The marketing activities of hospitals: environmental, organizational, and managerial influences.
This article reports the results of a study designed to examine the relationship of environmental, organizational and structural factors, perceptions of key decision makers about competitive conditions, and changes in operational performance with the level of the marketing activities engaged in by 145 California hospitals. Measures assessing the impact of environmental conditions and the perception of the key decision makers were found to be related to the marketing activities of the organization. However, the relationship between measures which examined the structural and performance impacts on the marketing activities did not demonstrate the same predictive ability. The results suggest that marketing activities were affected by the key decision maker's assessment of the competitive nature of the environment, influence of key stakeholders, and tangible changes in the organization's task environment. Performance and other measures were not found to be as influential in determining these activities.
School of Public Administration, University of Southern California.
R C
RC
Myrtle
C F
CF
Martinez
D002140:California; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004465:Economic Competition; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires