"An adminstration like this is a huge tanker" - Organisational deviance in organisations during the Covid-19 pandemic

• In Event: EUROC 4. Organisational Crimes, Wartime and Atrocities

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, German authorities and organisations with security responsibilities were confronted with regulations issued by the federal and state governments, some of which were impossible to implement. This was due to bureaucratic structures, ambiguous decision-making authority, or simply practical unsuitability. These factors promoted organisational deviance: authorities and organisations found pragmatic solutions that did not necessarily follow the prescribed rules and procedures. Regarding organisational deviance initial results from expert interviews on municipal and local management during the pandemic will be presented.

Authors

• Rita Elisabeth Haverkamp, University of Tübingen

• Deborah Halang, Endowed Professorship of Crime Prevention and Risk Management, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany