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020			_a9781138610415
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100			_aSaks, Mike _99575
245			_aProfessions: _ba key idea for business and society
260			_bRoutledge _aLondon _c2021
300			_avii, 208 p.
365			_aGBP _b32.99
504			_aTable of Contents 1. Introduction: The concept of professions 2. The History of Professions and Professionalisation 3. Positive and Negative Theories of Professions 4. Attacks on Professions: Professional Deconstruction? 5. Business and Management Issues and the Professions 6. Conclusion: The Future of Professions
520			_aBook Description Professions and professionalism have played an integral part in business and society. In this book, Mike Saks provides a thorough overview of this field through an analysis of a range of professions, including, amongst others, accountants, doctors and lawyers. The book offers a critical analysis of such privileged occupational groups in modern societies. Anticipating a positive if changing role for such groups in the years ahead, the book outlines conflicting theoretical perspectives on professions and discusses current developments in an accessible, multi-disciplinary style. The book documents their evolution and contemporary transformation from medieval guilds to fully-fledged professions and international professional service firms, while pointing a path towards their future in the world of work and beyond. With insights into the recent challenges provided by clients, citizens, the state and corporations in neo-liberal societies, Professions provides a concise overview that will be essential reading for students, academics and others interested in the operation of these key occupational groups in business and society.
650			_aProfessions--Sociological aspects _910837
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