Briefly examines the organizational context of the clinical director inthe NHS. Utilizes
theoretical contributions from cultural, symbolic, political and postmodernist perspectives …

This research investigates the relevance of professional subcultures in a climate of change
at a large hospital in South-Western Sydney and addresses the question:'How do changes …

Background Managing medical professionals is challenging because professionals tend to
adhere to a set of professional norms and enjoy autonomy from supervision. The aim of this …

The notion of empowerment has been increasingly used within management discourses in
recent years. Enthusiastic supporters conceive it as an acknowledgement of the individual …

Integrated care has been identified as being fundamental to health and social care reforms.
How this interprofessional working impacts on professional identity is unclear. There is a …

Although identity research in organizations has increased in recent years, none of the
current perspectives has examined the role of emotion for understanding how individuals …

We investigate how established professionals manage their identities in the face of identity
threats from a contested shift in the professional logic that characterizes their field. To do so …

Purpose “Becoming” a doctor involves the acquisition of medical knowledge, skills and
professional identity. Medical professional identity formation (MPIF) is complex, multi …

The article contributes to the study of professions by forwarding a strategy for measuring
professional identity guided by institutional logics. We review conceptual and measurement …

This review explores international practice in hospital social work with older people through
the lens of four different aspects of professional identity (self-identity and reported practice; …