title: Managing environmental uncertainty: an analysis of executive behavior in the health and social service sector.
abstract: Executives who are involved in a variety of professional associations may be in a more favorable position to manage environmental uncertainty because of their ability to access information through the informal network. This study examined the professional involvement of 116 executives in the health and social service sector and found that leadership status within a professional association influenced contractual agreements between executives and a regional area agency on aging.
authors.affiliation: LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. awalsh@lasalle.edu
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012952:Societies; D014481:United States