Michael D. Bayles | the Professions

Multiple Choice

Michael D. Bayles | The Professions
In this reading, Bayles discusses the characteristics of being a professional and the complex relationship between generally autonomous professionals and their supervisors. He distinguishes between consulting and scholarly professions, concluding with a discussion of how professions monopolize services in order to keep out untrained practitioners.
-In large bureaucratic organizations, supervisors may seek to limit the ___________ of professionals if their personal judgments are seen to exceed the bounds of acceptable practice.

A) autonomy
B) skills
C) safety
D) common interest