Restructuring the Professional Organisation: Accounting, Health Care and Law

In recent years the professions have undergone radical transformation. With the advent of rapidly changing markets, more sophisticated and demanding clients, deregulation and increased competition, the generalist professional partnerships have given way to larger, more corporate forms of organization, comprising increasingly autonomous specialist business units.This volume critically examines these changes through an examination of the archetypes which characterize accounting, health care and law practitioners. With examples drawn from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, Restructuring the Professional Organization will be of interest to all students of organization studies seeking to understand the issues and problems confronting the professions as they move to the new millennium.Topics covered include:\* a review of the models of professional organization\*drivers of change in professional organizations\* internal dynamics of changes in these organizations\* new organizational forms and archetypes. In Recent Years, The Professions Have Undergone Radical Transformation. This Volume Critically Examines These Changes Through An Examination Of The Archetypes Which Characterise Accounting, Health Care And Law Practitioners. The Changing Professional Organization / Michael J. Powell, David M. Brock And C.r. Hinings -- Internationalization Of Professional Services : Implications For Accounting Firms / Yair Aharoni -- Global Clients' Demands Driving Change In Global Business Advisory Firms / Teresa Rose And C.r. Hinings -- Institutional Effects On Organizational Governance And Conformity : The Case Of The Kaiser Permanente And The United States Health Care Field / Carol A. Caronna And W. Richard Scott -- Restructuring Law Firms : Reflexivity And Emerging Forms / John T. Gray -- The Struggle To Redefine Boundaries In Health Care Systems / Jean-louis Denis [and Others] -- The Dynamics Of Change In Large Accounting Firms / C.r. Hinings, Royston Greenwood And David Cooper -- Professionals Organizing Professionals : Comparing The Logic Of United States And United Kingdom Law Practice / John Flood -- 'all Fur Coat And No Knickers' : Contemporary Organizational Change In United Kingdom Hospitals / Martin Kitchener -- Continuity And Change In Professional Organizations : Evidence From British Law Firms / Timothy Morris And Ashly Pinnington -- The Restructured Professional Organization : Corporates, Cobwebs And Cowboys / David M. Brock, Michael J. Powell And C.r. Hinings. Edited By David M. Brock, Michael J. Powell, And C.r. Hinings. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. In recent years the professions have undergone radical transformation. With the advent of rapidly changing markets, more sophisticated and demanding clients, deregulation and increased competition, the generalist professional partnerships have given way to larger, more corporate forms of organization, comprising increasingly autonomous specialist business units. This volume critically examines these changes through an examination of the archetypes which characterize accounting, health care and law practitioners. With examples drawn from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, Restructuring the Professional Organization will be of interest to all students of organization studies seeking to understand the issues and problems confronting the professions as they move to the new millennium. Topics covered * a review of the models of professional organization *drivers of change in professional organizations * internal dynamics of changes in these organizations * new organizational forms and archetypes. In recent years the professions have undergone radical transformation. With the advent of rapidly changing markets, more sophisticated and demanding clients, deregulation and increased competition, the generalist professional partnerships have given way to larger, more corporate forms of organization, comprising increasingly autonomous specialist business units.With examples drawn from Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA, Restructuring the Professional Organization will be of interest to all students of organization studies seeking to understand the issues and problems confronting the professions as they move to the new millennium.Topics covered include:* a review of the models of professional organization* drivers of change in professional organizations* internal dynamics of changes in these organizations* new organizational forms and archetypes.

with Examples Drawn From Australia, Canada, The Uk And The Usa. restructuring The Professional Organization Is Of Interest To All Students Of Organization Studies Seeking To Understand The Issues And Problems Confronting The Professions.

Includes a review of the models of professional organization, drivers of change in professional organizations, internal dynamics of changes and new organizational forms and archetypes. One Monday morning the CEO of a medium-sized Washington hospital discovers that the entire cardiac surgery team has resigned (to join a rival hospital).