Vera Winter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4385436 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vera Winter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vera |
| FAMILY NAME | Winter |
| SIGNATURE | WINTER V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wuppertal |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7087-2400 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bureaucratic Reputation Theory: Micro-Level Theoretical Extensions
Bureaucratic Reputation Theory (BRT) focuses on the role of public agencies’ reputation as an asset in socio-political dynamics. Agencies aim to manage their reputation for different audiences to have higher levels of (publicly legitimized) strategic independence, autonomy, and discretion. Considering that reputations form because of shared reputational beliefs among individuals, we study bureaucratic reputation from a dialogic perspective betwee…
Relationships matter: How workplace social capital affects absenteeism of public sector employees
Although absenteeism is a key concern in most western societies, research on reducing absenteeism in public sector organizations is scarce, particularly regarding the impact of organizational relationships. By building on the concept of workplace social capital (WSC) and using a large longitudinal cohort of Danish municipal employees, this study shows that three types of WSC (bridging, direct-leader-linking, and top-level-linking WSC) reduce abse…
The association between public managers' type of education and prioritizing core service provision and communication
An important question in public management is whether public organizations should prefer or avoid specialist managers (i.e., managers whose professional backgrounds match the work they oversee). Research has shown that specialist managers are associated with better field‐specific performance in public organizations, and theory suggests that they lead differently than nonspecialist managers. However, there is no empirical evidence to support this …
Managing quality of cost information in clinical costing: Evidence across seven countries
Purpose The purpose is to assess the impact of clinical costing approaches on the quality of cost information in seven countries (Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal). Design/methodology/approach Costing practices in seven countries were analysed via questionnaires, interviews and relevant published material. Findings Although clinical costing is intended to support a similar range of purposes, countries displ…
The contagious leader: A panel study on occupational stress transfer in a large Danish municipality
Occupational stress has immense economic and health-related consequences for individuals, organizations, and societies. In this context, the question of whether and how stress among managers transmits to their subordinates is highly interesting, yet not profoundly researched. This study aims to empirically investigate the effect of manager occupational stress on the development of subordinate stress and for how long such effects last in time. We …
Hospital staff shortages: Environmental and organizational determinants and implications for patient satisfaction
Once is rarely enough: Can social prescribing facilitate adherence to non-clinical community and voluntary sector health services? Empirical evidence from Germany
Background Non-clinical health interventions provided by the voluntary and community sector can improve patients’ health and well-being and reduce pressure on primary and secondary care, but only if patients adhere to them. This study provides novel insights into the impact of doctor referrals to such services, known as social prescribing, on patients’ adherence to them. Methods Using a negative binomial model, we analysed electronic visitor reco…
Antecedents and Consequences of Corporatization: An Empirical Analysis of German Public Hospitals
The idea of privatizing or corporatizing public enterprises to improve organizational performance is a central tenet of the new public management movement. Yet while privatization represents a well-established subject of inquiry, corporatization remains a research field scarcely trodden, leaving the public debate bereft of sound empirical evidence. Building on the contingency theory, principal-agent theory, and corporatization literatures, the pu…
Antecedents and Consequences of Corporatization: An Empirical Analysis of German Public Hospitals
The idea of privatizing or corporatizing public enterprises to improve organizational performance is a central tenet of the new public management movement. Yet while privatization represents a well-established subject of inquiry, corporatization remains a research field scarcely trodden, leaving the public debate bereft of sound empirical evidence. Building on the contingency theory, principal-agent theory, and corporatization literatures, the pu…
The association between public managers' type of education and prioritizing core service provision and communication
An important question in public management is whether public organizations should prefer or avoid specialist managers (i.e., managers whose professional backgrounds match the work they oversee). Research has shown that specialist managers are associated with better field‐specific performance in public organizations, and theory suggests that they lead differently than nonspecialist managers. However, there is no empirical evidence to support this …
Antecedents and Consequences of Corporatization: An Empirical Analysis of German Public Hospitals
The idea of privatizing or corporatizing public enterprises to improve organizational performance is a central tenet of the new public management movement. Yet while privatization represents a well-established subject of inquiry, corporatization remains a research field scarcely trodden, leaving the public debate bereft of sound empirical evidence. Building on the contingency theory, principal-agent theory, and corporatization literatures, the pu…
Hospital staff shortages: Environmental and organizational determinants and implications for patient satisfaction
Once is rarely enough: Can social prescribing facilitate adherence to non-clinical community and voluntary sector health services? Empirical evidence from Germany
Background Non-clinical health interventions provided by the voluntary and community sector can improve patients’ health and well-being and reduce pressure on primary and secondary care, but only if patients adhere to them. This study provides novel insights into the impact of doctor referrals to such services, known as social prescribing, on patients’ adherence to them. Methods Using a negative binomial model, we analysed electronic visitor reco…
Managing quality of cost information in clinical costing: Evidence across seven countries
Purpose The purpose is to assess the impact of clinical costing approaches on the quality of cost information in seven countries (Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Portugal). Design/methodology/approach Costing practices in seven countries were analysed via questionnaires, interviews and relevant published material. Findings Although clinical costing is intended to support a similar range of purposes, countries displ…
The contagious leader: A panel study on occupational stress transfer in a large Danish municipality
Occupational stress has immense economic and health-related consequences for individuals, organizations, and societies. In this context, the question of whether and how stress among managers transmits to their subordinates is highly interesting, yet not profoundly researched. This study aims to empirically investigate the effect of manager occupational stress on the development of subordinate stress and for how long such effects last in time. We …
Relationships matter: How workplace social capital affects absenteeism of public sector employees
Although absenteeism is a key concern in most western societies, research on reducing absenteeism in public sector organizations is scarce, particularly regarding the impact of organizational relationships. By building on the concept of workplace social capital (WSC) and using a large longitudinal cohort of Danish municipal employees, this study shows that three types of WSC (bridging, direct-leader-linking, and top-level-linking WSC) reduce abse…
The association between public managers' type of education and prioritizing core service provision and communication
An important question in public management is whether public organizations should prefer or avoid specialist managers (i.e., managers whose professional backgrounds match the work they oversee). Research has shown that specialist managers are associated with better field‐specific performance in public organizations, and theory suggests that they lead differently than nonspecialist managers. However, there is no empirical evidence to support this …
Bureaucratic Reputation Theory: Micro-Level Theoretical Extensions
Bureaucratic Reputation Theory (BRT) focuses on the role of public agencies’ reputation as an asset in socio-political dynamics. Agencies aim to manage their reputation for different audiences to have higher levels of (publicly legitimized) strategic independence, autonomy, and discretion. Considering that reputations form because of shared reputational beliefs among individuals, we study bureaucratic reputation from a dialogic perspective betwee…
Business (5 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works)