Professions and organizations: A European perspective

This article surveys the literature from two complementary traditions on understanding professions in organizations – namely, the sociological analysis of professions and the more managerialist organizational theory. Notwithstanding their strong North American roots, these strands are brought togeth...

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Published inEuropean management journal Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Brock, David M., Saks, Mike
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2016
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Europe
Management theory
Neo-institutionalism
Neo-Weberianism
North America
Organization
Organization theory
Professions
Sociology
Studies
North America
Europe
Neo-institutionalism
Organization
Europe
Neo-Weberianism
Professions
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Summary:This article surveys the literature from two complementary traditions on understanding professions in organizations – namely, the sociological analysis of professions and the more managerialist organizational theory. Notwithstanding their strong North American roots, these strands are brought together to provide a blended European perspective on professions in organizations based on the now dominant and interrelated neo-Weberian and neo-institutionalist theories. Initially centering on North American roots, it is noted that the European literature deriving from this blended theoretical base has been mushrooming in recent years. The range of issues addressed by this research is highlighted with reference to a number of specific professional groups in Europe. We then focus on a cohesive case study on the professions and organizations in healthcare, to which so much attention has been given by researchers in this field.
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ISSN:0263-2373
1873-5681
DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2015.11.003