TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of physician-hospital integration on hospital supply management
AU - Abdulsalam, Yousef
AU - Gopalakrishnan, Mohan
AU - Maltz, Arnold
AU - Schneller, Eugene
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) [grant number P115-67IM-01 ].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - This study examines how organizational alignment between professionals—who act as surrogate buyers– and the organizations in which they work, influence the supply management efficiency of the organization. Based on a cross-sectional sample of hospital data, we estimate random effects regression models to investigate the association between physician-hospital integration mechanisms and hospital supply efficiency. The results suggest that either professional hierarchy or bureaucratic pressures can improve supply management efficiency. In a sector of the economy characterized by escalating costs and uncertainty, the findings provide potential guidance for professional relationship strategy design to improve sector performance.
AB - This study examines how organizational alignment between professionals—who act as surrogate buyers– and the organizations in which they work, influence the supply management efficiency of the organization. Based on a cross-sectional sample of hospital data, we estimate random effects regression models to investigate the association between physician-hospital integration mechanisms and hospital supply efficiency. The results suggest that either professional hierarchy or bureaucratic pressures can improve supply management efficiency. In a sector of the economy characterized by escalating costs and uncertainty, the findings provide potential guidance for professional relationship strategy design to improve sector performance.
KW - Healthcare supply chain
KW - Physicians
KW - Professional services
KW - Supply management
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jom.2018.01.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jom.2018.01.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040943187
SN - 0272-6963
VL - 57
SP - 11
EP - 22
JO - Journal of Operations Management
JF - Journal of Operations Management
ER -