Some Methodological Issues Concerning Comparative Hospital-Organization Studies
探讨了以医院所有权和规模作为医院结构与行为决定因素时的方法论问题，通过大样本综合医院数据分析，建议此类研究应纳入宗教背景医院，并指出这些方法论问题也适用于其他组织研究。
There are methodological issues associated with using hospital ownership and size as determinants of the structure and behaviors of hospitals. Theoretical and empirical inconsistencies reported in the literature prompted me to examine the relationships between ownership and size for a large sample of general hospitals (i.e., hospitals in one domain). The results of my investigation point to the advisability of including hospitals with religious affiliations in studies of this type. Some of the methodological issues pertinent to hospital-organization studies are relevant to other organization research.