Abstract:

From the end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century, the relevant concepts of management consulting and related companies slowly appeared and established. Till today, the field of management consulting has developed more than a century. Management consulting, which based on the research and development of management theory, began to deepen in the background of big data and play an important role in helping enterprises to implement knowledge reforming. With using a combination of sophisticated quantitative analysis software, this paper analyzes the relevant literature on the management consulting from Web of Science, carding the theoretical development of the process of theory, and looks far ahead into the future. To sum up, the development of management consulting theory is in the stage of the deepening macro concept. The rise of new concept continuously injects fresh blood to this filed, and continuously improves the consulting behavior while pushing the progress of enterprises knowledge reforming.

Key words: Management consulting, Bibliometrics, Theoretical evolution