Mission statement rationales and organizational alignment in the not- for-profit health care sector

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 54-69

  Bart, Christopher K ^a   Tabone, John C ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Can Inst of Chartered Accountants   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mission; Not for profit; Values; Vision

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0031736359     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-199810000-00005     Document Type: Review

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