@article{SeyfriedDoeringAnsmann2022,
  author    = {Seyfried, Markus and D{\"o}ring, Matthias and Ansmann, Moritz},
  title     = {The sequence of isomorphism—},
  series = {Administration \& society},
  volume    = {54},
  journal   = {Administration \& society},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Sage Publ.},
  address   = {Thousand Oaks},
  issn      = {0095-3997},
  doi       = {10.1177/00953997211017137},
  pages     = {87 -- 116},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Isomorphism has been widely used to describe why trends penetrate entire organizational fields. However, research so far has neglected the temporal aspects of such diffusion processes and the organizational reasons underlying the introduction of new management tools. We argue that during reform waves, the reasons for adopting the new tools differ over time. Using comparative data from two surveys on quality management in the field of higher education and the health sector, we show that early adopters are more likely to be motivated by instrumental reasons, while late adopters will more likely be motivated by institutional reasons.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KlenkPieper2013,
  author    = {Klenk, Tanja and Pieper, Jonas},
  title     = {Accountability in a privatized welfare state the case of the german hospital market},
  series = {Administration \& society},
  volume    = {45},
  journal   = {Administration \& society},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Sage Publ.},
  address   = {Thousand Oaks},
  issn      = {0095-3997},
  doi       = {10.1177/0095399712451890},
  pages     = {326 -- 356},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {One of the most striking features of recent public sector reform in Europe is privatization. This development raises questions of accountability: By whom and for what are managers of private for-profit organizations delivering public goods held accountable? Analyzing accountability mechanisms through the lens of an institutional organizational approach and on the empirical basis of hospital privatization in Germany, the article contributes to the empirical and theoretical understanding of public accountability of private actors. The analysis suggests that accountability is not declining but rather multiplying. The shifts in the locus and content of accountability cause organizational stress for private hospitals.},
  language  = {en}
}