Intrasectoral variation in mission and values: The case of the catholic health systems

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-79

  White, Kenneth R ^a   Dandi, Roberto ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catholic health systems; Mission statements; Organizational identity; Social network analysis; Values

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; EMPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; SYSTEMS THEORY; WRITING;

CATHOLICISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPATHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PASTORAL CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE; WRITING;

EID: 60749121010     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000342982.14802.47     Document Type: Article

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