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Autonomy of independent professionals: A political process perspective
Pichault, François; Fatien Diochon, Pauline; Nizet, Jean
2020In European Management Journal, 38 (4), p. 623-633
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Keywords :
Agency; Autonomy; Independent professionals; Power strategies; Work practices
Abstract :
[en] This article looks into the issue of autonomy, often portrayed as a key feature of modern work arrangements, in particular of Independent professionals (IPros). Given the absence of conclusive evidence in the current debate opposing structural and agency views on autonomy at work, we study how Ipros perform their job referring to three main analytical dimensions: formalization, verticality and openness. Our empirical material is composed of critical incidents reported by 37 executive coaches working in France. We show that IPros’ autonomy unfolds over a 3-phase process combining the three aforementioned dimensions of autonomy that we associate with power strategies. This combination therefore reflects a complex interaction between structural and agentic factors, paving the way for a political process perspective on autonomy. Therefore, our paper advocates combining rather than opposing structural and agentic views on autonomy, and also expands the traditional agentic view of IPros’ autonomy beyond the dominant psychological argument.
Research center :
LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège
Disciplines :
Human resources management
Author, co-author :
Pichault, François ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège : UER > UER Management : Gestion des ressources humaines
Fatien Diochon, Pauline;  Université Côte d’Azur > SKEMA Business School
Nizet, Jean;  Namur University & Catholic University of Louvain, FOPES
Language :
English
Title :
Autonomy of independent professionals: A political process perspective
Publication date :
August 2020
Journal title :
European Management Journal
ISSN :
0263-2373
eISSN :
1873-5681
Publisher :
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
38
Issue :
4
Pages :
623-633
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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