..., the knowledge base in social work and the ideologies of managerialism in social services. The meanings attached to the notion of a profession as “women's work” in the interviews and in the mass media were analysed from a feminist social theory position (Dominelli, 2002). Social services Professional...

... and conditions of gendered recruitment, employment and industrial relations, and in turn, interprofessional and intraprofessional relations and identity claims. Nursing Social welfare Professional services Finland The configuration of the system of professional groups includes interrelated...

... science as socially defined, and thus deeply political (Wright, 1980). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Governance Health services Gender Professional services Social policy Finland While sociologists have contributed to a long‐running critique of medical power...

... and introduce the structure and topics of the contributions. Professional services Public policy Gender Diversification Health services Aside from the persistence of hierarchical governance, the new models of governing through performance, relevant in the entire service sector, expand...

... this firm is among the largest three firms in the world and considered a leader in knowledge management, this research is therefore not representative of the entire professional service sector or the law firm sector. Practical implications The results have been used within the case study organisation...