title: Valued stakeholders or unwanted stepchildren?--A stepfamily theory regarding physician group divestitures.
abstract: Drawing upon stakeholder and stepfamily literature, this article identifies critical factors that determine physician group acquisition retention or divestiture. Based on the stepfamily literature propositions are developed regarding why many physician group acquisitions do not work.
authors: College of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA.
authors: James J
authors: JJ
authors: Hoffman
authors: Kimberly B
authors: KB
authors: Boal
authors: David F
authors: DF
authors: Robinson
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007449:Investments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D011209:Power, Psychological; D020443:Practice Valuation and Purchase / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States