This paper provides a comprehensive review of continuity and change in the roles
associated with the HR function and the tensions they entail, systematically covering over 50 …

Management scholars and practitioners have a longstanding interest in expertise and its
benefits for individuals, organizations, and markets. However, today, experts and expertise …

Despite advancements in our understanding of organizational paradox, we know little about
how individuals navigate paradox when tensions are core to one's occupational role but not …

This Element engages with fundamental questions concerning the future trajectory of
professions as a distinct occupational category and of the formal organizations, which …

Organizations often depend on experts to carry out complex tasks that require specialized or
tacit knowledge. Yet, organizations often want to increase their control over how tasks are …

Prior studies that examine how new expertise becomes integrated into organizations have
shown that different occupations work to legitimate their new expertise to develop credibility …

Enacting occupational values is vital to expert professionals' solidarity and sense of
purpose. Yet, many professionals face audiences in their relational contexts—especially …

Purpose This monograph reports on the strategic and operational roles of learning and
development (L&D) professionals in Irish, UK European and US organisations including …

This paper develops grounded theory to understand how and when experts in lower-power
peripheral roles can develop influential relationships with higher-power line managers in …

Managers often desire to see their organization adopt new technologies but depend on
autonomous professionals to use such technologies in practice. In seeking technology …