Navigating Turbulent Times: Strategic Groups and Performance in the Hospital Industry, 1983 to 1993

Organizational Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-107

  Marlin, Dan ^a   Huonker, John W ^b   Hasbrouck, Robert B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^c CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993012777     PISSN: 15517470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb028987     Document Type: Review

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