its disposal. The providers are given a wide latitude in their day-to-day operations, but are expected to provide marketing information and planning information to the central corporation so that additional acquisition decisions can be made.
A key component of the company's success is its strategy of retaining management personnel within the companies it acquires. Some presidents and CEOs have obtained high level positions within AMR. This philosophy not only keeps the morale high at the companies that are acquired, but also keeps a vast stock of management expertise and industry expertise within the company. Since a number of key executives at AMR are not from within the medical transport industry, but instead experience in management, finance or other areas, this retention of personnel is useful to building a strong organization that combines industry knowledge with management and finance acumen.
The organization itself is hierarchical, with the chairman, CEO and president at the top and his advisors (executive vice presidents and s
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