Many industry groups have been used for academic research, while looking at professional services firms, making a clear definition hard to attain. Some work has been directed at better defining professional service firms (PSF). In particular, Von Nordenflycht generated a taxonomy of professional service firms, defining four types:[3]
Classic PSFs (e.g. law and accounting firms): characterized by a high knowledge intensity, a professionalized workforce, and low capital intensity
Professional campuses (e.g. hospitals): characterized by high knowledge intensity, a professionalized workforce, and high capital intensity
Neo-PSFs (e.g. management consultants): characterized by high knowledge intensity and a low capital intensity
Technology developers (e.g. R&D firms, biotechs): characterized by high knowledge intensity and a high capital intensity
Frameworks such as this aid the ability of managers and academics to better understand how such firms manage themselves and how to judge benchmark practices.
Example occupationsEdit
There is no definitive list of occupations in professional services, but examples include the following:
Professional services can be provided by sole proprietors, partnerships or corporations. A person providing the service can often be described as a consultant. In law, barristers normally organise themselves into chambers. Businesses in other industries, such as banks and retailers, can employ individuals or teams to offer professional services for their customers. Major cities such as London and New York are leading global centres for professional services firms.[4][5]
MarketingEdit
The marketing and selection of professional-service providers may depend on factors such as skill, knowledge, experience, reputation, capacity, ethics, and creativity.[6][7] Large corporations may have a formal procurement process for engaging professional services.[8] Prices for services, even within the same field, may vary greatly. Professional-service providers may offer fixed rates for specific work, charge in relation to the number or seniority of people engaged, or charge in relation to the success or profit generated by the project.[9]
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Professional services are occupations in the service sector requiring special training in liberal arts and pure sciences education or professional development education 1 Some professional services such as architects accountants engineers doctors and lawyers require the practitioner to hold professional degrees or licenses and possess specific skills Other professional services involve providing specialist business support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors this can include tax advice supporting a company with accounting IT services public relations services or providing management services 2 Contents 1 Definition 2 Example occupations 3 Provision 4 Marketing 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDefinition EditMany industry groups have been used for academic research while looking at professional services firms making a clear definition hard to attain Some work has been directed at better defining professional service firms PSF In particular Von Nordenflycht generated a taxonomy of professional service firms defining four types 3 Classic PSFs e g law and accounting firms characterized by a high knowledge intensity a professionalized workforce and low capital intensity Professional campuses e g hospitals characterized by high knowledge intensity a professionalized workforce and high capital intensity Neo PSFs e g management consultants characterized by high knowledge intensity and a low capital intensity Technology developers e g R amp D firms biotechs characterized by high knowledge intensity and a high capital intensityFrameworks such as this aid the ability of managers and academics to better understand how such firms manage themselves and how to judge benchmark practices Example occupations EditThere is no definitive list of occupations in professional services but examples include the following Accountant Actuary Appraiser Architect Consultant Evaluator Engineer Financial planner Geoscientist Investment manager IT consultant Inspector Lawyer Management consultant Marketing Public Relations Physician Supply Chain Management Training and development Urban Planner Veterinary physicianProvision EditProfessional services can be provided by sole proprietors partnerships or corporations A person providing the service can often be described as a consultant In law barristers normally organise themselves into chambers Businesses in other industries such as banks and retailers can employ individuals or teams to offer professional services for their customers Major cities such as London and New York are leading global centres for professional services firms 4 5 Marketing EditThe marketing and selection of professional service providers may depend on factors such as skill knowledge experience reputation capacity ethics and creativity 6 7 Large corporations may have a formal procurement process for engaging professional services 8 Prices for services even within the same field may vary greatly Professional service providers may offer fixed rates for specific work charge in relation to the number or seniority of people engaged or charge in relation to the success or profit generated by the project 9 See also EditBig Four auditors pro bono Outline of consulting Professional services networks White shoe firmReferences Edit Professional services The Office of Fair Trading Archived from the original on 2 April 2014 Retrieved 25 August 2013 What are professional services PwC Retrieved 25 August 2013 Von Nordenflycht A What is a professional service firm Toward a theory and taxonomy of knowledge intensive firms Academy of Management Review Vol 35 No 1 2010 pp 155 174 Key Facts about the UK as an International Financial Centre 2014 PDF TheCityUK 3 July 2014 p 5 Archived from the original PDF on 10 May 2017 Retrieved 9 October 2016 The Global Financial Centres Index 17 PDF Long Finance March 2015 p 32 Archived from the original PDF on 14 April 2015 Retrieved 5 June 2015 Choosing an Accountant PDF Duquesne University Small Business Development Center Retrieved 26 August 2013 Selection Criteria Association of Management Consulting Firms Archived from the original on 1 July 2014 Retrieved 26 August 2013 A Guide on How to Select a Project Management Consultancy Project Management Institute Archived from the original on 21 December 2010 Retrieved 26 August 2013 How management consultants are cashing in on austerity The Guardian 17 October 2016 Retrieved 17 October 2016 External links EditIndicators of regulatory conditions in the professional services Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Better Regulation of Professional Services European Union Key Facts about UK Financial and Related Professional Services TheCityUK Professional Service Firms University of Cambridge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Professional services amp oldid 1174113659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
