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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Societal Perspectives on Expertise
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Institutional Change and the Management of Expertise
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Back Matter
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About this book
The 1980s and 1990s have seen the break-up of conventional approaches to the management of professional expertise. Central Research and Development and technical functions have been demerged, established career structures torn down, and professionalism itself has come under attack. This book surveys these shifts in the management of expertise by presenting empirical findings from both manufacturing and service industries and occupations as diverse as management consultants, IT workers and NHS doctors. It finds that there are commonalities of experience between these different groups, and that a focus on expertise itself - rather than on the experts themselves, or on their professional pretensions - is crucial to understanding the scope and limits of managerial action.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
HARRY SCARBROUGH is a Lecturer in Industrial Relations at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. He has written and researched extensively on the organisation implications of IT, including two co-authored books. His current interests are focused on the management of so-called 'knowledge-assets' in organisation contexts.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Management of Expertise
Editors: Harry Scarbrough
Series Title: Management, Work and Organisations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24394-5
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996
Series ISSN: 2946-9384
Series E-ISSN: 2946-9392
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 245
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Human Resource Management