The double-edged sword of jurisdictional entrenchment: Explaining human resources professionals' failed strategic repositioning

K Sandholtz, D Chung, I Waisberg - Organization Science, 2019 - pubsonline.informs.org
To protect themselves against deskilling and obsolescence, professionals must periodically
revise their claims to authority and expertise. Although we understand these dynamics in the …

We're not like those crazy hippies: The dynamics of jurisdictional drift in externally mandated occupational groups

G Augustine - Organization Science, 2021 - pubsonline.informs.org
External actors often advocate for organizations to address a wide range of societal
concerns, such as diversity, equality, and sustainability, and organizations have frequently …

Professions and (new) management occupations as a contested terrain: Redefining jurisdictional claims

S Heusinkveld, C Gabbioneta, A Werr… - Journal of Professions …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In this article, we discuss how research on professions and organizations may benefit from a
better understanding of the emergence and prevalence of 'new'management occupations or …

Financial incentives and professionals' work tasks: The moderating effects of jurisdictional dominance and prominence

J Chown - Organization Science, 2020 - pubsonline.informs.org
This research addresses the important question of how organizations can use financial
incentives to influence the work tasks of their professional workforce—a constituency that is …

If these walls could talk: The mutual construction of organizational space and legitimacy

FX De Vaujany, E Vaast - Organization Science, 2014 - pubsonline.informs.org
Organizational spaces project claims of organizational legitimacy while also constituting
physical environments where work happens. This research questions how organizational …

Inverted apprenticeship: How senior occupational members develop practical expertise and preserve their position when new technologies arrive

M Beane, C Anthony - Organization Science, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
New technologies create a dilemma for senior members of occupations. Traditionally,
practical expertise and position are considered correlates, yet when new technologies …

The HR ecosystem framework: Examining strategic HRM tensions in knowledge‐intensive organizations with boundary‐crossing professionals

R Donnelly, E Hughes - Human Resource Management, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we use Snell & Morris'(2021) new HR ecosystem framework to empirically
examine strategic fit and alignment tensions for knowledge‐intensive organizations and …

Global professional service firms and the challenge of institutional complexity:'Field relocation'as a response strategy

J Faulconbridge, D Muzio - Journal of management studies, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we use the case of the internationalization of English law firms into Italy, and
the refocusing of their operations on the city of Milan, to make a number of contributions to …

Crab antics? Contesting and perpetuating status hierarchies in professional service firms

L Stringfellow, A Thompson - Journal of Professions and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The focus of this research is a multi-level theory building exercise that highlights how status
hierarchies are perpetuated, contested, and produced in small firm environments. Through …

How professionals adapt to artificial intelligence: The role of intertwined boundary work

J Faulconbridge, A Sarwar… - Journal of Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has generated extensive debates about the future of
work in the professions. However, few studies take account of the potential for AI's disruptive …