Redirections in the Study of Expert Labour : Established Professions and New Expert Occupations

This book explores recent theoretical and empirical advances in the understanding of how professional and knowledge-based occupations are organised. Focusing in particular on the differences between established and emerging forms of expert work, this collection of papers are representative of recent authoritative work in this rapidly developing field. Theauthors suggests that despite some serious challenges, professionalism retains its viability as a work organisation method and continues to exercise a strong influence on the organisation and delivery of expertise. Contents......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 8 List of Figures......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Notes on Contributors......Page 11 1 Introduction: Lawyers, Doctors and Business Consultants......Page 16 Part I: Developments in the Legal Profession......Page 44 2 Change in the Legal Profession: Professional Agency and the Legal Labour Process......Page 46 3 Partnership and Professionalism in Global Law Firms: Resurgent Professionalism?......Page 67 4 Developments in the Jurisdictions of In-House Legal Advisors: Researching the Australian Experience......Page 90 Part II: Interpreting Change in Contemporary Medicine......Page 114 5 Medicine, Nursing and Changing Professional Jurisdictions in the UK......Page 116 6 Organization and Subjectivity in the US Medical Profession: Physician Responses to Structural Changes within Advanced Capitalism......Page 133 7 Community, Market, and Hierarchy in the Evolving Organization of Professional Work: The Case of Medicine......Page 154 Part III: New Expert Labour: Management Consultancy and Related Occupations......Page 176 8 From Taylorism as Product to Taylorism as Process: Knowledge-Intensive Firms in a Historical Perspective......Page 178 9 Knowledge Narratives and Heterogeneity in Management Consultancy and Business Services......Page 198 10 'Give Professionalization a Chance!' Why Management Consulting May Yet Become a Full Profession......Page 219 11 The New Professionals: Professionalisation and the Struggle for Occupational Control in the Field of Project Management......Page 232 References......Page 250 G......Page 281 S......Page 282 Y......Page 283 E......Page 284 M......Page 285 S......Page 286 W......Page 287 Redirections In The Study Of Expert Labour -- S.ackroyd J-f.chanlat & D.muzio -- Part 1: Interpreting Change In Contemporary Medicine -- The Emergence Of A New Form Of Professional Community: The Case Of Medicine -- P.adler & S.woo -- Subjectivity And The U.s. Medical Profession: Physician Responses To Structural Changes Within Advanced Capitalism -- T.domagalsky -- Changing Jurisdictions Within The Health Professions? Autonomy, Accountability And Evidence Based Practice -- M.dent -- Part 2: Developments In Law -- Medium Size Law Firms And The Challenge Of Globalization;g.morgan -- Resurgent Professionalism, Anti-globalisation And The Success Of The Elite Local Law Firm -- J.flood -- The Internationalization Of Australian Organisations And Developments In The Legal Jurisdictions Of Their In-house Legal Advisors -- A.pinnington -- Part 3: New Expert Labour: Management Consultancy And That Ilk -- Give Professionalization A Chance: Why Management Consultinf May Yet Become A Full Profession -- C.mckenna -- Knowledge Narratives In Management Consultancy And Professional Services -- Fincham, Sturdy, Clark & Hendly -- From Taylorism As A Product To Taylorism As A Process: Management Consultancy And Professional Services -- I.kirkpatrick & Kipping -- The New Professionals: Professionalisation Ans The Struggle For Occupational Control In The Field Of Project Management -- D.hodgeson Edited By Daniel Muzio, Stephen Ackroyd And Jean-françois Chanlat. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 235-265) And Indexes. Why are expert occupations interesting to study? This book reveals a great deal that is of interest about the current state of three key occupations : lawyers, doctors and management consultants. The conclusions are not always what you might expect. It reveals important differences of fortune between the occupations. While business consultancy is a growth area, there are significant differences within the industry between firms. Lawyers have been under ideological attack for many years but studies show that law firms have responded effectively in adverse circumstances. For other traditionally trained occupations, such as doctors, however, it is less clear what the future may demand in terms of their profession. There is a paradoxical quality to the current pattern of demand for expert labour : demand not only varies a good deal between occupations, but it seems to bear little relationship to whether the skills are found in traditional or new occupations This book explores recent theoretical and empirical advances in the understanding of how professional occupations are organized. Focusing in particular on the differences between established and emerging forms of expert work, the authors provide unique theoretical perspectives on this rapidly developing field.