title: An examination of the relationship between strategic group membership and hospital performance.
abstract: Membership in a particular strategic group, where a strategic group can be defined as groups of firms in an industry following similar competitive approaches and having similar market positions, defines the essentials of a firm's strategy. This study longitudinally examines the relationship between strategic group membership and performance in the hospital industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management and Marketing, College of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marlin
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Huonker
authors.forename: Minghe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003363:Cost Control; D004465:Economic Competition; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D005431:Florida; D006302:Health Services Research; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D007182:Income; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010934:Planning Techniques; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*