„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Networks as Social Infrastructure of Success Professional Association of Management Consultancy and Information Technology - Austria Friedrich Bock, Chairman 2006 Budapest

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Consultancy Markets in Austria Source: KMU Forschung Share in percent (w/o Outsourcing)

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Successful Consulting Source: Institut für Unternehmensforschung WU Wien 2004 How customers see role of consultant in successful projects

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Founded in 1985 Legally independent part the Austrian Chamber of Economy Organisation under public law legal membership members > active MC licence holders (78% self employed, 22 % companies) (qualified) members of Experts Groups incite - Education and qualification CONSTANTINUS - Best Practices, Award Pro Ethik – Ethical behaviour, Arbitration Other Groups: IT, SW, Accountants, Telco-Servicers The Austrian Institute

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." 96 % of Management Consultancies are SME 99 % of companies in Austria are SME Export share is growing (2005: 20 %) All started with e-business –1999: e-Business SPIN (special Interest) 50 members –2006: 12 Expert Groups 2000 active members

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Cooperation and Networking Promotion of Expertise Register, Website ‚Accreditation‘ Common CD Platforms Seminars, Congresses Position Papers Regional Groups

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Experts Groups -Basel II Consultants -Cooperation and Networking -Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) -E-Business Experts -E-Government Experts -TransInno (E & R) -IT-Security -Management Training -Mediation Experts -Open Source Experts -Succession Experts -TransEuropa

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." incite Professional Education and Certification

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Consulting and IT Award Europe Award Young Entrepreneurs Award Management Consultancy Information Technology Personell & Training Networks Open Source

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." Association ‚ProEthik‘

„The Management Consultants think, say, do….." The Austrian Institute Fachverband UBIT Wiedner Hauptstrasse 65 A-1045 Vienna, Austria Tel: Fax: