A Nurse and a Civil Servant changing institutions: Entrepreneurial processes in different public sector organizations

Sundin, Elisabeth; Tillmar, Malin

doi:10.1016/j.scaman.2008.03.006

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“…That rationalities are gendered in the labour marketwas described by the Norwegian sociologist Kari Waerness more than twenty years ago (1984). It has also been supported by recent findings in other contexts (Ross-Smith & Kornberger, 2004;Sundin, 2008). Entrepreneurship and owner-management do not seem to be exceptions.…”

Section: Doing Gender In Organizations and Entrepreneurshipsupporting

confidence: 70%

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Masculinisation of the public sector

Sundin

Tillmar

2010

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

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PurposeThe paper aims to explore the consequences of new public management (NPM) inspired reforms in general and outsourcing of traditional public sector responsibilities in Sweden to private organizations in particular. At centre stage are the roles of entrepreneurs, women‐owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and socially constructed paradigms of gender in this process. The paper's aim is to explore, through a local‐level case study, the currently ongoing process of gendering and regendering in a female‐dominated sector. This is done by a qualitative real‐time study of the introduction of a customer‐choice system in elder care in a Swedish municipality.Design/methodology/approachThe formal decision in Spring 2008 to introduce a “customer‐choice model” into home‐based elderly care in the municipality is the formal starting point of the research. The authors are given full access to all relevant information and informants including all questions and suggestions from the potential suppliers who were applying to be “authorized and certified suppliers”. Interviews are the main method but also written material like applications and newspaper articles and “letters to the editor” are studied.FindingsThe outcome of the changes are, from the decision‐makers point of view, disappointing. The consequences so far of the customer‐choice system, that have been examined here, can be labelled increased masculinism or even a masculinization of the elderly care sector. Whether the polarization is a presage of the process to come is too early to tell. If so, the masculinization observed in this paper extends along three dimensions: governing logic, leadership and ownership. These gender consequences are not those expected or intended by the leading local actors.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is made in an ongoing process. The politicians are making changes aiming at making better working conditions for SMEs and former employees especially women. It is therefore important to follow up what is going to happen in the future. Comparisons with other municipalities and other regimes, nationally and internationally, would also be valuable.Practical implicationsIn this case, the practical implications are, almost, the same as the research implications.Originality/valueThe real‐time research design is used focusing on what is happening in practise at the lower organizational levels of an organizational “experiment” of this kind make this paper unusual and valuable both for researchers and practioners.

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Section: Doing Gender In Organizations and Entrepreneurshipsupporting

confidence: 70%

“…We take as a point of departure previous studies on change processes in public organizations at the national (Christensen & Laegreid, 2001) and local level (Sundin & Tillmar, 2008). Such studies link ongoing changes to what is termed New Public Management (NPM).…”

Section: New Institutionalism Within Organization Studiesmentioning

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Masculinisation of the public sector

Sundin

Tillmar

2010

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

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“…The findings also suggest that public-private collaboration is critically important as the public authorities' willingness and capacity to innovate varies. These aspects could be studied further, going into neo-institutional theory in greater depth, integrating it with contributions from the lifestyle entrepreneurship literature and drawing on the insights provided by Sundin and Tillmar (2008) concerning the entrepreneurial processes that take place in the public sector.…”

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The emergence of Tuscany as a wedding destination: the role of local wedding planners

Bertella

2016

Tourism Planning & Development

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“…Klofsten & Jones-Evans, 1996;Sundin & Tillmar, 2008). These people initiate cluster initiatives by acquiring various resources, signing up members, and designing intermediary activities (Aziz & Norhashim, 2008).…”

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Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries : A Study of their Management and Stakeholders

Laur

2015

Linköping Studies in Science and Technology. Dissertations

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This dissertation offers a platform to understand the nature of cluster initiatives as a socioeconomic phenomenon combining cluster, entrepreneurship and intermediary features. They are particular types of ventures facilitating networks and dialog platforms adjusted to local contexts and offering a way to enhance regional development. The success of clusters and regions is shaped by the degree they are based on and involve entrepreneurial activity, which is viewed here under the prism of cluster initiatives. This dissertation uses both qualitative and quantitative approaches to study various organizational aspects of cluster initiatives and their intermediary role as well as providing recommendations for the management and support of these organizations. It is based on five papers written by the author of the dissertation solely and in collaboration with other scholars where the level of analysis is focused on cluster initiatives. Based on empirical material from the papers this dissertation brings together both the structural and organizational content of cluster initiatives by providing evidence in the areas of actors and relationships, mode of organization and intermediary specific, assessment and management as well as policy.This work has generated the following conclusions: firstly, cluster initiatives represent organizations bringing together a four-faceted constellation of interrelated actors (i.e. the initiative itself, key player, support and target group), through organization of intermediary activities. Secondly, these organizations are organized as temporary projects, but being able to attract many members and to satisfy their needs through diversified and innovative activities can help them to achieve longevity. The longevity of initiatives can also be supported by policy, which in order to become effective, should include a long-term perspective and bottom-up approach. And finally, the study proposes a model of five central qualitative success factors to be used for the assessment and management of the initiatives, which together depict a holistic picture of their functioning. This model contains elements such as idea, driving forces, activities, organization and critical mass. The two models of interrelated actors and of success factors form the main contribution of this work. Extending the stream of studies this dissertation raises awareness and calls for recognition of cluster initiatives as important actors working in-between the boundaries of other organizations and institutions.

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A Nurse and a Civil Servant changing institutions: Entrepreneurial processes in different public sector organizations

Cited by 45 publications

References 38 publications

Masculinisation of the public sector

Masculinisation of the public sector

The emergence of Tuscany as a wedding destination: the role of local wedding planners

Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries : A Study of their Management and Stakeholders

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