ABSTRACT
The management consultant, operating to the highest professional standards, represents an ideal that is suitable for all suppliers of aid to follow. The phrases used to describe the process of supplying aid require some elaboration if they are to be properly understood. This chapter highlights the responsibility of the aid supplier to help the user maintain control of the situation, to continue to manage his organization, and to be capable of working again on his own after aid has been received. Many managers hesitate to bring aid into their organization because morale may suffer. There is widespread suspicion of the independence and integrity of consultants. Most aid is organized by private individuals and companies, but there is a very wide range of public aid services. The scientific interest of most aid suppliers should have encouraged a careful analysis of the necessary characteristics of consultants and the creation of helpful training procedures.
