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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.
This volume investigates the structural evolution of professional service firms as they transition from traditional generalist partnerships to complex, corporate-style organizational models. The authors, C. R. Hinings, David Brock, and Michael Powell, utilize organizational theory and comparative analysis to examine how market pressures, deregulation, and client demands force shifts in the internal architecture of accounting, health care, and legal practices. By applying the concept of organizational archetypes, the text provides a framework for understanding the tension between professional autonomy and corporate efficiency.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this text as a foundational resource for scholars of organization studies interested in the institutional shifts within high-level professional services. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the utility of the comparative international case studies provided by the authors.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203018443
ISBN-13:
9780203018446
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