Professional identity crisis : balancing the internal and external perception of professional image /: balancing the internal and external perception of professional image. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Andrea Tomo.
• Authors: Tomo, Andrea
• Contents: Front Cover; Professional Identity Crisis: Balancing the Internal and External Perception of Professional Image; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Professional Identity: Features and Implications; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Previous Literature on Professional Identity; 1.3. Research Design; 1.4. Professional Identity Dynamics: Antecedents and Consequences of Identity Struggles; 1.4.1. Identity Struggles per Type of Profession; 1.5. A Multi-level Approach to Professional Identity Struggles 1.6. Concluding RemarksChapter 2 Professionals and Identity Crisis: A Flexibility Matter?; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Crisis of Professional Identity; 2.3. De-professionalization, Precarization, and Proletarianization of Professions; 2.4. Why Flexibility Matters; 2.4.1. The Role Played by Individuals; 2.4.2. The Role Played by Institutions and Organizations; 2.4.3. A Flexible Vision; 2.5. Concluding Remarks; Chapter 3 Professionals' Attempts to Manage Uncertainties and De-professionalization: The Case of Italian Accountants; 3.1. Introduction 3.2. A Behavioural Perspective in Coping with Hardships: Theory and Hypotheses3.3. A Peculiar Case Study: The Methodology; 3.3.1. Research Context: The Italian Setting; 3.3.2. Data and Procedures; 3.3.3. Measures; 3.4. Findings and Discussion; 3.5. Theoretical and Practical Implications; 3.6. Future Research Agenda; Conclusion; References; Index
• Publisher Details: United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.8; Professional employees -- Psychology; Identity (Psychology); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior; Identity (Psychology); Professional employees -- Psychology; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787698055; 9781787698079; 1787698076
• Related ISBNs: 178769805X; 9781787698086
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 27, 2019)
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