Valued stakeholders or unwanted stepchildren?--A stepfamily theory regarding physician group divestitures.
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.
Hoffman
James J
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College of Business Administration, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA.
Boal
Kimberly B
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Robinson
David F
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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