Purpose – This paper aims to describe the integrating and disintegrating effects of professional actions in customised care. Design/methodology/approach – Using a qualitative case study, the authors examine the work practices and cultures of three Swedish child and adolescent psychiatric...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if a rational perspective can be used to interpret cooperation problems in a health care organisation. This perspective is proposed as a complementary perspective to the cultural perspective that dominates as an explanation of cooperation...