The Routledge Companion To The Professions And Professionalism

The Routledge Companion to the Professions and Professionalism 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, Staffordshire University and Visiting Professor at the Uni­ versity 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. Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting are prestige reference works providing an overview of a whole subject area or sub-discipline. These books survey the state of the discipline including emerging and cutting-edge areas. Providing a comprehensive, up-todate, definitive work of reference, Routledge Companions can be cited as an authoritative source on the subject. A key aspect of these Routledge Companions is their international scope and relevance. Edited by an array of highly regarded scholars, these volumes also benefit from teams of contributors which reflect an international range of perspectives. Individually, Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Accounting provide an impactful one-stop-shop resource for each theme covered. Collectively, they represent a comprehensive learning and research resource for researchers, postgraduate students and practitioners. Published titles in this series include: The Routledge Companion to Mergers and Acquisitions Edited by Annette Risberg, David R. King and Olimpia Meglio The Routledge Companion to Philosophy in Organization Studies Edited by Raza Mir, Hugh Willmott and Michelle Greenwood The Rou