title: CEO perceptions of competition--and strategic response in hospital markets.
abstract: Physician-organization integration (POI) has emerged as a key issue for hospitals and health systems seeking to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care. Although competition and managed care are often cited as primary market drivers of the adoption of POI strategies, prior research has shown only weak associations between these market attributes and POI. This article argues that the role of key organizational decision makers has not been adequately accounted for in explaining strategic change. The study examines the role of hospital CEO perceptions of competition in predicting the adoption of five different approaches to POI. CEO perceptions of general market competition are explained by a combination of market and organizational attributes. Furthermore, when controlling for objective characteristics of the environment and organization, CEO perceptions of competition have consistent, statistically significant associations with four of five measures of POI examined.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Morrisey
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004465:Economic Competition; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D017059:Models, Econometric; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States