...Fatemeh Alipour; Sogol Jamshidizadeh; Peivand Bastani; Gholamhossein Mehralian Purpose A balanced scorecard (BSC) is an applied tool for implementing strategic management in various organizations. Implementing strategic management using the BSC approach has not received much attention in pharmacy...

.... Strategic management Hospital management Resource management Health and medicine Health authorities Whether faced with times of surplus that enable investment or times of scarcity that necessitate disinvestment, all organizations must face the difficult task of priority setting. In health care...

... and Gaynor, 1998). Eric G. Kirby can be contacted at: egkirby@txstate.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Competitive strategy Social norms Strategic management United States of America Careful environmental assessment is critical for successful organizational performance...

... Publishing Limited 2004 Personal health Social insurance Strategic management United States of America The health care system in the USA is undergoing turbulent changes. Major trends include increased health care costs, the growth of managed care, emphasis on quality of care, consumer...

... of personnel per occupied bed. Performance Health care Non‐profit organizations Hospitals Strategic management In today’s turbulent health care environment hospitals in the USA, more than at any other time in their history, are confronting the fundamental business challenges of survival...

...Sandra J. Hartman; Stephen M. Crow In this research we report an analysis of comments from managers and executives in healthcare organizations to provide insights into the strategic management needs of healthcare organizations. The comments were obtained as part of a survey that asked upper‐level...

... competitive forces. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Slovakia Health care Strategic management The political environment in the Slovak Republic is characterised by sustained emphasis on equity in access to health care, compulsory health insurance coverage and full coverage of the treatment costs...

...Kerry Swinehart; Thomas W. Zimmerer; Sharon Oswald Industrial organizations have employed the process of strategic management in their attempts to cope effectively with global competitive pressures, while attempting to build and maintain competitive advantage. With health‐care organizations...

... of these changes on major for‐profit hospital firms, and suggests viable strategies for them to compete in the future. Health care Hospitals Organizational structure Strategic management USA © MCB UP Limited 1993 The Strategic Restructuring of Strategic Restructuring of US Hospitals US Hospitals...