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Book synopsis

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.

Book details

• Full title: Professions
• Author: Saks, Mike (University of Suffolk, UK)
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216
• EAN: 9781138610415
• ISBN: 1138610410
• ID: 33480832
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Weight: 270 g
• Dimensions: 166 × 214 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. April 2021

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