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

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