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.   Network outsource alliance
B.   Manufacturing development 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.   Constant involvement of top executives
B.   A superordinate goal
C.   A means of conflict resolution
D.   Common education among participants
Question #3
The degree of control and equity is highest within which of the following alliances?
A.   Learning
B.   Purchasing
C.   Franchise
D.   Licensing
Question #4
Which is not a component of the definition of a strategic alliance?
A.   A mutually beneficial, formal relationship
B.   Entities that remain independent organizations
C.   An integrated, multidimensional contract
D.   Two or more parties
Question #5
The number of strategic alliances in healthcare
A.   has abruptly dropped to zero
B.   slightly decreased from 1990 to 2000
C.   has remained about the same since 2000
D.   has constantly increased since 1990
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.   Documents setting forth the purpose of the alliance are always incomplete.
C.   Subordinates always run alliances.
D.   CEOs do not understand the goals of the alliance.
Question #7
What percentage of strategic alliances fail according to academic studies?
A.   55 to 80 percent
B.   40 to 60 percent
C.   20 to 40 percent
D.   35 to 50 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-provider alliance
C.   a purchaser-to-provider alliance
D.   a manufacturer-to-purchaser alliance
Question #9
A strategic alliance may be better than a merger between two organizations when
A.   their cultures are misaligned and their missions are aligned
B.   their cultures and missions are misaligned
C.   their cultures are aligned and their missions are misaligned
D.   their cultures and 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.   Reciprocal interdependence
B.   Clockwork interdependence
C.   Pooled interdependence
D.   Sequential interdependence
Question #11
The degree of interdependence is lowest in
A.   clockwork interdependence
B.   pooled interdependence
C.   sequential interdependence
D.   reciprocal interdependence

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