Open research questions in Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation
78 gap statements mined from Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 372 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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Future research should focus on developing and implementing effective solutions to address construct proliferation. Journals should prioritize publishing high-quality research over quantity.
Scientific journals and the academic publishing industry facilitate construct proliferation in industrial and organizational psychology · 2026 · DOIThere is a lack of concrete editorial practices to counter construct proliferation.
Scientific journals and the academic publishing industry facilitate construct proliferation in industrial and organizational psychology · 2026 · DOIThe author argues that the challenge of balancing flexibility and innovation with the need for public protection must be addressed.
The paper identifies a gap in emergency management professionalization, specifically the lack of legal accountability. It argues that this gap leaves the public vulnerable to unremediable misconduct. The author contends that this gap can be addressed through licensure.
Many displaced homemakers lack marketable skills and face poor working conditions. The trend is toward no-fault dissolution of marriage, leaving many women without financial support.
There is a need for training programs that cater to the needs of displaced homemakers. The current training programs may not be effective in supporting displaced homemakers.
The lack of awareness and instructional materials for the CPS program. The limited availability of teaching materials for all six parts of the CPS review.
There is a need to understand what factors contribute to success on the business law section of the CPA exam. Prior research has not fully addressed this question.
The gap between the needs of business students and the courses offered by educators. The lack of understanding of what courses are most important for business students.
The gap in research on predicting success in an occupation once the occupation has been chosen is identified. Limited effort has been given to predicting success in an occupation for clerical workers.
It highlights the need for a planning theory that takes into account the role of planners in telling stories and creating possibilities.
The paper suggests that future research could consider the impact of other factors, such as inflation or uncertainty, on risk-taking behavior. The paper also suggests that future research could analyze the effect of different tax systems on risk-taking behavior. The paper notes that future research could provide further insights into the relationship between taxation and risk-taking behavior.
The paper notes that prior work has not fully considered the impact of taxation on investment decisions. The paper aims to fill this gap by providing a new analysis of the effect of progressive taxation on risk-taking.
The study highlights the need for further research on the gap between the idealized view of a profession and the reality of its practice.
The study is limited to a sample of occupational titles from the 1966 Census classification. The study does not provide more than face-validity for the occupational scales.
Occupational Prestige in A ustralia and Canada: A Comparison and Validation of Some Occupational Scales · 1972 · DOIThe study highlights the need for further research on occupational prestige in Australia and Canada.
Occupational Prestige in A ustralia and Canada: A Comparison and Validation of Some Occupational Scales · 1972 · DOIThe analysis is limited to a 'Golden Age' scenario. The paper does not provide a realistic measure of the rate of profit in real-world situations. The paper does not offer easy 'rules of thumb' to adjust for the factors that influence the measure.
Future research could explore the development of a more accurate measure of the rate of profit. Future research could examine the implications of the paper's findings for financial decision-making and investment strategies.
The paper suggests the need for post-conference action. It emphasizes the importance of sound professional preparation and the development of competencies common to all teachers and leaders.
There is a need for refinement of the machinery for accrediting professional preparatory programs. The paper identifies a gap in the development of competencies common to all teachers and leaders.
The long essay is seen as a way to teach students to think critically and make deductions from data.
Little is known to date about the factors that inform students’ non-credit program choices, or how malleable these choices are; this is an important area…
The paper identifies a gap in the recognition of the CPS rating by employers. The paper also identifies a gap in the provision of professional and financial benefits to certified secretaries.
The development of more instructional materials for the CPS program. The investigation of the effectiveness of different types of instructional materials.
The agency faced operational obstacles in the process of realization. The agency struggled with the progressive poverty of the service delivery systems of the City.
Most-cited papers in Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation
- On being a professional in a “Big Six” firm · Accounting Organizations and Society · 1998 · 336 citations
- Beauty, Productivity, and Discrimination: Lawyers' Looks and Lucre · Journal of Labor Economics · 1998 · 320 citations
- Managing the Multiple Identities of the Corporation · California Management Review · 2002 · 257 citations
- Investment, Moral Hazard, and Occupational Licensing · The Review of Economic Studies · 1986 · 208 citations
- Prerequisites to guarantee life‐long employability · Personnel Review · 2002 · 129 citations
- Does teacher testing raise teacher quality? Evidence from state certification requirements · Economics of Education Review · 2007 · 125 citations
- ACCOUNTANTS, TOO, COULD BE HAPPY IN A GOLDEN AGE: THE ACCOUNTANTS RATE OF PROFIT AND THE INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN 1 · Oxford Economic Papers · 1976 · 104 citations
- THE ACCOUNTANT IN A GOLDEN AGE · Oxford Economic Papers · 1965 · 97 citations
- Occupational Restrictions and the Quality of Service Received: Some Evidence · Southern Economic Journal · 1981 · 83 citations
- CASPer, an online pre-interview screen for personal/professional characteristics: prediction of national licensure scores · Advances in Health Sciences Education · 2016 · 76 citations
Most recent work
- A Licensure Framework for Autonomous Clinical AI · JAMA · 2026
- Medicaid Work Requirements—The Physician as Arbiter · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2026
- Professionalization without legal accountability is incomplete · Journal of Emergency Management · 2026
- Medical Licensing and State Police Power · JAMA · 2026
- Occupational Licensing in the United States · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2026
- Real Estate License Alberta Property Manager Practice Test PDF · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Scientific journals and the academic publishing industry facilitate construct proliferation in industrial and organizational psychology · Industrial and Organizational Psychology · 2026
- Insurance Institute Insurance Institute RIBO-Level-1 PDF · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Education Briefing: Professional valuation standards – the RICS red book · Journal of Property Investment & Finance · 2026
- Real Estate Licensing Real Estate Licensing Maryland-Real-Estate-Salesperson PDF · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
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