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The Santa Teresa Health Center provides help and treatment for
alcoholism and drug addiction. The case offers a real-world setting
to discuss the challenges facing hybrid organizations as they seek
to balance the passion, values, and mission of a social,
non-for-profit organization with the efficiency, innovation, and
resources of a traditional for-profit organization. Furthermore,
the case provides food for thought about ways to improve the cost
allocation to patients and this way provide relevant information
for decision-making and improvements to the management of the
clinic.
In non-for-profit organization, the goal is to maximize social
impact, not financial results. Still, the firm needs to employ
management knowledge to pursue sustainability of its work.
4.- Do you think that because Rodrigo is used to working with for-profit organisations, he could offer decisions that would not be sensible in a non-for-profit organisation? What broader strategic considerations can arise from managing a small or medium enterprise?