Social work's entry into the industrial world raises several issues that merit serious consideration. Primary among these is the basic conflict between the profession's dedication to people's well-being and industry's dedication to profits. How this conflict is resolved will determine the decisions made on other pertinent issues such as the nature of services offered industry, the auspices of such services, and, indeed, whether social work really belongs in the world of industry at all.
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DSW Rosalie Bakalinsky (1980) studied this question.