Interprofessional Relations and the Emergence of a New Profession: Software Engineering in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.

This article explores the conditions under which interprofessional relations may be characterized by conflict and/or cooperation through a case study of the rise of a software engineering (SWE) profession in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Analysis of professional journal publications...

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Published in:Sociological Quarterly Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 507 - 533
Main Author: Adams, Tracey L.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Summer 2007
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