In "Replicating Milgram: Would People Still Obey Today?" Jerry M. Burger reported a high base rate of obedience, comparable to that observed by Stanley Milgram (1974). Another condition, involving a defiant confederate, failed to significantly reduce obedience. This commentary discusses the primary contributions of Burger's study in terms of (a) its novel methodological variation on Milgram's o...

The article explores two key factors which contribute to shape the poor working conditions of nursing in Argentina. A first objective focuses on exploring the effect of the occupation's care component, closely associated with cultural images of "inherent" female qualities, on working conditions. A second objective aims to examine the way in which the organization of health services provision in...

Infrastructure systems consist of many heterogeneous decision making entities and technological artefacts. They are governed through public policy that unravels in a multi-scale institutional context, ranging from norms and values to technical standards. For example, to integrate biogas infrastructure in a region, various forms of governance, laws and regulations need to be implemented. To effe...

This article draws on the institutional collective action (ICA) framework and data from a survey of senior public health emergency management professionals in Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex following Ebola outbreak to investigate coordination effectiveness during emergencies. Based study findings, recommends that having an identifiable lead agency, official statements local authorities, conducive ...

This article develops an explanatory framework of institutional change in intergovernmental relations. Using new institutionalism, we focus on a main factor—the players' perceptions their own accountability and that others. Integrating the concepts multiple felt accountability, develop concept gap, meaning differences between players central government about responsibility to provide local serv...