Edward R Balotsky

Saint Joseph's University (PA, USA) · Office of the Haub School of Business Dean and Department of Management

The US university currently finds itself in an increasingly hostile environment. Enrollments are uncertain as colleges and universities compete for a declining pool of applicants. Costs and tuition increases are greater than the general rate of inflation, while scholarships and other tuition assistance have not grown proportionately. The impact on...

The U.S. university currently finds itself in an increasingly hostile environment. Enrollments are uncertain as colleges and universities compete for a declining pool of applicants. Costs and tuition increases are greater than the general rate of inflation, while scholarships and other tuition assistance have not grown proportionately. The impact o...

On January 1, 2006, Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage was initiated. Concern was immediately voiced by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and Families USA that, in response to this program, the pharmaceutical industry may raise prices for drugs most often used by the elderly. This article examines the ethical implications o...

Since the early 1990s there has been strong interest by the Chinese healthcare establishment to engage US healthcare leaders on a variety of educational and consultative services. This exchange has occurred on both sides of the Pacific, with Chinese delegations visiting US health systems, government agencies, and university programmes in health adm...

The 1983 Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) transformed acute care from a benevolent to malevolent environment. A dual-paradigm of resource dependency and institutional theories that balances isomorphic with economic variables has emerged to better explain hospital strategic response to the resultant constraint on resources than a tra...

This article reflects on the intersection of traditional and information technology- (IT-) mediated education and proposes the need to develop a revised teaching pedagogy that better reflects the skills required for success in the 21st-century business environment. Building on the premise that neither a homogeneous traditional nor IT-mediated workp...

As growth potential in the U.S. market declines and regulatory constraints increase, providers of health-related services may look increasingly to international opportunities as a way to supplement the lost domestic market. In this article, critical factors bearing on the decision to compete in international markets are identified. Existing theorie...

Description: "Along with Patrick Maggitti, a new section of the chapter entitled Competitive Dynamics and Strategic Choice was added to the second edition edition of the text."

Abstract. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Temple University, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (leaves : 172-189).