HEA 478 - Strategic Management in Healthcare » Fall 2021 » Chapter 5 Quiz

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Question #1
Which type of alliance is not discussed in the text?
A.   Manufacturing development alliance
B.   Network outsource alliance
C.   Joint venture alliance
D.   Pooled service alliance
Question #2
Which of the following factors is critical to improving the odds of an alliance's success?
A.   A means of conflict resolution
B.   Constant involvement of top executives
C.   A superordinate goal
D.   Common education among participants
Question #3
The degree of control and equity is highest within which of the following alliances?
A.   Learning
B.   Franchise
C.   Purchasing
D.   Licensing
Question #4
Which is not a component of the definition of a strategic alliance?
A.   An integrated, multidimensional contract
B.   Two or more parties
C.   A mutually beneficial, formal relationship
D.   Entities that remain independent organizations
Question #5
The number of strategic alliances in healthcare
A.   slightly decreased from 1990 to 2000
B.   has constantly increased since 1990
C.   has remained about the same since 2000
D.   has abruptly dropped to zero
Question #6
Why is trust so important to the success of an alliance?
A.   Alliance members rarely know each other prior to the alliance.
B.   Subordinates always run alliances.
C.   Documents setting forth the purpose of the alliance are always incomplete.
D.   CEOs do not understand the goals of the alliance.
Question #7
What percentage of strategic alliances fail according to academic studies?
A.   35 to 50 percent
B.   40 to 60 percent
C.   55 to 80 percent
D.   20 to 40 percent
Question #8
An insurance company's strategic alliance with a hospital would be considered
A.   a provider-to-provider alliance
B.   a manufacturer-to-purchaser alliance
C.   a purchaser-to-provider alliance
D.   a manufacturer-to-provider alliance
Question #9
A strategic alliance may be better than a merger between two organizations when
A.   their cultures and missions are aligned
B.   their cultures are aligned and their missions are misaligned
C.   their cultures and missions are misaligned
D.   their cultures are misaligned and their missions are aligned
Question #10
A group of physicians who work together and jointly take care of patients might have what type of interdependence?
A.   Clockwork interdependence
B.   Reciprocal interdependence
C.   Pooled interdependence
D.   Sequential interdependence
Question #11
The degree of interdependence is lowest in
A.   pooled interdependence
B.   sequential interdependence
C.   clockwork interdependence
D.   reciprocal interdependence

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