Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Professionalism and bureaucracy tend to be understood as incompatible systems of work organization, represented by the ideals of collegiality and auton-omy versus control and supervision. I present a historical case study from early 20th century Norway examining the potential clash between efforts made toward professionalization and bureaucratization in industry. Based on my findings, I argue that there is neither an inherent conflict between professionalism and bureaucracy nor static national trajectories at the level of professional versus bureaucratic work organization.
Source: Professions and Professionalism
DOI: 10.7577/pp.v2i1.164
Author: Pål Nygaard
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2095791830