World's Most Respected Management Consultants
The Management Society recognizes and honors the works of the world's top management consultants.A team of our researchers conducted the study. Researchers' criteria for accepting nominations included the firm's global success and recognition within the consulting, academic and international management communities. The qualities most often cited include:
- Intellectual capital (knowledge base, quality of consultants and training)
- Client satisfaction
- Worldwide network
According to Mr. Med Jones, Editor-in-Chief, no "elite" list is all-inclusive. There are many successful management consulting firms that do not have equal media or research exposure. The nomination for A List is open worldwide. To participate in the survey, please visit Polls
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Ranking of World's Most Respected Management Consultants (Top 15)
| Ranking | Top Consultants | HQ | Employees | Revenues |
| 1 | McKinsey & Company | NY, USA | 11, 000 | 3B+ |
| 2 | IBM BCS | Somers, NY USA | 60, 000 | 45B+ |
| 3 | Accenture | NY, USA | 100, 000 | 13B+ |
| 4 | Deloitte Consulting | NY, USA | 50, 000 | 9B+ |
| 5 | Booz Allen Hamilton | McLean, VA, USA | 15, 000 | 3B+ |
| 6 | BearingPoint (KPMG) | McLean, VA, USA | 16, 000 | 3B+ |
| 7 | Cap Gemini Ernst & Young | NY, USA | 60, 000 | 6B+ |
| 8 | Mercer Human Resources Consulting | NY, USA | 15, 000 | 2B+ |
| 9 | TATA Consultancy Services | Mumbai India | 40, 000 | 1.5B+ |
| 10 | A.T. Kearney (EDS) | Plano, TX | 3, 000 | 800M+ |
| 11 | PA Consulting | London, UK | 3000 | 500M+ |
| 12 | Grant Thornton | Chicago, IL, USA | 3, 000 | 400M+ |
| 13 | Value Partners | Milan, Italy | 1000 | N/A |
| 14 | Droege & Company | Düsseldorf, Germany | 150 | 150M+ |
| 15 | Corporate Value Associates | Paris, France | N/A | N/A |
Methodology and Ranking Criteria
The survey methodology provides the ability to validate nominations and allows insights into the nominees' critical success factors.- Public stakeholders can nominate the most respected companies and their leaders.
- Voters are then asked to give the reasons for their nominations, thus providing valuable insight into what key factors drive the success of these nominees. Questions are presented in free-form and open-ended formats.
- Further research is conducted to validate the entries using sales figures, business/investment analysts ratings, competitive benchmarking and market impact as expressed in the global media.
- After verification and acceptance of the nomination, the input is then statistically analyzed taking into consideration the geographic region, the relationship with the company, the number of votes, the listed reasons and the order in which they are listed.
- When two or more companies score equally on overall ratings (reach a tie) our editors refer to the number of votes.
In a nutshell, the public nominates, our editors validate the nominations, and the number votes determines the respectability and ranking.
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