The system of professions

Furness, Colin D.

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“…Simultaneously, for academia, the framework could be used to step beyond Abbott's own work (Abbott 1988), to facilitate, for instance, an investigation of the roots and magnitudes of gender and race stratification amid the emerging information profession of management accounting. Since the expounding power of Abbott's theory has been historical (Abbott 1988), its innovative, avant-garde value remains an open question (Furness 2019). Ideally, our findings ought to be replicated in a study where this question will find an answer, especially in the current context of technological revolution and inherent socio-economic change for all professions.…”

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“…Naturally, data science and IT functions also have a decisive part to play concerning data (Heinzelmann 2018). All of the professions mentioned above are entering the expansive category of emerging information professions (Vasarhelyi et al 2015;Furness 2019;Moll and Yigitbasioglu 2019;Wongsim et al 2019) and might have or inquire about a role in the area of innovative data sources. Besides, any reluctance or failure of the profession to pursue new advances in data leaves open the likelihood of MAs being marginalized in regard to decision-making, with data scientists, for instance, playing a more significant role (ICAEW 2019;Moll and Yigitbasioglu 2019;Möller et al 2020).…”

Section: Risks Concerning the Professional Interference In The Arena Of Bd And Damentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the information field, there is a tension between professions (Abbott 1988); the profession's jurisdictions are continually evolving and increasingly becoming weakly delineated (Furness 2019) in handling and analyzing data. BD and DA increase the competition between the professions connected with data and information and act to weaken an existing profession's jurisdiction or create an entirely new niche, as with the proliferation of computers and technologies (Furness 2019). Because of the competition, maybe one profession will take over another profession's attributes or several negotiated symbiosis forms (Abbott 1988).…”

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“…Within the system, professions are frequently in flux, wherein the boundaries between occupations are continually negotiated and contested. The professions are always vulnerable to changes in the objective character of their central tasks, and technology has the ability to divide tasks and regroup them (Furness 2019). Many professions claim the "new territory" of BD and DA and react differently, including amalgamation or horizontal or vertical division (Abbott 1988).…”

Section: Risks Concerning the Professional Interference In The Arena Of Bd And Damentioning

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Big Data’s Disruptive Effect on Job Profiles: Management Accountants’ Case Study

Tiron-Tudor

2021

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The abundance of new innovative data sources creates opportunities and challenges for all professions and professionals working with information. One of these professionals is the management accountant (MA). Although their tasks have expanded over time and especially recently, MAs have not fully employed all the available internal and external data sources to describe, diagnose, visualize, predict and prescribe possible solutions that enable smart decisions with positive effects on businesses. Thus, the paper investigates the impact of Big Data, including Data Analytics, on MA’s job profile. Through a review of the most recent academic and professional publications, the paper contributes to the debate surrounding the redefinition of the role of MAs in organizations in a novel informational perspective of Abbott’s theory. The results could serve as a research agenda and incentive for further studies, as well as provide MAs with a guide on the topic of the enlargement of their role(s), respectively, the augmentation of their tasks and responsibilities regarding the analysis of Big Data. Furthermore, the research may provide both a rich and flexible framework to help practitioners in their analysis of potential risks, opportunities and challenges when handling Big Data, and a lens for professional accounting associations and bodies by helping them to prioritize the holding and seizing of jurisdictions as an imperative part of safety and security.

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Section: Risks Concerning the Professional Interference In The Arena Of Bd And Damentioning

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Section: Risks Concerning the Professional Interference In The Arena Of Bd And Damentioning

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Section: Risks Concerning the Professional Interference In The Arena Of Bd And Damentioning

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Big Data’s Disruptive Effect on Job Profiles: Management Accountants’ Case Study

Tiron-Tudor

2021

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“…Before Abbott, theories of professionalization mostly focused on how professions were organized, how much power they held, and how they developed unidirectionally. On the other hand, Abbott argued that to understand the progress of a profession, we must consider its social and professional surroundings, and the process in which it interacts with those surrounding [26][27][28].…”

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Exploring the professionalization of respiratory therapy in Canada

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Introduction:A recurrent challenge facing respiratory therapists (RTs) is their legitimacy as professionals. RTs are often referred to as technologists, vocationalists, or technicians and must often justify their status as full professionals rather than "professional technicians". There is currently little exploration of what it means to be a profession and the process of professionalization in respiratory therapy. Approach: Drawing from sociological theory, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the professionalization of respiratory therapy in Canada using Andrew Abbott's theory, the "system of professions". We will use this theory as a lens to propose areas of consideration for professional development regarding two pervasive themes in the respiratory therapy community, RTs' specialized body of knowledge and professional autonomy. Findings: Abstract knowledge is believed to be essential in the evolution from occupation to profession and is valuable to a profession in three ways: it can influence the profession's legitimacy, it can be used for conducting research, and it promotes higher education. RTs possess jurisdictional professional autonomy within Canada. The privilege of self-regulation allows RTs to act according to their knowledge and judgement without direct oversight from other professions. Conclusion:Based on Abbott's theoretical position, RTs can rightly justify their position as professionals. However, RTs need to acknowledge that professionalization is a dynamic and continuous process that requires creative changes to innovate within the profession and support future efforts to reinforce their position as professionals. Throughout this paper, we offer suggestions for how RTs can contribute to the ongoing professionalization of respiratory therapy.

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The “Actors” of Modern Society:

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Meyer

2021

Institutional Theory

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The system of professions

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Big Data’s Disruptive Effect on Job Profiles: Management Accountants’ Case Study

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