can a doctor get in trouble with the law for doing what a nurse does?
I don’t think MDs are automatically allowed to practice as nurses, if that’s what you mean. Also, nurses have specialization just like doctors do, and only those with the needed training and certification are allowed to perform various special procedures. And I’m pretty sure doctors aren’t allowed to perform those procedures.
Why does it matter? MDs are special in the eyes of the law, but that’s just something special to MDs, and indended to curb malpractice and charlatans, not just to preserve a guild’s power. Executives aren’t a legally special class. For army officers the question doesn’t arise.
I can’t see much qualitative difference between the” professions” of senior manager and executive , except for this implicit presumption of agentiness.
I can’t see much segregation between the two, either. Senior managers often become execs. Maybe it’s a difference in the corporate cultures of our experiences, and your agentiness model fits the culture you describe.
I’m pretty sure that executives have legal liabilities that non-execs lack, although that might apply in most cases just to the top execs.
For army officers the question doesn’t arise.
The question of being legally allowed to do certain things? There are lots of duties in the army that only an officer can legally do but an NCO cannot, but not the other way around.
in the corporate cultures of our experiences,
I’m thinking of very large companies, including those I have worked in; and those I have read about. Startups allow agentiness to everyone.
I’m pretty sure that executives have legal liabilities that non-execs lack, although that might apply in most cases just to the top execs.
Particular roles (CEO, board member, CFO, …) have particular legal responsibilities. I don’t think there’s any law addressing executives or “top executives” as a class.
There are lots of duties in the army that only an officer can legally do but an NCO cannot, but not the other way around.
There are roles that require being an officer, sure. But more technically, they always require being an officer of a certain minimum grade. Other positions require being a non-officer of a certain grade or above. And plenty of technical positions require specific training and certification, regardless of officer status.
I’m thinking of very large companies, including those I have worked in; and those I have read about. Startups allow agentiness to everyone.
I would describe it as startups requiring agentiness from almost everyone qualified to work in a startup. Otherwise it becomes just a small company and probably fails.
The startup where I work is just now transitioning into a post-investment non-startup company with a board of managers. And so, for the first time, we’re explicitly looking to hire non-agenty people to fill some junior roles. Agentiness is very much the word I’d use to describe some of our staffing decisions. But we still don’t have anything like an exec vs. everyone else distinction. I’m one of two technical architects, a programmer, very agenty, and definitely not an “executive” (and I don’t have any legally binding duties beyond an ordinary employee with a contract).
I don’t think MDs are automatically allowed to practice as nurses, if that’s what you mean. Also, nurses have specialization just like doctors do, and only those with the needed training and certification are allowed to perform various special procedures. And I’m pretty sure doctors aren’t allowed to perform those procedures.
Why does it matter? MDs are special in the eyes of the law, but that’s just something special to MDs, and indended to curb malpractice and charlatans, not just to preserve a guild’s power. Executives aren’t a legally special class. For army officers the question doesn’t arise.
I can’t see much segregation between the two, either. Senior managers often become execs. Maybe it’s a difference in the corporate cultures of our experiences, and your agentiness model fits the culture you describe.
I’m pretty sure that executives have legal liabilities that non-execs lack, although that might apply in most cases just to the top execs.
The question of being legally allowed to do certain things? There are lots of duties in the army that only an officer can legally do but an NCO cannot, but not the other way around.
I’m thinking of very large companies, including those I have worked in; and those I have read about. Startups allow agentiness to everyone.
Particular roles (CEO, board member, CFO, …) have particular legal responsibilities. I don’t think there’s any law addressing executives or “top executives” as a class.
There are roles that require being an officer, sure. But more technically, they always require being an officer of a certain minimum grade. Other positions require being a non-officer of a certain grade or above. And plenty of technical positions require specific training and certification, regardless of officer status.
I would describe it as startups requiring agentiness from almost everyone qualified to work in a startup. Otherwise it becomes just a small company and probably fails.
The startup where I work is just now transitioning into a post-investment non-startup company with a board of managers. And so, for the first time, we’re explicitly looking to hire non-agenty people to fill some junior roles. Agentiness is very much the word I’d use to describe some of our staffing decisions. But we still don’t have anything like an exec vs. everyone else distinction. I’m one of two technical architects, a programmer, very agenty, and definitely not an “executive” (and I don’t have any legally binding duties beyond an ordinary employee with a contract).
Interesting example of non-agentiness being considered a plus for some jobs.
It’s not a plus, it’s an acceptable minus, a trade-off vs. a lower paycheck.