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A E Parry

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Strategy and marketing tactics in nonprofit hospitals.

Through the analysis of questionnaire data, this study examines the strategic management styles of 114 nonprofit hospitals and the relationship between each of these styles and hospital marketing tactics. The analysis has important implications for nonprofit hospitals and other health care organizations.

Financial Management, Hospital↗

Marketing budgeting in nonprofit hospitals.

The authors summarize the results of an investigation of the marketing budgeting practices of nonprofit hospitals. They examine various dimensions of budgeting behavior, including (1) the prevalence of budgeting methods that are widely used in the marketing of consumer and industrial goods, (2) the relationship between budgeting practices and the budgeting process, and (3) the relationship between budgeting practices and hospital strategy and performance. The authors also discuss implications for marketing executives and directions for future research.

Budgets↗

Cash-cafeteria school meals: an assessment of nutritional standards in relation to price paid.

An investigation has been made of the relationship between price paid by 13- to 18-year-olds for cash-cafeteria school meals and the amounts of energy and protein obtained. The nutritional value of these meals is compared with traditional school meals and Department of Education and Science nutrient targets. The findings demonstrate a strong positive relationship between price and protein content, and price and energy content. In conclusion the nutritional quality of cash-cafeteria school meals and methods of improving them by influencing food choice are discussed.

Adolescent↗

The anatomy of buying power.

The Federal Risk Retention Act of 1986 was intended to enable commercial insurance purchasers to utilize new approaches to reduce insurance costs, according to authors Arthur Parry, Ph.D., and G. Michael Hutchens, FACMGA. This article traces the steps of a group of physicians in their efforts to restructure their insurance program.

Group Practice↗