Timeline for Generic name for "manager" in social science theorizing
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| Nov 23, 2019 at 10:39 | vote | accept | Tripartio | ||
| Oct 9, 2019 at 20:36 | comment | added | GrotesqueSI | @Buffy Is totally right here. The best term from sociology for this is "agent". It may not work for you, but it is what we sociologists would use, it's the "existing term". If the existing sociological term is unusable for you for the reasons you state, sociology isn't where you can draw upon. | |
| Oct 9, 2019 at 13:30 | comment | added | Buffy | Maybe, but language is seldom so precise as to preclude misunderstanding. Better you give the definition you intend, even for a common/generic term. As you note "manager" only captures part of it. | |
| Oct 9, 2019 at 13:28 | comment | added | Tripartio | But my question is a prelude to defining my own term: I'm trying to find out if a suitable term already exists. I would much prefer to use an existing term than to invent or redefine my own, with whatever loaded meanings that might entail. Besides, if someone can suggest something very close, I could hopefully learn a lot by reading some literature that explains it. | |
| Oct 9, 2019 at 13:26 | comment | added | Buffy | I think in any such situation, you need to pick a term and define it in the paper according to your intent. And in business an executive with such agency works as an agent on behalf of the organization. I don't see a conflict. But you have agency here. :-) Also see: thesaurus.com/browse/agent | |
| Oct 9, 2019 at 13:24 | comment | added | Tripartio | Thanks for the good idea, but I've added an edit (which should have been part of the original question) that explains why I hesitate on "agent". | |
| Oct 9, 2019 at 13:14 | history | answered | Buffy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |