Hospital alliances: cooperative strategy in a competitive environment.
The resource dependence perspective is used to describe the formation of hospital alliances. Characteristics of alliances and their various strategies and structures are discussed. A life cycle model provides a framework for viewing the development and growth of alliances. Several dimensions for assessing alliance performance are proposed.
Department of Health Services Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan.
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D003657:Decision Making; D004465:Economic Competition; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000191:economics*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States