Is having quality as an item on the executive board agenda associated with the implementation of quality management systems in European hospitals : A quantitative analysis - Botje, Daan (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL)) ; Klazinga, N.S. (University of Amsterdam. Academic Medical Centre-AMC) ; Suñol, R.. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Groene, Oliver (Department of Health Services Research and Policy. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) ; Pfaff, H. (Institute of Medical Sociology. Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science. University of Cologne-IMVR) ; Mannion, Russell (University of Birmingham) ; Depaigneloth, A. (Haute Autorité de la Santé-HAS) ; Arah, Onyebuchi A (University of California. Los Angeles-UCLA) ; Dersarkissian, Maral (University of California. Los Angeles-UCLA) ; Wagner, Cordula (Department of Public and Occupational Health. EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research. VU University Medical Center) ; Kringos, D.S. (University of Amsterdam. Academic Medical Centre-AMC) ; Lombarts, M.J.M.H. (University of Amsterdam. Academic Medical Centre-AMC) ; Plochg, T. (University of Amsterdam. Academic Medical Centre-AMC) ; Lopez, M. A. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Secanell, M. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Vallejo, P. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut Universitari Avedis Donabedian) ; Bartels, Paul (Central Denmark Region. Center for Healthcare Improvements. Aalborg University) ; Kristensen, S. (Central Denmark Region. Center for Healthcare Improvements. Aalborg University) ; Michel, P. (Comité de la Coordination de l'Evaluation Clinique et de la Qualité en Aquitaine) ; Saillour-Glenisson, F. (Comité de la Coordination de l'Evaluation Clinique et de la Qualité en Aquitaine) ; Vlcek, F. (Czech Accreditation Committee) ; Car, M. (Dr Foster Intelligence-DFI) ; Jones, S. (Dr Foster Intelligence-DFI) ; Klaus, E. (Dr Foster Intelligence-DFI) ; Bottaro, S. (European Hospital and Healthcare Federation-HOPE) ; Garel, Pascal (European Hospital and Healthcare Federation-HOPE) ; Saluvan, M. (Hacettepe University) ; Bruneau, Charles (Haute Autorité de la Santé-HAS) ; Shaw, C. (University of New South Wales) ; Hammer, A. (Institute of Medical Sociology. Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science. University of Cologne-IMVR) ; Ommen, O. (Institute of Medical Sociology. Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science. University of Cologne-IMVR) ; Kutaj-Wąsikowska, Halina (Polish Society for Quality Promotion in Health Care-TPJ) ; Kutryba, B. (Polish Society for Quality Promotion in Health Care-TPJ) ; Escoval, Ana (Portuguese Association for Hospital Development- APDH) ; Lívio, A. (Portuguese Association for Hospital Development- APDH) ; Eiras, M. (Portuguese Society for Quality in Health Care-SPQS) ; Franca, M. (Portuguese Society for Quality in Health Care-SPQS) ; Leite, I. (Portuguese Society for Quality in Health Care-SPQS) ; Almeman, F. (Turkish Society for Quality Improvement in Healthcare-SKID) ; Kus, H. (Turkish Society for Quality Improvement in Healthcare-SKID) ; Ozturk, K. (Turkish Society for Quality Improvement in Healthcare-SKID) ; Thompson, C.A. (University of California. Los Angeles-UCLA) ; Wang, A. (University of California. Los Angeles-UCLA) ; Thompson, A. (University of Edinburgh)