Strategic relatedness in mergers and financial performance: The case of the health maintenance organization industry in the United States

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 264-273

  Weech Maldonado, Robert ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGER; MARKETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INCOME; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036843830     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148402320589055     Document Type: Article

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