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.
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Department of Health Services Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan.
D'Aunno
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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