Strategic management and performance differences: Nonprofit versus for-prof it health organizations

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 298-308

  Reeves, Terrie C ^a   Ford, Eric W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial performance; For profit organizations; Nonprofit organizations; Rasch analysis; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCALE UP;

EID: 8344232675     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200410000-00006     Document Type: Review

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