The research has applied both Resource Dependence Theory and Institutional Theory to analyze the organization and the market factors that will influence the hemodialysis centers in adopting a strategic alliance, contracting with and choosing the number of strategic partners. The followings have been examined and analyzed:
1) the current trend of hemodialysis centers¡¦ strategic alliance, including variety of alliance partners, number of strategic alliance, and the degree of an alliance.
2) the factors that will cause hemodialysis centers to adopt a strategic alliance.
3) the factors that will affect the hemodialysis centers to contract with their strategic alliance partners.
4) the factors that influence centers¡¦ choosing alliance partner(s).
Questionnaires and collection of secondary dada were conducted. The empirical analysis of the 219 valid questionnaires shows that hemodialysis centers¡¦ strategic alliance decision is influenced by coerce, normativeness and mimicry caused more by institutional environment than by resource environment. However, after an alliance has been adopted, the resource environment has more influence than institutional environment in deciding whether to contract with strategic partners. The research found the number of strategic alliance partners is not influenced by the resource or institutional environment factors.
This research found both theories play different roles at the different stages of adopting strategic alliance and contracting with partners. The finding not only can help examine the theory framework but also be quite useful to insurance policy decision making and to centers¡¦ daily operation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0306109-125528 |
| Date | 06 March 2009 |
| Creators | Ying Lo, Ying |
| Contributors | Ying-Chun Li, Chen, Shyh-jer, Jin Feng Uen, Blossom Yen-Ju Lin, Shu-Chuan Jennifer Yeh |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0306109-125528 |
| Rights | campus_withheld, Copyright information available at source archive |
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