Organizational and environmental determinants of hospital strategy
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Research on the effect of organization versus environment on a hospital's business strategy concluded that small and independent hospitals are less likely to have a proactive business strategy than larger hospitals. Thus, organization structure appears to have the greater influence. Local environmental influences, including family income, unemployment rate and ratio of physicians to the population, were some of the environmental characteristics studied. Organizational characteristics used included size of hospital, type of ownership and case-mix severity.
Publication Name: Hospital & Health Services Administration
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 8750-3735
Year: 1992
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Insider representation on the governing boards of nonprofit hospitals: trends and implications for charitable care
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A study was conducted to determine the effect of having a nonprofit hospital's staff and management on the hospital governing board withrespect to charitable services offered by the hospital. Results of the study revealed that no direct relationship existed between insider representation and the provision of charitable care and that their association may vary on factors that are related to hospital's viability.
Publication Name: Inquiry
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 0046-9580
Year: 1997
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Business strategy and financial structure: an empirical analysis of acute care hospitals
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A study was made of 114 acute care hospitals to determine if there was a relationship between a hospital's financial structure and its business strategy and to test hypothesis resulting from the study. Test results established that a significant relationship existed between business strategy and the liquidity elements of the financial structure, but strategy was not related to leverage.
Publication Name: Hospital & Health Services Administration
Subject: Health care industry
ISSN: 8750-3735
Year: 1995
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