... of solidity and fluidity. Originality/value Fluidity, being other to solidity and stability, can be perceived as a failing, as a threat to calculation. We show, however, that, alongside stable network relations, successful quantification of the complexities of nature recovery can simultaneously...

... and delivered a more successful outcome. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the concepts of calculation, the “economic” and economization, events around domestic waste policy in Ireland are examined, and the increasing prevalence of concepts such as price, cost and profitability in these processes...

... the boundaries of institutional isomorphism and using a Foucauldian approach, the longitudinal analysis seeks to illuminate accounting and performance challenges and provide insights to the calculative techniques associated with evacuee housing. Design/methodology/approach In “act 1” this paper investigates...

... work as a process of calculation. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative data from case studies of two tertiary level geriatric organizations using observations of 33 employees and four interviews. Data related to patient discharge, and the management of the discharge processes, were analyzed...