Toward a social capital theory of competitive advantage in medical groups

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-109

  Hoelscher, Mark L ^a   Hoffman, James J ^b   Dawley, David ^c  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Resource development; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 18244364832     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200504000-00004     Document Type: Review

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