Perspectives on Contemporary Professional Work: Challenges and Experiences (New Horizons in Management Series)

Christine Coupland,Donald Hislop,Adrian Wilkinson

ISBN 10: 1783475579 / ISBN 13: 9781783475575

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perspectives on Contemporary Professional Work: Challenges and Experiences (New Horizons in Management Series)
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783475579
• ISBN 13: 9781783475575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How is the world of professions and professional work changing? This book offers both an overview of current debates surrounding the nature of professional work, and the implications for change brought about by the managerialist agenda.

The relationships professionals have with their organizations are variable, indeterminate and uncertain, and there is still debate over the ways in which these should be characterized and theorized. The contributors discuss these implications with topics including hybrid organizations and hybrid professionalism; the changing nature of professional and managerial work; profession and identity; and the emergence of HRM as a new managerial profession.

This book will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students seeking a comparative study on contemporary professional work. It will also be of use to a number of practitioners, namely human resource managers, looking for ways in which to approach the changing professional world.

Contributors: P. Ackers, M. Avery, J. Booth, M. Boussebaa, M. Boyle, S. Brandis, B.B. Caza, C.L. Cooper, C. Coupland, S. Creary, C. Croft, G. Currie, S. De, J. Evetts, J. Faulconbridge, R. Fisher, A. Fitzgerald, L. Fitzgerald, S. Gamwell, P. Higgins, D. Hislop, R. King, K. Mather, G. Matthewson, R. McPhail, A. Roan, I. Roper, B. Russell, D. Sage, C. Trusson, A. Wilkinson, L. Worrall

About the Author

Edited by Adrian Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Human Resource Management, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia, Donald Hislop, University of Aberdeen and Christine Coupland, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Loughborough University, UK