{"product_id":"professions-and-professional-service-firms-mike-saks-9781138675957","title":"Professions and Professional Service Firms: Private and Public Sector Enterprises in the Global Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessions are increasingly linked with enterprise at a number of interrelated levels. By considering the relationship of professions to the enterprise contexts in which they work, this book reveals the dilemmas posed to professional groups, and the opportunities and constraints that can arise in their organisational frameworks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing both private and public sectors, this collection explores questions including: what are the implications for the culture, practices and identities of professions of working in enterprise contexts, including with increased globalisation? Are professions becoming more entrepreneurial in a knowledge economy? What are the tensions between professionalism and enterprise and how are these resolved? These are themes that are extremely important to professionals and their managers, especially with the rise of large-scale professional service firms serving corporate clients with truly global reach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis cutting-edge collection will be of interest to researchers, educators and advanced students studying professional behaviour in fields such as business studies, management, organisational analysis, public administration, political science, social policy and sociology, as well as students on focused programmes of professional study in fields such as health, law and social care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Saks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138675954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138675957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Mike Saks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055963107583,"sku":"9781138675957","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a05d346-4348-4562-9942-ecd687941200.jpg?v=1685038773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/professions-and-professional-service-firms-mike-saks-9781138675957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}