Anderson, R. A. and Allred, C. A. and Sloan, F. A., Effect of hospital conversion on organizational decision making and service coordination.,
Health care management review, vol. 28 no. 2
(June, 2003),
pp. 141-54, ISSN 0361-6274
(last updated on 2010/11/09)
Abstract:
This study looks into the "black box" of hospital ownership conversion in a "natural experiment." We posed two competing theories about how conversion might influence management practices. Results support complexity theory and not threat-rigidity theory. As predicted from complexity theory, MDs and RNs had greater levels of participation and influence over final decision choices in converted hospitals than in nonconverted hospitals.
Keywords:
Decision Making, Organizational* • Health Facility Merger • Health Services Research • Hospitals, Proprietary • Hospitals, Voluntary • Humans • Organizational Innovation • Ownership • United States • organization & administration • organization & administration*
