This chapter reviews the research on marketing and reputation relevant to professional service firms (PSFs). Although there has been relatively little research to date, we organise the material by problematising the issue of marketing within PSFs before introducing reputation and using a...

This paper tracks the economic status of American Jewry over the past three centuries. It relies on qualitative material in the early period and quantitative data since 1890. The primary focus is on the occupational status of Jewish men and women, compared to non-Jews, with additional analyses...

In many professional service firms, new associates work long hours while competing in up-or-out promotion contests. Our model explores why these firms require young professionals to take on heavy work loads while simultaneously facing significant risks of dismissal. We argue that the...

In many professional service firms, new associates work long hours while competing in up-or-out promotion contests. Our model explores why these firms require young professionals to take on heavy workloads while simultaneously facing significant risks of dismissal. We argue that the productivity...

In many professional service firms, new associates work long hours while competing in up-or-out promotion contests. Our model explores why these firms require young professionals to take on heavy work loads while simultaneously facing significant risks of dismissal. We argue that the...

In many professional service firms, new associates work long hours while competing in up-or-out promotion contests. Our model explores why these firms require young professionals to take on heavy workloads while simultaneously facing significant risks of dismissal. We argue that the productivity...

The Anglo‐American institution of the profession is mutating: we propose to analyse this mutation as a contested diffusion process that spreads new organizing practices among professionals. We offer an integrated account of the roles played in this diffusion/mutation process by facilitating...

Der folgende Bericht fasst die Ergebnisse einer mündlichen Befragung von Freiberuflern in Rostock, Bad Doberan und Güstrow zum Thema der Nutzung klassischer und elektronischer Vertriebswege von Bankdienstleistungen zusammen. Ziel war, Entscheidungen von kleinen Unternehmen - speziell der...