Introduction to the Sambrook Report on The UK Interim Management Market

The Sambrook Report (thirty pages) on the UK Interim Management Market (published in 2000) remains an important quantitative piece of research which sheds considerable light on the prospects for the interim management industry. At the end of this article we have included contact details for Sambrook. In the UK it has been available at a cost of £45 (including postage and packing).

Sambrook Report on The UK Interim Management Market - Objectives

The main objectives of the research were:

1. To determine a consensus definition of interim management , the estimated size of this market in the UK currently and in 5 years time, and the key factors driving the market.
2. To identify industry sectors considered most likely to use interim management and key suppliers of interim management services.
3. To establish the number of interim managers on assignment in the UK at any one point in time, and the comparable number of managers and directors in the UK earning a salary of £ 50,000 per year or more.
4. To determine the ultimate potential market for interim management in the UK and when saturation levels are likely to be reached.
5. To clarify the key aspects of interim management which end-users like most and to provide feedback on key decision factors affecting the use of interim management .
6. To determine to what extent end-users are satisfied with the interim managers they have used in the past and to identify the factors or barriers which are inhibiting end-users from hiring interim managers more frequently.
7. Finally to provide conclusions and recommendations of the key actions that will be most helpful in helping suppliers of interim management services best promote their services to potential customers and increase the level of take-up of interim management services.

A summary of the main findings of the Sambrook Report into the interim management market are shown here.

For a full copy of the detailed findings published within The Sambrook Report on the UK Interim Management Market please contact Sambrook Research.

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Want to Know More About the Industry?

The CBI Interim Management Guide is a helpful introduction to the interim management industry and our article about executive interim managers, provides some additional background. If you're looking for information on our interim management services don't hesitate to get in touch.