Managing professionals

Derber, Charles

doi:10.1007/bf00171555

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“…Rather than losing professional influence over their work, professionals lose control over the organizing of their work. This is compatible with the intention of the professional contract, which describes a trade-off in which professional workers exchange something for their status (Brante et al, 2015;Derber, 1983;Engel, 1970). The professional contract may still be viable under increasing managerialism as welfare professionals experience continued control over their decisionmaking, even as they lose control over the tangible aspects of their workday.…”

Section: The Professional Contractmentioning

confidence: 75%

“…Derber's (1983) literature review found that professionals are controlled differently in how they work and what they produce, suggesting that professional and personal autonomy are two separate dimensions which may co-exist (p. 335). A literature review by Kirkpatrick (2006) shows that increased control over social work practices in the United Kingdom manifests itself as an increase of rules, procedures, and standardization, without these changes influencing professional values and practice to the degree one might suspect.…”

Section: Managerialism and Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As Table 1 indicates, the statements describing one's ability to control the tangible elements of the work situation are distinct from those describing professional autonomy and performance demands, which raises the question of what to call this variable. My decision to name it "personal autonomy" rather than alternatives such as "workload" was based on established theories about professionals' ability to control their tangential work situation beyond the professional content (Derber, 1983;Engel, 1970;Hackman & Oldham, 1975;Karasek Jr, 1979). The crucial argument for this decision was the strong relationship between the workload elements of question 3 and 4 ("I am not asked to do disproportionate amounts of work" and "I have enough time to get the work done") and autonomy in question 5 ("I am not exposed to conflicting demands from others.")…”

Section: Variables' Validitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This duality may be explained by theories on the separation between control and professionalism in professional bureaucracies (Engel, 1970;Harris, 1998); that is, professionals may treat freedom to plan and freedom to perform as independent dimensions (Lawler & Hearn, 1997), or that they may be governed differently in the means and ends of their work (Derber, 1983).…”

Section: Managerialism and Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Tale of Two Autonomies

Rønningstad

2017

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Despite comprehensive theoretical discussions on the nuances of autonomy, research tends to treat autonomy as a unidimensional concept. In contrast, this study of Norwegian welfare professionals presents empirical support for the multidimensional nature of autonomy, drawing on cross-sectional survey data from three datasets spanning six years. The findings show significant differences between welfare professionals' experiences of professional and personal autonomy. An analysis of the relationship between professionals' experience of performance demands and these two types of autonomy challenges the notion that increasing performance demands limits professional autonomy.

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Section: The Professional Contractmentioning

confidence: 75%

Section: Managerialism and Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Variables' Validitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Managerialism and Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Tale of Two Autonomies

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2017

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“…Others have argued that the proletarianisation thesis over-dramatises recent changes, that in fact organisational employment has always been the norm for professions (Freidson 1984;Larson 1977) and that professionals are not like other workers because they still have control over their areas of expertise (Derber 1983). Friedson (1984 further argues that most supervisors of professionals are themselves professionals.…”

Section: Subprofessional Occupationsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Professions at the helm or left behind? Trends in the occupations of American College graduates since the Second World War in the United States

Hollister

2014

Journal of Education and Work

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In recent decades, the proportion of college-educated workers in the United States entering professional occupations has declined. While the rising incomes of college graduates signals the growing value of skills and education, it seems that these skills are increasingly put to use outside of the professions. This paper examines the occupations of American college graduates since 1950 and the implications of these trends for the position of professional occupations. The results show that while the economic rewards of professions remain high, a falling proportion of college students aspire to enter the professions. Some college graduates have shifted to managerial positions, but a substantial number also aspire to and enter positions outside of professional and managerial work.

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Mental illness, drinking, and the social division and structure of labor in the United States: 2003‐2015

Prins

McKetta

Platt

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American J Industrial Med

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Background: We draw on a relational theoretical perspective to investigate how the social division and structure of labor are associated with serious and moderate mental illness and binge and heavy drinking. Methods: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the Occupational Information Network were linked to explore how occupation, the productivity-to-pay gap, unemployment, the gendered division of domestic labor, and factor-analytic and theory-derived dimensions of work are related to mental illness and drinking outcomes. Results: Occupations involving manual labor and customer interaction, entertainment, sales, or other service-oriented labor were associated with increased odds of mental illness and drinking outcomes. Looking for work, more hours of housework, and a higher productivity-to-pay gap were associated with increased odds of mental illness. Physical/risky work was associated with binge and heavy drinking and serious mental illness; technical/craft work and automation were associated with binge drinking. Work characterized by higher authority, autonomy, and expertise was associated with lower odds of mental illness and drinking outcomes. Conclusions: Situating work-related risk factors within their material context can help us better understand them as determinants of mental illness and identify appropriate targets for social change.

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Managing professionals

Cited by 80 publications

References 3 publications

A Tale of Two Autonomies

A Tale of Two Autonomies

Professions at the helm or left behind? Trends in the occupations of American College graduates since the Second World War in the United States

Mental illness, drinking, and the social division and structure of labor in the United States: 2003‐2015

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