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Leicht, Kevin T. T.; Fennell, Mary L.

 
9780631207252: Professional Work: A Sociological Approach
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0631207252 ISBN 13: 9780631207252
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001

Synopsis

Professional Work: A Sociological Approach is an introduction examining recent trends in the world of professional work.

Authors Kevin Leicht and Mary Fennell review the history and theory of managerial and professional work, and then describe specific contemporary changes in professions and work-settings.

  • Provides overview of recent organizational changes in the workplace.
  • Analyzes current history and theory of managerial and professional work.
  • Includes definitions of key terms, original tables and figures.

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About the Author

Kevin T. Leicht is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa. He is the current editor of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility and The Sociological Quarterly, and coordinator of the gender, work, and family network for the Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics.

Mary L. Fennell is Professor of Sociology at Brown University. She is the co-author of The Diffusion of Medical Innovations: An Applied Network Analysis (1988).

From the Back Cover

Professional Work: A Sociological Approach is an introduction examining recent trends in the world of professional work. Authors Kevin Leicht and Mary Fennell review the history and theory of managerial and professional work, and then describe specific contemporary changes in professions and work-settings. Through their insightful and detailed research of recent demographics in the workplace, the authors reveal an increasingly unified elite division of labor that casts the role of the manager as a 'new professional'.

The book includes important data on racial diversity and gender representation in fields such as law and medicine, giving an accurate and up-to-date overview of two major professions. Also included in the book are definitions of key terms, and over 75 original tables and figures, making this an accomplished text on contemporary organizations and professional labor.

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Professional Work: A Sociological Approach is an introduction examining recent trends in the world of professional work. Authors Kevin Leicht and Mary Fennell review the history and theory of managerial and professional work, and then describe specific contemporary changes in professions and work-settings. Through their insightful and detailed research of recent demographics in the workplace, the authors reveal an increasingly unified elite division of labor that casts the role of the manager as a 'new professional'.

The book includes important data on racial diversity and gender representation in fields such as law and medicine, giving an accurate and up-to-date overview of two major professions. Also included in the book are definitions of key terms, and over 75 original tables and figures, making this an accomplished text on contemporary organizations and professional labor.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0631207252
ISBN 13 
9780631207252
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
271