Organization scholarship has seen an escalation of interest in research into extremes.
Comprising several interconnected domains, this growing body of research is decidedly …

This paper reviews and evaluates the concept of power in management and organization
science. In order to organize the extant literature on this topic, we develop a framework that …

In this article, we develop the founding elements of the concept of Communities of Practice
by elaborating on the learning processes happening at the heart of such communities. In …

It is tempting to stick to traditional,'pure'images of professionalism—as the protected
treatment of complex cases—and to resist 'alien'intrusions, especially managerial …

We examine the 'identity work'of manager–professional 'hybrids', specifically medical
professionals in managerial roles in the British National Health Service, to maintain and …

In an effort to improve operational efficiency, healthcare services around the world have
adopted process improvement methodologies from the manufacturing sector, such as Lean …

Professions continue to be the primary means through which societies institutionalize
expertise. Recent analyses and narratives predict that artificial intelligence (AI) will make …

The creation of new roles commonly threatens the power and status of elite professionals
through the substitution of their labour. In this paper we examine the institutional work …

There has been a growing impetus to bridge the gap between basic science discovery,
development of evidence-based practices (EBPs), and the availability and delivery of EBPs …

Context: Understanding how and why programs work—not simply whether they work—is
crucial. Good theory is indispensable to advancing the science of improvement. We argue …