Hospital boards and hospital strategic focus: The impact of board involvement in strategic decision making

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-154

  Ford Eickhoff, Karen ^a   Plowman, Donde Ashmos ^b   McDaniel Jr , Reuben R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Board of directors; hospital governance; hospital strategic orientation; sensemaking; strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GOVERNING BOARD; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952989017     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e3182099f6e     Document Type: Article

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