Professionalism is a concept that many organizations uphold as it ensures that all individuals function according to the expected standards. However, Rowland (2016) suggests that many people do not understand its meaning. According to the author, professionalism is critical in organizations because it promotes positive work behaviors. Moreover, it has notable implications on job outcomes such as satisfaction and employee performance. Therefore, Rowland (2016) proposes a comprehensive model for defining professionalism to allow its adoption in a range of professions and its comparison with other professional and organizational constructs and evaluations to assess employee performance. A comprehensive model critically defines all the elements of professionalism and enables validation. In addition, the author sought to identify a measure of professionalism to establish correlations. After executing an exploratory-factor analysis, the researcher came up with a five-factor model with 35 items to assess professionalism (Rowland 2016). Moreover, the researcher supports that the identified model has high validity as it can predict correlations. Nevertheless, the researcher recommends adopting reliable measurement models for professionalism as they can encourage interventions to ensure high standards and influence positive organizational outcomes.
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Rowland, A. W. (2016). What is professionalism? The validation of a comprehensive model of professionalism. Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1741. Web.