The German organ transplant scandal

• Verfasst von: Pohlmann, Markus [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Höly, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The German organ transplant scandal
• Titelzusatz: an analysis of court records and official documents from the medical association
• Verf.angabe: Markus Pohlmann & Kristina Höly
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: 22 March 2023
• Umfang: 23 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 12.05.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Organizational crime
• Ort Quelle: Wiesbaden : Springer, 2023
• Jahr Quelle: 2023
• Band/Heft Quelle: (2023), Seite 207-229
• ISBN Quelle: 978-3-658-38960-4
• DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-658-38960-4_9
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Pohlmann, Markus, 1961 - : The German organ transplant scandal. - 2023
• Sach-SW: Guideline violations
• Sach-SW: Organizational deviance
• Sach-SW: Systemic deviance
• Sach-SW: Transplant center
• Sach-SW: Transplant scandal
• K10plus-PPN: 1845289137

Abstract

The manipulation of organ waiting lists by transplant physicians has caused a stir in Germany in recent years. By analyzing the institutional setting, court records, commission reports as well as publicly available structural data, this chapter addresses the question of how these manipulations can be explained. Following the conceptual framework of this anthology, the paper takes the theoretical perspective of organizational deviance and examines the extent to which manipulations can be explained by individual and/or organizational deviance. The authors come to the conclusion that the frequency and nature of the manipulations speak for systematic violations and organized deviant action.