Archetypal Change and the Professional Service Firm

David M. Brock; Michael J. Powell; C. R. (Bob) Hinings

doi:10.1016/s0897-3016(06)16007-3

Archetypal Change and the Professional Service Firm

David M. Brock, Michael J. Powell, C. R. (Bob) Hinings

School of Business Administration

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research in Organizational Change and Development
Editors	William Pasmore, Richard Woorman
Pages	221-251
Number of pages	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0897-3016(06)16007-3
State	Published - 2007

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Name	Research in Organizational Change and Development
Volume	16
ISSN (Print)	0897-3016

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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).

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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).

Funders	Funder number
Research Award Fund for Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Scientists of Shan-dong Province
National Natural Science Foundation of China	41676041, BS2014HZ001, 41406050, 2013AA092601
National High-tech Research and Development Program

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Research in Organizational Change and Development. ed. / William Pasmore; Richard Woorman. 2007. p. 221-251 (Research in Organizational Change and Development; Vol. 16).

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