Professional socialization is defined as a process through which a person becomes a
legitimate member of a professional society. This will have a great impact on an individual's …

Abstract Physicians in the United States are now less likely to practice in smaller, more
traditional, solo practices, and more likely to practice in larger group practices. Though older …

Identities give our lives meaning, guiding behaviour. Professional identities are of utmost
importance in medicine. They are the cornerstone of professionalism, providing us with …

The present study describes and analyses how social interactions between individual actors
form institutional work in the highly institutionalized setting of healthcare organizations …

Background Extant research suggests that there is a strong social component to Evidence-
Based Medicine (EBM) adoption since professional networks amongst physicians are …

Purpose–To improve health‐care delivery from within, managers need to engage physicians
in organisational development work. Physicians and managers have different …

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 …

Background: The public health care sector has had an increase in initiatives, mostly inspired
by New Public Management principles, aimed at assigning financial accountability to clinical …

Drawing on social identity theory, we hypothesize that professionals develop their
organizational and work-unit identifications through organizational prestige and work-unit …

Background Modern healthcare is characterized by high complexity due to the proliferation
of specialties, professional roles, and priorities within organizations. To perform clinical …