Sociological analysis of professionalism: Past, present and future

Comparative Sociology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-37

  Evetts, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

convergence; internationalization; occupational value; organizations; professionalism

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; FIRM SIZE; GLOBALIZATION; OCCUPATION;

EID: 79952131203     PISSN: 15691322     EISSN: 15691330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156913310X522633     Document Type: Article

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