Introduction: the context to the analysis of professions -- The history of professions and professionalisation -- Competing theories of professions -- Attacks on professions: professional deconstruction? -- Business and management issues and the professions -- Conclusion: the future of professions.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDY -- PART I: Global oligopolies, concentration, and consolidation processes...

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of figures; 1 The unconventional wisdom of luck; 2 How to interpret luck?; 2.1 Defining luck; 2.2 Luck as attribution; 2.3 Luck as randomness; 2.4 Luck as counterfactual; 2.5 Luck as undeserved; 2.6 Luck as serendipity; 2.7 Summary:...

Cover; Endorsement Page; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction to feminist interventions in management and business; Why don't business people seem interested in feminism?; Protecting business's magic circle; Feminism in three...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of figures -- 1. (Re-)introducing bureaucracy -- PART I: Bureaucracy: Rave, Rant, Repeat -- 2. Bureaucracy, post-bureaucracy and identity crisis -- 3. Beyond post-bureaucracy: A brave new organizational...

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. What is hierarchy and why does it matter?; Hierarchy is pervasive; Organizational hierarchies; The inherent problematic of hierarchy; The chapters that follow; Notes; References; PART I: Hierarchy in...