Professional identity - Product of structure, product of choice: Linking changing professional identity and changing professions

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 721-742

  Hotho, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National health service; Professional services; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849409701     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810810915745     Document Type: Article

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