... and policymakers identifying challenges that might hinder the fulfillment of political intentions. Originality/value This paper draws on a case from Norway; however, the findings are of general interest. The study contributes to the academic discussion on how to consider both the health authorities...

... in the area of vascular surgery at a regional and a local level in Norway. The study draws upon extensive document analyses, semi-structured interviews and field conversations. The empirical material was analyzed in several steps through an inductive approach and described and explained through...

... implemented in Norwegian nursing homes; thus, how professionals handle contradicting logics in their daily work needs to be explored, and which mechanisms they use need to be identified. Performance management Professionalism Norway Nursing homes Institutional logics A major question...

... Norway Hospitals Budgetary control Accounting information, budgets and performance measurements are vital parts of the management control systems in public sector organizations. However, an extensively researched issue in the literature has questioned the role of budgeting in public hospitals...

... in Norway and in Europe in general. The development of green care seems to have stagnated. This paper seeks to analyze and discuss the case of Norwegian green care in order to reflect on the hindrances to the further development of a viable green care sector. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

... by examining: The managers career track. How they perform their managerial position in their daily work. Reflections about their future as managers. The empirical material is based on two different studies comprising three sets of data: In Norway, as in other Western countries, several...

... as well as the co‐existence of old and new forms of organising. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Home care Norway Health services sector Change management In Norway the system of healthcare provision is based on a decentralised model. The idea that decentralisation...

... managerial accountability may be externally imposed management control over clinical activity (Hunter, 1994). Health services Doctors Managers Clinical medicine Norway In recent years there has been a growing focus on management in hospitals, which can be connected to the influence of new...