Relevance of mission statements in Flemish not-for-profit healthcare organizations

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-141

  Vandijck, Dominique ^a   Desmidt, Sebastian ^b   Buelens, Marc ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Healthcare organizations; Mission statement; Not for profit; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GOALS; GUIDELINES; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33847412379     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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