Purpose: This study examined whether nonprofit hospitals reflect social roles as well as values and satisfy their financial responsibilities compared with for-profit hospitals. Design/methodology/approach: Using panel data from the Hospital Financial and Utilization Information Data System in...

How do counties arrange their organizations to promote economic development? Almost no information is available on administrative structures for economic development and how they change, particularly for counties. The results of this 2009 survey show that 16.0% of counties examined had shifted...