An extensive body of workplace learning literature documents the changing nature of professional learning, knowledge and work, but the tensions between the distinctive purposes and interests of professions and organizations have not received the same level of attention. The sociology of professions literature in contrast has paid an enormous amount of attention to the contradiction of professions and organizations. This analysis is based on our recent survey (n = 2026) and in-depth interview research (n = 23) on the subject of the sources, development and use of professional knowledge amongst engineers and nurses in Canada. In this article, we primarily argue a useful contribution to research and debates on these dynamics can be framed by studies of the relations between the distinct purposes and interests of professions and organizations found in the sociology of professions. Specifically we provide evidence of a contradictory professional/organizational hybridization of the sources, development and uses of professional knowledge vis-à-vis changing patterns of education, continuing professional development, learning and knowledge/skill use. In the context of changing work processes and growing workload for engineers and nurses, we argue that professional knowledge is a target for the satisfaction of organizational purposes and interests as well as a resource for professionals defending their traditional purposes and interests. Results show that organizational change has resulted in higher workloads and fewer opportunities for formal on-the-job training and mentorship. The potential implications of hybridized professional knowledge for professions and de-professionalization are discussed.

大量的工作场所学习文献记录了专业学习，知识和工作的不断变化的性质，但是专业和组织的独特目的和利益之间的紧张关系并未得到同等关注。相比之下，专业文学的社会学已经对专业和组织的矛盾给予了极大的关注。该分析基于我们最近的调查（n  = 2026）和深度访谈研究（n = 23）有关加拿大工程师和护士的专业知识的来源，发展和使用的主题。在本文中，我们主要认为，对这些动态的研究和辩论可以做出有益的贡献，可以通过研究专业社会学中的专业和组织的独特目的与利益之间的关系来进行研究。具体来说，我们提供了证据，说明专业知识的来源，发展和使用与专业/组织的混合存在矛盾，这与不断变化的教育模式，持续的专业发展，学习和知识/技能的使用有关。在不断变化的工作流程和不断增加的工程师和护士工作量的背景下，我们认为专业知识是满足组织宗旨和利益的目标，也是捍卫其传统宗旨和利益的专业人员的资源。结果表明，组织变革导致工作量增加，接受正式在职培训和指导的机会减少。讨论了混合专业知识对专业和非专业化的潜在影响。