This volume includes studies of organizations that deliver professional services, including accounting, law, and management consulting firms . These organizations are of importance for several reasons: they underpin the modern economy, enabling economic exchange; they constitute the 'intellect industry', developing and disseminating new ideas; and, they are exemplars of knowledge-intensive organizations. Contributors include researchers from North America and Europe.Research in the Sociology of Organizations is now available online at ScienceDirect - full-text online of volumes 17 onwards.Elsevier book series on ScienceDirect gives multiple users throughout an institutionsimultaneous online access to an important compliment to primary research. Digitaldelivery ensures users reliable, 24-hour access to the latest peer-reviewed content. TheElsevier book series are compiled and written by the most highly regarded authors in theirfields and are selected from across the globe using Elsevier's extensive researchernetwork.