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100			_aCroft, Charlotte
245			_aBroken 'Two- way windows'? an exploration of professional hybrids
260			_c2015
300			_ap.380-394.
520			_aProfessional hybrids are situated between managerial and professional groups, potentially enabling them to move between different organizational groups. Extant research assumes that professional hybrids undergo identity transition to overcome the conflicts associated with influencing two distinct organizational realms. However, how these identity conflicts are managed remains unclear. To explore how professional hybrids manage such identity conflicts we consider the experience of nurse hybrids. Drawing on the concept of liminality we argue that influence across multiple groups relies on the construction of a positive liminal space. In contrast, we demonstrate how nurse hybrids occupy a perverse liminal space, perpetuating identity conflict, preventing identity transition, and undermining their effectiveness as hybrids. Our work calls into question the reliance on professional hybrids as an organizational panacea for reform and develops our understanding of individual hybrids. - Reproduced.
650			_aAdministrative reform
700			_aLockett, Andy
700			_aCurrie, Graeme
773			_aPublic Administration
909			_a108766
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