Professional vs financial capital in the field of health care - struggles for the redistribution of power and control
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A study was conducted to analyze the diverse functions and goals of different organizations and individuals involved in the financing, production and consumption of health services. The conceptual tools of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu were utilized to carry out the analysis. Changes in accounting and accountability and the chances of reinforced financial control over health care providers were also examined. In addition, the near absence of competition among central hospitals and competition between university hospitals, and economic argumentation in health care institutions were analyzed. Results indicated that organizations and individuals have different probabilities of winning or losing that correlate with their relative power that is influenced by the distribution of valued capitals.
Publication Name: Accounting, Organizations and Society
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0361-3682
Year: 1999
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Employee Benefit Plans, Inc
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Employee Benefit Plans, Inc's (EBP) May fiscal fourth quarter loss of $12.7 million is due to stockholder litigation. EBP's November 1991 quarter earnings had a drastic plunge, causing its stock value to drop to $8.25 a share from $64. Stockholders, who have been badly hit, resorted to court litigation. The company could have posted a profitable net income, if only the said stockholders did not resort to litigation.
Publication Name: The Insiders' Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0162-5152
Year: 1992
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The Meaning of Balanced Scorecards in the Health Care Organisation
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This study looks at balanced scorecards in the health care organization and analyses control systems built on measurement.
Publication Name: Financial Accountability & Management
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0267-4424
Year: 2001
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