Becoming a Management Consultant: Exploring Identity Processes.
02 October 2023
The project investigates the formation of professional (role) identity within management consultants. It draws on system-psychodynamics theories and uses psychoanalytic-oriented methods. Participants will be interviewed on three occasions during their professional transition period. Data will be analysed and themes distilled, which should reveal mechanisms and factors that might influence professional role formation.
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Ethical approval
This study has been awarded a favourable opinion from University of Essex' Ethics Committee. Reference/Application: ETH2223-1049, ETH2324-0188.
About the researcher
My name is Julian Schuller. I am a PhD student in the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. I have ten years of professional experience in management and HR consulting, focusing on recruiting, personnel development and leadership. I also work as an independent psychoanalytic-oriented psychotherapist (in training under supervision).
