Worlds of rankings /edited by Leopold Ringel, Wendy Espeland, Michael Sauder, Tobias Werron.

Worlds of rankings /edited by Leopold Ringel, Wendy Espeland, Michael Sauder, Tobias Werron. - 1 online resource - Research in the sociology of organizations, volume74 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1. Worlds of Rankings / The producers of rankings -- Chapter 2. Beyond winners and losers: ranking visualizations was alignment devices in global public policy / Open access -- Chapter 3. Stepping into the spotlight: how rankings become public performances / Chapter 4. Between stakeholders and third parties: Regulatory rankings and the organization of competition / Chapter 5. Measure of shame": media career of the global slavery index / Chapter 6. Redefining achievement: the emergence of rankings in American baseball, 1850s to 1870s / Chapter 7. Caring for numbers. creating account-ability through healthcare performance metrics in Sweden and the Netherland / The effects of rankings -- Chapter 8. The garbage can model and organizational metrics / Chapter 9. Formality vs. flexibility: the effects of evaluation practices on judging and performance / Chapter 10. Ranking strategy: how organisations respond to the new competitive battlefields / Leopold Ringel, Wendy Espeland, Michael Sauder and Tobias Werron -- Justyna Bandiola-Gill, Matteo Grek and Sotiria Ronzani -- Leopold Ringel -- Afshin Mehrpouya and Rita Samiolo The negotiation, interpretation and institutionalization of rankings -- Jelena Brankovic -- Clelia Minnetian and Tobias Werron -- Iris Wallenburg, Roland Bal and Anna Essén -- Michael Sauder, Hyunsik Chun and Wendy Espeland -- Stacy Lom -- Neil Pollock, Luciana D'Adderio and Martin Kornberger.

This volume contains an Open Access Chapter. This volume explores the distinct allure of rankings in diverse empirical settings such as healthcare, the IT sector, the arts, professional sports, anti-slavery advocacy, the pharma industry, and educational governance.



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