Implementation of standards. Explaining translation of the Common Language Standard in the Danish municipalities
Abstract
There is an abundance of standards in the local policy area. Such standards include: The Balanced Scorecard, LEAN Management, Common Language just to mention a few. Standards are characterised by being well-defined formulas to be used by many actors within a field. However, standards are not necessarily being used in the same way everywhere. Standards are translatable. The article contributes with empirical knowledge about the implementation of the Common Language Standard that is used in the senior-citizen area in the Danish municipalities. It is shown that organizational as well as actor based resources can explain the translation processes. Theoretically the explanation is build on sociological new-institutional theory and insights from actor-centred institutionalism. Methodologically the analysis builds on quantitative data in the form of a questionnaire survey among Danish municipalities.
Publisher
Kommunforskning i Västsverige
Journal title
Kommunal ekonomi och politik
Volume
13
Issue
1
Start page
33
End page
49
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Date
2009Author
Skov Dahl, Poul
Bergholdt Asmussen, Mikael
Keywords
Administration
Standards
Common Language Standard
Denmark
Publication type
article, peer reviewed scientific
Language
eng