Defining and Measuring Professionalism in Professions of Service Sector.
Journal Title: SEISENSE Journal of Management - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is intended to measure the degree of professionalism in the professions like doctors, professors, lawyers, librarians, and advertisers. The study will measure the level of professionalism among them on the base of which their expectations for outcomes in the respective fields can be denied or honored. Moreover, the study will identify problem areas in these professions and opportunities for improving the quality of professional’s work. This study attempts to measure pro fessional’s individual attributes by using questionnaire developed by William Snizek in 1972 . This tool measures five factors of professionalism: organization as major referent, belief in public service, belief in self - regulation, sense of calling to the f ield and autonomy . Professionalism will be measured by calculating means of each factor and collective mean of factors for each profession . The study suggest that all under study professions have professionalism in them but there is room for improvement as well.
Authors and Affiliations
Hiba Khan, Mavra Khan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP39060
- DOI 10.5281/zenodo.1218832
- Views 359
- Downloads 0
The Effect of Budgetary Participation, Organizational Commitment, and Leadership Styles on the Employees’ Performance
Aim - This study aimed at gaining the empirical evidence vis - a - vis the effect of budgetary participation, organizational commitment, and leadership styles on the employees’ performance....
Assessment of Quantity Surveying Firms' Process and Product Innovation Drive in Nigeria
Purpose - Innovati on repositions and strengthens the competitive advantage and revenue drive of corporate businesses . The aim of this study is to assess the extent of the process...
Does Involvement of Military Government Affects FDI Inflow in Pakistan?
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of inflation , exchange rate uncertainty, gross domestic product (GDP) and presence of military government in FDI inflows in Pakistan. Annual data...
Compliance of Financial Statements of Islamic Banks of Pakistan with AAOIFI Guidelines in General Presentation and Disclosure
Obj ective - This study intends to investigate the extent of voluntary financial reporting compliance made by Islamic banks of Pakistan as suggested by Islamic accounting standards (i.e. AAOIFI...
Employee Training and Succession Planning of Selected Deposit Money Banks in Abia State, Nigeria
Purpose - This study investigates the relationship between employee training and succession planning to deposit money banks in Abia State using a cross - sectional survey. Ten deposit money banks...