| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 152 pages) |
| Series |
Emerald points
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Emerald points.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Professional Identity Crisis: Balancing the Internal and External Perception of Professional Image; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Professional Identity: Features and Implications; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Previous Literature on Professional Identity; 1.3. Research Design; 1.4. Professional Identity Dynamics: Antecedents and Consequences of Identity Struggles; 1.4.1. Identity Struggles per Type of Profession; 1.5. A Multi-level Approach to Professional Identity Struggles |
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1.6. Concluding RemarksChapter 2 Professionals and Identity Crisis: A Flexibility Matter?; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Crisis of Professional Identity; 2.3. De-professionalization, Precarization, and Proletarianization of Professions; 2.4. Why Flexibility Matters; 2.4.1. The Role Played by Individuals; 2.4.2. The Role Played by Institutions and Organizations; 2.4.3. A Flexible Vision; 2.5. Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3 Professionals' Attempts to Manage Uncertainties and De-professionalization: The Case of Italian Accountants; 3.1. Introduction |
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3.2. A Behavioural Perspective in Coping with Hardships: Theory and Hypotheses3.3. A Peculiar Case Study: The Methodology; 3.3.1. Research Context: The Italian Setting; 3.3.2. Data and Procedures; 3.3.3. Measures; 3.4. Findings and Discussion; 3.5. Theoretical and Practical Implications; 3.6. Future Research Agenda; Conclusion; References; Index |
| Summary |
The book deals with an increasingly crucial but under-researched topic, that is the crisis of theprofessional identity. It will be both theoretically driven and empirically focused, also attempting toprovide useful practical recommendations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Professional employees -- Psychology.
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Identity (Psychology)
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Business & management. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior. |
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Identity (Psychology) |
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Professional employees -- Psychology |
| ISBN |
9781787698055 (electronic book) |
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178769805X (electronic book) |
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9781787698079 (electronic book) |
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1787698076 (electronic book) |
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9781787698086 |
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