Scripting shifts in the regulatory structures
Professional competence constructed as a lack
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20501191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katarzyna Kosmala (0000-0001-8952-8052, University of the West of Scotland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 577-595 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-5084 • E-ISSN: 1461-7323 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1350508412450931 |
| OpenAlex | W2132673401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
This article engages with a critique of dominant conceptualizations of competence in the studies of work and organization, in particular, the common belief that competence is a stable category, reflecting a specific content. The article puts forward a conception of competence, envisaged as a mutable and fragmented construct, evolving in response to shifts in the regulatory structures and market conditions within a particular domain of the professional service firms, involved in consultancy and assurance work. Drawing on Jacques Lacan’s theory of discourse, the article attends to some of the micro-processes associated with competence construction and maintenance in the realms of material practice. Empirical insights illustrate the possible ways in which employees attempt to script competence in the context of the socialized frames they are situated in and conforming to the regulatory standards, supporting the sense of their working life through effective performance. The possible rotations around the discourses, as conceptualized by Lacan, represent movements in the position of the subjects with respect to their own ways of experiencing lack through which ethically-driven responses can be taken up, subsequently leading to reproduction
Empirical research · Epistemology · Scripting language · Situated · Sociology · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Écrits
The System of Professions
Knowledge Work and Knowledge-Intensive Firms
Business Ethics as Practice
Peripheral Vision
Bridging Epistemologies
Identity Regulation as Organizational Control
Building Social Dialogue over Training and Learning
Foucault, feminism, and questions of identity
From Loss to Lack
The Power of the ‘Imaginary’ in Disciplinary Processes
Derision and Management
The other side of enjoyment
Lacan and the lack of humanity in HRM
‘Not even semblance’
The dream that caused reality
Redirections in the Study of Expert Labour
In an Age of Experts
Communities of Practice and Social Learning Systems
Gender Trouble
Considering "The Professional" in Communication Studies
The ambivalence of professional identity
Burnout and Intersubjectivity
The Fall of Fantasies
Joining Forces
The Sublime Object of Entrepreneurship
Non-formal learning and tacit knowledge in professional work
Professionals and the 'Knowledge Economy
The Changing Organizational Context of Professional Work
The Changing Nature of Professional Control
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |