This paper gives a critical review of 25 years of critical accounting research on gender,
addressing what we have learned to date and what are the most challenging areas to be …

The main social scientific theories on professions and their links to organizations and the
wider society are critically reviewed in this article. In so doing, it makes the case for a neo …

The purpose of this study is to cast new light on possible gender biases in implicit theories
people hold about various forms of entrepreneurial activity. Using social role theory, we …

As professionals belong to occupational systems but also increasingly work inside
organizations, new linkages between occupational and organizational domains are …

Many public services are produced by professional workers who deal with cases and clients
on the basis of professional knowledge and skills. As groups of workers, they acquired …

In earlier work (Rubery, 1988), the extent to which women might act as a flexible reserve
over the business cycle was argued to depend on three main factors: the pattern of gender …

The seventh edition of Sociology, Work and Organisation is outstandingly effective in
explaining how we can use the sociological imagination to understand the nature of …

Even though women today constitute the majority of higher education graduates, they still
earn considerably less than their male counterparts. Previous research demonstrates that …

Women fans have entered the traditionally male domain of the sports stadium in growing
numbers in recent years. Watching professional sport is important for women for so many …

This article is a study of professional identity work, using in-depth interview material from
research conducted into the work lives of 10 gay men employed in a UK National Health …