Journal article
The political economy of management knowledge: management texts in english healtcare organizations
- Abstract:
- Have generic management texts and associated knowledges now extensively diffused into public services organizations? If so, why? Our empirical study of English healthcare organizations detects an extensive presence of such texts. We argue that their ready diffusion relates to two macro‐level forces: (i) the influence of the underlying political economy of public services reform and (ii) a strongly developed business school/management consulting knowledge nexus. This macro perspective theoretically complements existing explanations from the meso or middle level of analysis which examine diffusion processes within the public services field, and also more micro literature which focuses on agency from individual knowledge leaders.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1111/padm.12221
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+ Bach, T
- Role:
- Editor
+ De Francesco, F
- Role:
- Editor
+ Maggetti, M
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- Editor
+ Ruffing, E
- Role:
- Editor
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Journal:
- Public Administration More from this journal
- Volume:
- 94
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 185-203
- Publication date:
- 2015-10-16
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-08-13
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- EISSN:
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1467-9299
- ISSN:
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0033-3298
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pubs:731885
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uuid:1d311357-dbac-4ce0-9732-f10f484f5497
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pubs:731885
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731885
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2017-10-03
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- Copyright holder:
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2015
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- © 2015 John Wiley and Sons Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12221
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