Cooperation and competition: Balanced scorecard and hospital privatization

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 730-748

  Aidemark, Lars Göran ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; Competitive strategy; Health services; Hospitals; Quality management; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

CONTRACT SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PRIVATIZATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; SWEDEN;

EID: 77957861834     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861011081868     Document Type: Article

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