Increasing attention has been paid in both public administration and organizational theory to
understanding how physicians assume a 'hybrid'role as they take on managerial …

Hybrid professional managers appear less effective in introducing management into public
professional settings than policymakers hope. To date, research has offered little …

Purpose–This article is drawn from doctoral research exploring the identity struggles faced
by professionals who take on management and leadership roles. The research focused on …

Physicians are known for safeguarding their professional identities against organisational
influences. However, this study shows how a medical leadership programme enables the …

Recent literature on hybridity has provided useful insights into how professionals have
responded to changing institutional logics. Our focus is on how shifting logics have shaped …

Purpose–Aims to illustrate how the use of a social identity approach can help to refine our
understanding of how organizational professionals experience the introduction of …

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 …

Abstract In the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS), the growing number of
hybrid clinical leaders has given rise to professional practice and identity struggles. Co …

We examine the 'identity work'of manager–professional 'hybrids', specifically medical
professionals in managerial roles in the British National Health Service, to maintain and …

This study examines “identity work” among hybrid doctor-managers (DMs) in the Spanish
National Health System to make sense of their managerial roles. In particular, the meanings …