02894nam 2200505I 450 991079363320332120190617112505.01-78769-805-X1-78769-807-6(CKB)4100000008515831(MiAaPQ)EBC5796939(UtOrBLW)9781787698055(EXLCZ)99410000000851583120190617h20192019 uy 0engurun|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierProfessional identity crisis balancing the internal and external perception of professional image /Andrea TomoUnited Kingdom :Emerald Publishing,[2019]©20191 online resource (152 pages)Emerald points1-78769-808-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prelims -- Introduction -- Professional identity: features and implications -- Professionals and identity crisis: a flexibility matter? -- Professionals' attempts to manage uncertainties and de-professionalization: the case of Italian accountants -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.<p >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.</p><p >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 deprofessionalisation pattern and everexpanding regulation, uncertainty, and external pressures, which constrain and mould accountants' professional boundaries and activities.</p><p >This book will prove a useful read to researchers across organisation studies, as well as interested professionals.Emerald points.Professional employeesProfessional ethicsBusiness & EconomicsGeneralbisacshBusiness & managementbicsscProfessional employees.Professional ethics.Business & EconomicsGeneral.Business & management.650.14019Tomo Andrea761116UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910793633203321Professional identity crisis3714106UNINA