@article{ApeltBesioCorsietal.2017,
  author    = {Apelt, Maja and Besio, Cristina and Corsi, Giancarlo and von Groddeck, Victoria and Grothe-Hammer, Michael and Tacke, Veronika},
  title     = {Resurrecting organization without renouncing society},
  series = {European management journal},
  volume    = {35},
  journal   = {European management journal},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Elsevier Science},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0263-2373},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.emj.2017.01.002},
  pages     = {8 -- 14},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {In a recent article in this journal, Ahrne, Brunsson, and Seidl (2016) suggest a definition of organization as a 'decided social order' composed of five elements (membership, rules, hierarchies, monitoring, and sanctions) which rest on decisions. 'Partial organization' uses only one or a few of these decidable elements while 'complete organization' uses them all. Such decided orders may also occur outside formal organizations, as the authors observe. Although we appreciate the idea of improving our understanding of organization(s) in modern society, we believe that Ahrne, Brunsson, and Seidl's suggestion jeopardizes the concept of organization by blurring its specific meaning. As the authors already draw on the work of Niklas Luhmann, we propose taking this exploration a step further and the potential of systems theory more seriously. Organizational analysis would then be able to retain a distinctive notion of formal organization on the one hand while benefiting from an encompassing theory of modern society on the other. With this extended conceptual framework, we would expect to gain a deeper understanding of how organizations implement and shape different societal realms as well as mediate between their particular logics, and, not least, how they are related to non-organizational social forms (e.g. families).},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PepplerFeisstSchneideretal.2023,
  author    = {Peppler, Lisa and Feißt, Martin and Schneider, Anna and Apelt, Maja and Schenk, Liane},
  title     = {Beyond one-sided expectations of integration},
  series = {European journal of public health},
  volume    = {33},
  journal   = {European journal of public health},
  number    = {Supplement 2},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1101-1262},
  doi       = {10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1484},
  pages     = {1},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Background: Like most countries, Germany is currently recruiting international nurses due to staff shortages. While these are mostly academic, the academisation of nursing in Germany has only just begun. This allows for a broader look at the participation of migrant nurses: How do care teams deal with the fact that immigrant colleagues are theoretically more highly qualified than long-established colleagues? Methods: Case studies were conducted in four inpatient care teams of two hospitals in 2022. Qualitative data include 26 observation protocols, 4 group discussions and 17 guided interviews. These were analysed using the documentary method and validated intersubjectively. Results: Due to current academisation efforts in Germany and the immigration of academised nursing staff from abroad, the areas of activity and responsibility of nursing in Germany are under negotiating pressure. This concerns basic care for example, which in Germany is provided by skilled workers, but in other countries is mostly provided by assistants or relatives. The question of who should provide basic care, whether all nurses or only nursing assistants, documents the struggle between an established and a new understanding of care. In this context, the knowledge and skills of migrant and academicised care workers become a crucial aspect in the struggle for a new professional identity for care in Germany. Conclusions: The specific situation in Germany makes it possible to show the potential for change that international care migration can constitute for destination countries. The far-reaching process of change of German nursing is given a further dimension not only by its academization, but by the immigration of international and academically trained nursing staff, where inclusive or exclusive effects can already be observed. Key messages: The increasing proportion of migrant nurses accelerates the current discussion on nursing in Germany. Conflict areas show up in everyday work of care teams and must be addressed there.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ApeltKochMichalowskietal.2023,
  author    = {Apelt, Maja and Koch, Annika and Michalowski, Ines and Molzberger, Kaspar and Schenk, Liane and Schmidt, Max Oliver},
  title     = {How organisations regulate Muslim body practices},
  series = {Comparative migration studies},
  volume    = {11},
  journal   = {Comparative migration studies},
  publisher = {European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations},
  address   = {Utrecht},
  issn      = {2214-594X},
  doi       = {10.1186/s40878-023-00355-y},
  pages     = {19},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {In a comparison of three human service organisations in which the human body plays a key role, we examine how organisations regulate religious body practices. We concentrate on Muslim norms of dressing and undressing as a potential focal point of cultural and religious diversity. Inspired by Ray's (2019) idea of racialized organizations, we assume that state-run organizations in Germany are characterized by a strong commitment to religious tolerance and non-discrimination but also marked by anti- Muslim sentiment prevalent among the German population. Our study looks for mechanism that explain how Human Service Organizations accommodate Muslim body practices. It draws on qualitative empirical data collected in state-run hospitals, schools and swimming pools in Germany. Our analyses show that the organizations draw on formal and informal rules at the organizational level to accommodate Islam. We identify five general organizational mechanisms that may hinder Muslim accommodation in human service organizations. In particular, we see a risk of decoupling between the expectation of religious tolerance and processes that lead to informal discrimination, driven mainly by the difficulty of controlling group dynamics among users.},
  language  = {en}
}