Stig Linde
Universitetslektor
The Parish in the Audit Society
Författare
Summary, in English
Parishes are to some extent restrictive about embracing new ideas on auditing and quality control. With assistance from neo-institutional theory it can be shown that the concepts bring with them norms of an “ideal organization”: the market based independent actor with control over its resources and boundaries. Actors from the surrounding “auditing society” contribute to a shifting of the focus for control in the Church of Sweden: from the beliefs and lives of the members to the resources and behaviour of the organization. By adopting a concept such as Balanced Scorecard the parish priest’s role as manager, with a leadership hierarchy and boundaries, is made clear.
Avdelning/ar
- Socialhögskolan
Publiceringsår
2011
Språk
Engelska
Dokumenttyp
Konferensbidrag
Ämne
- Social Work
Nyckelord
- Quality assessment
- Church of Sweden
Conference name
the 3rd conference on Church Leadership and Organizational Change: topic “Church Work and Management in Change”
Conference date
2011-09-15 - 2011-09-17
Conference place
Järvenpää, Finland
Status
Unpublished
Forskningsgrupp
- Organisation och organisering