Americanisation behind the Curtain: the History of Management Consulting in Estonia

Jaak Leimann (), Antti Ainamo () and Janne Tienari ()
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Jaak Leimann: School of Economics and Business Administration at Tallinn University of Technology
Antti Ainamo: Jaakko Pˆyry Consulting
Janne Tienari: Lappeenranta University of Technology

No 125, Working Papers from Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology

Abstract: Management consulting started to evolve in Estonia around 40 years ago. The development was affected by the consulting practice and literature mostly from the United States and neighbouring Finland. The most important factors in the development of the consulting sector in Estonia were direct contacts and cooperation of Estonian and Finnish management experts. As a result, the Estonian management theorists and practicioners were of the top level in the whole Soviet Union and affected the management-related thinking and practice in many other management knowledge centres in the Soviet Union. The development of management consulting between 1970 and 1990 formed a good basis for contemporary management consulting and development after Estonia regained its independence from the Soviet rule in 1991.

Keywords: historical research; management consulting; iron wall; American model; consulting practice; consulting project; conference; theory-building; internationalisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L84 N01 P20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 2005
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Note: This research was undertaken with support from the Scandinavian Institutes for Administrative Research (SIAR). The content of the publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and in no way represents the views of the Institutes.
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Published in Working Papers in Economics, School of Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology (TUTWPE), Volume 15, Pages 5-16

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