title: Developing interorganizational relationships in the health sector: a multicase study.
abstract: Because of the wide diversity among health care organizations, interorganizational relationships (IORs) among them are difficult to manage. This article describes three case studies that, taken together, suggest that IOR performance is related to IOR development processes. Specifically, IOR performance is related to the way managers process information to manage uncertainty and ambiguity.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy Research, Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ketchen
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Trevino
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: McDaniel
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D003142:Communication; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009511:New England; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D010067:Ownership; D010934:Planning Techniques