Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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John Kenneth Galbraith, Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus, said that members of his profession ought to make public their outside sources of income. "Since economists speak out regularly on public issues, one should know by whom they are employed. If they are working for a government or trade union this...
In his speech at this year's dinner, President Bok followed last year's critique of the medical profession with a discussion of the problems of excess litigation in American society and the overbundance of lawyers.
In his Annual President's report of 1973-74, Bok focused on the goals--or "mission" as Kennedy School people like to say--of Harvard's school of government: to train a "new profession" of public servants to hold responsible positions in the government.
Governmentis getting so important, big and complicated that "like it or not, public officials will establish the framework that determines the ability of each segment of society to achieve its goals...," Bok wrote. He added, "Since Universities are primarily responsible for advanced training in our society, they share a unique...
...aspires to a vision of the School in the 80's becoming a substantial professional school--he hopes it will be for the public sector what Harvard's Schools of Medecine, Law and Business do for their respective professions--Improve them. "The legal system and profession function better because we have law schools," says...