Market competition, political constraint, and managerial practice in public, nonprofit, and private American hospitals

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 159-184

  Johansen, Morgen ^a   Zhu, Ling ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84890535882     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mut029     Document Type: Article

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