Over the past decade, the topic of social class in organizations has enjoyed unexpected
growth. However, management researchers lack an in-depth understanding of what we …

Background In England in 2015/16, ambulance services responded to nearly 11 million
calls. Ambulance Quality Indicators show that half of the patients receiving a response by …

abstract Beginning with this article, our special issue advances the understanding of the role
of professions in processes of institutional change and through this it proposes a …

Specialization within professions creates challenges for maintaining the macro-level values
of the profession in the everyday work of specialists at the micro level inside organizations …

Background Paramedics make important and increasingly complex decisions at scene
about patient care. Patient safety implications of influences on decision making in the pre …

Abstract Background Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovations in radiology offer a potential
solution to the increasing demand for imaging tests and the ongoing workforce crisis. Crucial …

Working life in public sector professions is undergoing significant change and becoming
increasingly demanding. This article explores work intensity in NHS ambulance services in …

Objectives Paramedics routinely make critical decisions about the most appropriate care to
deliver in a complex system characterized by significant variation in patient case-mix, care …

Lean thinking has recently re-emerged as a fashionable management philosophy,
especially in public services. A prescriptive or mainstream literature suggests that lean is …

The label 'extreme'has traditionally been used to describe out-of-the-ordinary and quasi-
deviant leisure subcultures which aim at an escape from commercialized and over …