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Power in the highest degree : professionals and the rise of a new Mandarin order /
Lawyer, doctor, scientist--these are the jobs Americans commonly cite when asked to list the most prestigious occupations. The word "professional" today implies expertise, authority, and excellence. To do a job professionally is to do it well. Yet in a society in which knowledge has become...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1990.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Lawyer, doctor, scientist--these are the jobs Americans commonly cite when asked to list the most prestigious occupations. The word "professional" today implies expertise, authority, and excellence. To do a job professionally is to do it well. Yet in a society in which knowledge has become a prized asset and an advanced degree the ticket to wealth and power, the rise of professionalism has a darker, more ominous side. Power in the Highest Degree, one of the most comprehensive studies of professionals ever undertaken, exposes professionalism as a double-edged sword; it illustrates how experts h |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 275 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-259) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423738403 9781423738404 1601295928 9781601295927 9780195037784 0195037782 1280439335 9781280439339 9786610439331 6610439338 |