Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details.

Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractIn Britain, government has a range of initiatives to get public sector and third sector organisations working together successfully. This article draws upon preliminary evidence from a series of policy seminars undertaken in a sub-region of Northern England. The aim of the article is to remark upon two aspects of inter-sector relationships. Firstly to explore differences in occupational and professional identity within and across sectors; and secondly, to consider organisational cultural differences which appear to operate in the two sectors. From this analysis, research questions will be raised which may help to determine how organisational cultures and occupational identities are produced and, explain how they are reproduced or change over time. The conceptual value of the article lies in its critical assessment of 'taken for granted' ideas, embedded notions which go 'unrecognised' and 'unspoken' assumptions which affect practices. The analysis suggests new areas for enquiry which will strengthen understanding and inject greater realism into government expectations about public sector -third sector working relationships.

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