The meaning and essential nature of a profession: a multi-perspective approach
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Labour and Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Business and Law
RAS ID
30590
Abstract
In the existing literature, there is a lack of consensus among scholars within different research disciplines on the meaning and particularly essential elements of a profession. Consensus would be beneficial to the ongoing debates relating to the notion of a ‘profession’, and related concepts such as ‘professionalisation’ and ‘professionalism’, within the new social systems and organisational work context. To address this limitation of the literature, this paper aims to develop and propose a multidisciplinary understanding of the meaning and essential elements of a profession. To accomplish this aim, we draw on the disciplines of psychology, management and sociology and integrate these diverse perspectives to extend prior theorisations. Implications of our integrative analyses for advancing profession-related research and practice are discussed.
DOI
10.1080/10301763.2020.1723784
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Comments
Ali Abadi, H., Ayentimi, D. T., & Coetzer, A. (2020). The meaning and essential nature of a profession: A multi-perspective approach. Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, 30(1), 85-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/10301763.2020.1723784