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Internal Consultant: Advantages and Disadvantages

This document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of internal consultants. The advantages are that the internal team requires less time to understand the organization, is readily accepted by employees, and can easily implement recommendations. However, the disadvantages are that the internal team could distort facts, their recommendations may not be fully considered, and they may develop stereotyped views of the organization that make their analysis less objective and scientific.

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Internal Consultant: Advantages and Disadvantages

This document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of internal consultants. The advantages are that the internal team requires less time to understand the organization, is readily accepted by employees, and can easily implement recommendations. However, the disadvantages are that the internal team could distort facts, their recommendations may not be fully considered, and they may develop stereotyped views of the organization that make their analysis less objective and scientific.

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INTERNAL CONSULTANT

Advantages
and
Disadvantages
Internal Consultant
Some organizations have their own
consulting or research department, which
might be called Management services
Department, the Organization and
Methods Department, R & D (research
and development department) or by some
other name. This department serves as
the Internal consultant.
Advantages
• The Internal team would readily accepted by the
employees in the subunit of the organization
• The team would require less time to understand
about the organization
• They would be available for implementing their
recommendations after the research findings are
accepted
• The internal team’s cost is considerably less
than an external team
DISADVANTAGES OF
INTERNAL CONSULTANTS
Internal team to conceal, distort, or misrepresent certain

facts.

Internal researchers recommendations donot get the


consideration.

Make the findings less objective and consequently less


scientific.

The internal team may fall into a stereotyped way of


looking at the organization & its problems.

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