TY - CHAP
T1 - Archetypal Change and the Professional Service Firm
AU - Brock, David M.
AU - Powell, Michael J.
AU - (Bob) Hinings, C. R.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the China National Petroleum Company for permission to release the seismic data. We also thank three reviewers and the editor for their thorough reviews and constructive comments. This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41406050 and 41676041), the National 863 Program (2013AA092601), and Research Award Fund for Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Scientists of Shan-dong Province (BS2014HZ001).
PY - 2007/1/26
Y1 - 2007/1/26
N2 - This chapter explores archetypal change in the context of professional service firms. To understand recent and ongoing changes in professional service firms, we briefly show how the professional archetype has evolved since the 1960s. We then present four theoretical models to describe processes by which institutionalized archetypes can change, and possibly coexist in the same field. Three professional archetypes are described, each in the context of historical development and the change model described earlier. At the one extreme is the traditional professional partnership; at the other the larger, multidisciplinary, corporate, global professional network, or GPN; in between is the "Star" form - relatively specialized, flatter structure, resisting significant growth, with fixations on excellence, and being the leader in a professional niche.
AB - This chapter explores archetypal change in the context of professional service firms. To understand recent and ongoing changes in professional service firms, we briefly show how the professional archetype has evolved since the 1960s. We then present four theoretical models to describe processes by which institutionalized archetypes can change, and possibly coexist in the same field. Three professional archetypes are described, each in the context of historical development and the change model described earlier. At the one extreme is the traditional professional partnership; at the other the larger, multidisciplinary, corporate, global professional network, or GPN; in between is the "Star" form - relatively specialized, flatter structure, resisting significant growth, with fixations on excellence, and being the leader in a professional niche.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0897-3016(06)16007-3
DO - 10.1016/S0897-3016(06)16007-3
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:33846359643
SN - 0762313269
SN - 9780762313266
T3 - Research in Organizational Change and Development
SP - 221
EP - 251
BT - Research in Organizational Change and Development
A2 - Pasmore, William
A2 - Woorman, Richard
ER -