Routledge Companion to the Profession

The Routledge Companion to the Professions and Professionalism is a state-of-the-art reference work which maps out the current developments and debates around the sociology of the professions, and how they relate to management and organizations.

Supported by an international contributor team specializing in the disciplines of organizational studies and sociology, the collection provides extensive coverage of this field of research. It brings together the core concepts and issues, and has chapters on all the key aspects of professions in both the public and private sectors, including issues of governance and regulation. The volume closes with a set of international case studies which provide valuable practical insights into the subject.

This Companion will be an indispensable reference source for students, scholars and educators within the social sciences, especially within management, organizational studies and sociology. It will also be highly relevant for those working and studying in the area of professional education.

Mike Dent is Emeritus Professor at Staffordshire University and Visiting Professor at the University of Leicester, UK.

Ivy Lynn Bourgeault is Professor in the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Jean-Louis Denis is Full Professor at the École Nationale d’Administration Publique (ÉNAP), Canada

Ellen Kuhlmann is a Senior Researcher at the Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.