The Routledge Companion to the Professions and Professionalism

The Routledge Companion to the Professions and Professionalism is a state-of-the-art reference work which maps out the current developments and debates around the sociology of the professions, and how they relate to management and organizations. Supported by an international contributor team specializing in the disciplines of organizational studies and sociology, the collection provides extensive coverage of this field of research. It brings together the core concepts and issues, and has chapters on all the key aspects of professions in both the public and private sectors, including issues of governance and regulation. This new edition also includes coverage of facets at the forefront of the debate on the professions, such as the impact of AI, diversity, the impact of Covid; and the precarity, burnout and mental wellbeing of the workforce. This Companion will be an indispensable reference source for students, scholars and educators within the social sciences, especially within management, organizational studies and sociology. It will also be highly relevant for those working and studying in the area of professional education.

About the Author

Mike Dent is Emeritus Professor at Staffordshire University, UK.

Tracey L. Adams is Professor at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.

Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen is Professor of Law and (by courtesy) Sociology, Asian American Studies and Criminology,Law and Society the University of California, Irvine and the Neukons Fellow Research Chair in Diversity at the American Bar Association.

Jean-Louis Denis is Full Professor in Health Policy and Management at the School of Public Health (ESPUM), University of Montreal, Canada.