A Study of Thematic Content in Hospital Mission Statements: A Question of Values

We examined the content of Canadian hospital mission statements using thematic content analysis. The mission statements that we studied varied in terms of both content and length. Although there was some content related to goals designed to ensure organizational visibility, survival, and competitive...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Health care management review 2005-10, Vol.30 (4), p.304-314
Hauptverfasser:	Williams, Jaime, Smythe, William, Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas, Malloy, David C., Martin, Ronald
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Canada Community-Institutional Relations Content analysis Evaluation Studies as Topic Hospitals Hospitals, Public - economics Hospitals, Public - manpower Hospitals, Public - organization & administration Mission statements Organizational Objectives Social Values Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	We examined the content of Canadian hospital mission statements using thematic content analysis. The mission statements that we studied varied in terms of both content and length. Although there was some content related to goals designed to ensure organizational visibility, survival, and competitiveness, the domain of values predominated over our entire coding structure. The primary value-related theme that emerged concerned the importance of patient care.
ISSN:	0361-6274 1550-5030
DOI:	10.1097/00004010-200510000-00004