Just over two decades ago, in a Perspective article the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM), Tomkovick and Miller, called for professionalization new product development (NPD). Professionalization innovation management (as broader function which NPD is embedded) was posited to require combination scientific knowledge coupled with specific expertise. We revisit that call (1) assess w...

This article discusses the nature of professionalization student affairs and services (SAS) in Africa by analyzing discourses evident legitimated through Journal Student Affairs (JSAA). The analysis is driven three research questions: What extent journal’s engagement with terms profession, professionalism, professional, professionalization? How are these used journal how do uses relate to socia...