possible new business opportunities that may be created for management consulting forms  thanks to the continued expansion withinthe Chinese financial market, and the increase in adoption of the type ofservices we can offer in thecountry. This recommendation is based on anassessment of existing business capabilities, benefits and opportunities aswell as the challenges we see within the country. The analysis is triggered bythe following news item:  “Before long the Chinese will dominate listof 100 top influential people in finance” (Ross, 2013) The Chinese Context To date, there is still a clearly biasedWestern perception of China. This view has a tendency to be extreme and irrational,which can be c as a possible product of our imagination  fueled  by movies andliterature for example.  As a managementconsultant firm, we have the responsibility to frame our decision to...