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Conforming to accreditation in Iranian hospitals

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  • Dila Agrizzi
  • Gloria Agyemang
  • Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan

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This paper examines the operation of an accreditation programme for hospitals in Iran. It explores the process of accreditation as a regulatory control system and analyses hospitals’ responses to this type of control. We draw on the notion of steering and argue that the accreditation system is transactional in nature. Our findings show that hospitals conform to the scheme, although they also resist some of its requirements. On a wider policy level, we suggest that accreditations offer the accreditor the opportunity to impact on how activities are undertaken, but hospitals require incentives in order to make the necessary organisational changes.

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  • Dila Agrizzi & Gloria Agyemang & Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan, 2016. "Conforming to accreditation in Iranian hospitals," Accounting Forum, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(2), pages 106-124, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accfor:v:40:y:2016:i:2:p:106-124
    DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2016.02.002
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    1. Agyemang, Gloria, 2024. "Let's have a relook at accountability," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 56(1).
    2. Rosanna Spanò & Adele Caldarelli & Luca Ferri & Marco Maffei, 2020. "Context, culture and control: a case study on accounting change in an Italian regional health service," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 24(1), pages 229-272, March.
    3. Malmmose, Margit & Kure, Nikolaj, 2021. "Putting the patient first? The story of a decoupled hospital management quality initiative," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).

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