An Analysis of the Ethical and Linguistic Content of Hospital Mission Statements

An Analysis of the Ethical and Linguistic Content of Hospital Mission Statements

An analysis of the ethical and functional linguistic content of Canadian hospital mission statements was conducted. The ethical content analysis identified deontology as the dominant ethical orientation. The functional linguistic analysis revealed a trend toward the depersonalization and objectifica...

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Veröffentlicht in:Health care management review 2006-04, Vol.31 (2), p.92-98
Hauptverfasser: Smythe, William E., Malloy, David C., Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas, Martin, Ronald R., Bardutz, Holly A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Canada
Codes of Ethics
Content analysis
Empathy
Ethics
Ethics, Institutional
Hospital Administration - ethics
Hospitals
Humans
Linguistics
Medical ethics
Mission statements
Moral Obligations
Organizational Culture
Organizational Objectives
Organizational Policy
Patient Care - ethics
Patient Care - psychology
Statistical analysis
Studies
Writing
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Zusammenfassung:An analysis of the ethical and functional linguistic content of Canadian hospital mission statements was conducted. The ethical content analysis identified deontology as the dominant ethical orientation. The functional linguistic analysis revealed a trend toward the depersonalization and objectification of action. Implications for formulating effective mission statements were discussed.
ISSN:0361-6274
1550-5030
DOI:10.1097/00004010-200604000-00002