Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Pittsburgh, 1995. / "UMI number: 9538040." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 220-234).

Theses (Ed.S.)--Marshall University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Includes abstract. Document formatted into pages: contains v, 19 pages. Bibliography: p. 15-17.

Micro-consultants are from small independent consultancy practices; who sometimes work directly with a single client on embedded assignments. Embedded microconsultants operate within the ambiguous and fragmented environments of their client’s. Micro-consultants have to quickly make sense of their client’s working environments; adapting their operations and identities within these, to ensure appropriate advice and support is provided. When embedded, micro-consultants are usually expected to represent their client; whilst also retaining their independence. Consequently, micro-consultants can sometimes be unsure who they represent (themselves or their client) and which identity aspects they should be promoting. Identity is the sum of, lifestyle, experiences and knowledge of an individual which is developed over time, and provides awareness and guidance for future activities. To some extent micro-consultants can choose which aspects of their identity they wish to promote or suppress. However, some groups can enforce aspects of their identity on their members which can contradict the micro-consultant’s base awareness and guidelines which can lead to dilemmas and uncertainties. This research explores the interactions, changing identities and ensuing tensions of a micro-consultant during a long term embedded assignment with a single client. The ethnographic study uses authoethnographic narrative, along with participant observation techniques and reflective practices, to provide insights on the key influences and other factors which can affect micro-consultant identities. This thesis also provides an indication of the complexities and ambiguities faced by a micro-consultant working on an embedded assignment. The research also highlights some of the many dilemmas and uncertainties facing a micro-consultant in this environment; focussing on identity related dilemmas. These lead to a number of identity related paradoxes for the micro-consultant; including assignment success, relationships and the provision of knowledge. There have been many corporate ethnographic studies examining different parts of organisation behaviour, including consultancy houses and organisation change environments. However, this is the first study to provide detailed insights into the world of a micro-consultant change management specialist, his operations interactions and dilemmas; providing a significant contribution to the world of management consultancy and organisation behaviour.

In South Africa the boundaries of the common law principle of legal professional privilege in tax matters is unclear. Common law legal professional privilege in South Africa and in other jurisdictions has been a right available only to clients of attorneys. In 2015, amendments were enacted in section 42A of the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act. These amendments set out further requirements that need to be satisfied for a taxpayer to claim his right to legal professional privilege over particular communications. The amendment does not feature any recognition of the extension of legal professional privilege for which all non-attorney tax practitioners have been lobbying for since the enactment of the Tax Administration Act. The stance taken by SARS in its non-response to the pleas for extension of legal professional privilege have both Constitutional and administrative consequences: constitutional consequences in the form of the infringement of the non-attorney tax practitioner’s right to equality and the taxpayer’s right to privacy: administrative consequences arise in the form of an infringement of an individual’s right to fair administrative justice under the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act. Foreign jurisdictions have been considered to determine whether South African is operating in line with international standards relating to legal professional privilege. Although, not every foreign jurisdiction examined for the purpose of this study, has implemented an extension of legal professional privilege, they have still ruled on the matter, or implemented an alternative solution, for example, a accountant concession for accountants. On this basis it is submitted that South Africa must implement a new provision within the Tax Administration Act defining the extension of legal professional privilege by law.

Thesis advisor: Sarah Babb / Because technology consulting came out of management consulting, it should be clear that the jurisdiction of a technology consultant is what a management consultant does but with an emphasis on technology. With existing research, it does not seem so certain that the jurisdiction is as clear cut as believed because jurisdictions must have their expertise and cannot adopt all the skills and values of an existing jurisdiction. My research sets out to identify any differences between the ways employers see the jurisdiction of technology consultants and how technology consultants themselves see their jurisdiction through a series of job descriptions/ client services and interviews as the profession emerged out of management consulting. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2022. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Departmental Honors. / Discipline: Sociology.

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This quasi-experimental study, using Orem's Nursing Systems Construct as a theoretical base, was conducted to determine the effects of education and support given by a lactation consultant on early breastfeeding problem incidence and resolution. Mothers were recruited in the hospital and interviewed by telephone two to three weeks postpartum to determine problem incidence, rate of resolution, perception of the problems' interference, self-care measures, and support network characteristics. The study sample consisted of 16 first-time breastfeeding mothers placed in naturally occurring experimental (n = 7) and control (n = 9) groups. The groups did not differ significantly in age, education, ethnicity, mode of birth, or presence of a support person in the home. The groups did not differ significantly in number of problems, problem resolution length, or perceptions regarding problems' severity. A significant difference was found in the use of formula supplements, with the control group using supplementation more than the experimental group.