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In a professional world that is quickly
transforming and becoming increasingly volatile and uncertain, the nature of
professional identity is complex and dynamic. The current literature has
overlooked many issues concerning how professionals react and behave in the
face of threats to their identity and image and there is a lack of a systemic
analysis of the phenomenon of professional identity crisis.
This book contends that a full
comprehension of the dynamics taking place is now paramount from the individual
perspective and provides a new theoretical and practical approach to the
analysis and interpretation of these issues. Providing a novel understanding,
the book delivers an empirical case to explore professionals' reactions in a
context characterised by a sharp de-professionalisation pattern and ever-expanding
regulation, uncertainty, and external pressures, which constrain and mould accountants' professional boundaries and activities.
This book will prove a useful
read to researchers across organisation studies, as well as interested
professionals.
Price: $71.99
Pages: 168
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Series: Emerald Points
Publication Date:
08 July 2019
ISBN: 9781787698086
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General, Organizational theory & behaviour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success
The author examines the reasons behind the crisis of professional identity occurring at the individual level from a behavioral perspective, as well as possible strategies and behaviors for professionals to cope with them. She considers the multifaceted aspects concerning professional identity as a complex phenomenon and the threats and struggles related to it, as well as consequences in terms of coping strategies and behaviors and their effects on professional identity; the reasons behind the identity crisis, particularly deprofessionalization, precariousness, and the proletarianization of professions, as well as the importance of flexibility; and how professionals respond to uncertainties, drawing on the case of Italian accountants.
Andrea Tomo is Assistant Professor of Organisation Studies at the Department of Economics, Management, Institutions of the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, where he also teaches Negotiation in Complex Organisations and Organisational Behaviour.
Chapter 1. Professional Identity: Features and Implications
Chapter 2. Professionals and Identity Crisis: A Flexibility Matter?
Chapter 3. Professionals Attempts to Manage Uncertainties and De-Professionalization: The Case of Italian Accountants