Reader 4:

Credibility lost: 

Attempting to reclaim an expert identity in an HR professional context.

  • P.80: Introduction 
  • P.81: Constructing professional (credible expert) identity 
  • P.82: HR professionals and their expertise 
  • P.83: Our study
  • P.84: Fieldwork and data collection
  • P.85: Analysis
  • P.85: Findings:
    • P.86: HR department react: T&D identity under threat
    • P.87: T & D respond: individual constructions of an expert identity
    • P.89: T & D team respond: collective production of expert identity
  • P.94: Discussion and conclusions + acknowledgements
  • P.96: References