It is tempting to stick to traditional,'pure'images of professionalism—as the protected
treatment of complex cases—and to resist 'alien'intrusions, especially managerial …

Traditionally, professionals such as medical doctors, lawyers, and academics are protected.
They work within well-defined jurisdictions, belong to specialized segments, have been …

The social and cultural assumptions that surround the term 'professional'have never been
subject to so much question as they are now. These debates reflect an era when the …

Many professionals, especially organizational ones (managers, controllers, strategists), face
difficulties in organizing their professional fields. Work ambiguities and dependencies on …

Public sectors struggle with professionalism. Classic professions are weakened, welfare
state occupations professionalize, and public managers try to become professionals. This …

This collection seeks to reconnect two separate streams of work on professional
organizations and professional occupations. In particular the articles collected here identify …

Many public services are produced by professional workers who deal with cases and clients
on the basis of professional knowledge and skills. As groups of workers, they acquired …

abstract Beginning with this article, our special issue advances the understanding of the role
of professions in processes of institutional change and through this it proposes a …

Understanding and researching professional practice is crucial both to enhancing the quality
of professional learning and to improving professional education more generally. Yet …

Current debates and definitions of professionalism are primarily grounded in organisations,
either as employing bureaucracies or service firms, that control and structure expert labour …