Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (5th Edition) (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

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From the 4th edition:

"I have been using this book as a required text since the very first edition. It provides a framework which integrates some of the most important concepts in modern management with cases from the jhealth services field. I highly recommend this book and compliment the authors for their important contributions to our field." Dr Barry Greene, University of Iowa

". . .the definitive text on strategic management in healthcare" Dr Janet E. Perter, University of NC at Chapel Hill

Product Description

The revised and updated fifth edition of this classic text introduces strategic thinking and planning strategies to advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners in the field of health care.

Demonstrates how strategic managers may become strategic thinkers

Shows how to develop and document a plan of action through strategic planning

Teaches managers to evaluate strategic plans, learn more about what works, and incorporate new strategic thinking into future planning, strategy formulation, or situation analysis.

Provides strategic momentum “maps” and other tools for evaluating the changing environment, analyzing data, and developing new strategic directions

Consists of ten revised chapters that contain new or updated Introductory Incidents and Perspectives

Appendix A has been revised to match new strategic thinking and implement the strategic momentum model

Contains 8 new cases plus 4 completely updated classics.

A designated textsite featuring an Instructor's Manual, downloadable exhibits from the text, and sample chapters is also available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/swayne.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 904 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 5 edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405124326
• ISBN-13: 978-1405124324
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #284,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great balance of theory and practice, November 28, 2001

By	Timothy A. Brauns (Roslindale, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (Hardcover)

I used this text for a class in health care management. I was impressed by the readability of the text, the incredible amount of information it contained, and the great balance of theory with practical approaches. Many books about management are a bit short in the area of practical tools. This one gives you tools to work with. I used the outline of this book to do a strategic analysis of an organization with which I work. The only significant weakness of the book is the uneven quality of the case studies. These were contributed by outside authors. Some of these are terrific, others are not well written and not so helpful. Hope this gets corrected in the new edition.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for the Novice Planner, July 26, 2000

By	Eric Edwards (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (Hardcover)

This comprehensive and yet easily understood text provides the fundamentals of strategic management as it applies to most any health care organization. The authors' experience comes to life in a variety of real examples and cases throughout the text. My background and interest in strategic planning led me to thoroughly examine the step-by-step processes, and I was amazed at both the simplicity and applicability of each. Definetly a text that I will recommend to anyone entering the healthcare industry or strategic planning arenas. Not only was I benefited by the purchase of this text, but had the opportunity to meet these outstanding authors in person during graduate study/research.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars exactly what I did expect, May 15, 2000

By	Nathan Michel (Luxemburg) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (Hardcover)

I have the book for two days and I like to read in it as I loved to read Tom Clancy's first stories, diificult to put down, indeed the first management book that I prefered to my used lectures in the evening . the content is what I needed in the field of stratégic management. it explains the fundamentals and give examples out of real live. there are some practical details which I see as very usefull for direct applications. I do not regret this this acquisition, the autors seem to have great experience, I found a lot of practical sens and no useless theoretical stuff. better, you can find your way in minutes through such a "big" book ad I found a lot of US.management ideas of interest in Europe. I do recommend this and I am looking for more by the same autor.