How Knowledge Shapes Collective Action: Professionalism, Market Closure and Bureaucracy in the Fields of University and Non-university Research

摘要: Knowledge workers are often considered to prefer an individual rather than a collective articulation of their interests. This phenomenon is primarily explained by individualistic orientation and power derived from possessing scarce knowledge. However, highly skilled work very heterogeneous field. In order understand the diverse experiences employees attitudes towards action, this article proposes model based on juxtaposition professional knowledge that entails three distinct logics control over knowledge: professionalism, market closure bureaucracy. The forms action (i.e. intra-group solidarity, inter-group no solidarity) predicted vary contingent prevailing position within illustrated example university non-university research in Austria. Professional self-control scientific has been partly replaced bureaucratic top management...