Small Is Beautiful? Emerging Organizational Strategies among Italian Professionals

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ID12925121
AutoresLara Maestripieri (0000-0003-4710-1653, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, autor correspondente), Roberta Cucca (0000-0002-1419-0330, Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
Ano2018
Volume55
Fascículo3
Páginas362-384
Data de publicação2018-07-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCanadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/cars.12208
PMID29974636
OpenAlexW2815432759
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas50

The traditional debate about professional groups has mainly focused on conflicts between professions and organizations, reinforcing dualisms and dichotomies. Few scholars have investigated the extent to which professionalism and organizations are intertwined while focusing on the case of professionals integrated into large organizations, and even less attention has been paid to emerging forms of organization among self-employed professionals. Taking as an example organizational trends among architects (liberal professionals) and management consultants (emerging professionals) in Italy, this article investigates how small, flexible, and (often) interprofessional organizations promoted by self-employed professionals are increasingly instrumental in overcoming market pressures and responding to emerging social needs in times of crisis and austerity

Austerity · Business · Dichotomy · Health care · Health professionals · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Young professional · Management and Organizational Studies · Organizational Learning and Leadership