Gore, O., Hammond, J., Bailey, S. et al. (2 more authors) (2019) Not every public sector is a field : evidence from the recent overhaul of the English NHS. Public Management Review, 21 (4). pp. 559-580. ISSN 1471-9037
Abstract
A structural interpretation of institutionalism has become dominant in public management research. Yet, studies tend to assume an institutional-level phenomenon without specifying how an organizational field was identified or whether structural characteristics can indeed be found in the organizational population studied. This lacuna is illustrated by exploring the structural interpretation of the field construct in the case of the recent overhaul of English primary care. Findings demonstrate the need for a more robust application of institutionalism in empirical research. Possible research problems for public management and a future research agenda based on a more relational approach to fields are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Institutionalism; organizational fields; management reform; healthcare; United Kingdom |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) programme IS-CLA-0113-10021 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2020 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2020 10:56 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14719037.2018.1503703 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:158585 |