TY  - JOUR
A1  - Seyfried, Markus
A1  - Döring, Matthias
A1  - Ansmann, Moritz
T1  - The sequence of isomorphism—
BT  - the temporal diffusion patterns of quality management in higher education institutions and hospitals
JF  - Administration & society
N2  - 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.
KW  - isomorphism
KW  - quality management
KW  - hospitals
KW  - higher education
KW  - institutions
KW  - organization
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/00953997211017137
SN  - 0095-3997
SN  - 1552-3039
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
SP  - 87
EP  - 116
PB  - Sage Publ.
CY  - Thousand Oaks
ER  -