HEA 478 - Strategic Management in Healthcare » Fall 2021 » Chapter 6 Quiz

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Question #1
Which of the following healthcare organizations are predominantly for-profit?
A.   Acute care hospitals
B.   Hospices
C.   Pharmaceutical companies
D.   Home health agencies
Question #2
Which component of strategic intent probably should be developed first?
A.   Organizational motto
B.   Mission
C.   Vision
D.   Organizational values
Question #3
Which of the following is a major factor affecting the content of a healthcare organization's mission?
A.   The organization's status as for-profit or not-for-profit
B.   The type of personnel the organization employs
C.   The organization's link to private funds
D.   The geographic location of the organization
Question #4
An organization's mission statement should contain
A.   The organization's key stakeholders
B.   the scope of the organization's products and markets
C.   The future market position of the organization
D.   The locus of decision making in the organization
Question #5
Strategic intent includes all of the following but
A.   organizational values
B.   vision
C.   mission
D.   organizational motto
Question #6
Which of the following generally is not a problem with mission statements?
A.   Missions may not include actionable, measurable statements.
B.   Mission statements are not used to set organizational strategies.
C.   Missions statements are too similar across organizations in the same industry.
D.   Mission and vision statements are often confused for one another, and they confound employees.
Question #7
Visions should do all of the following but
A.   paint a future that is attainable but challenging to achieve
B.   guide strategic actions
C.   be revised at least every two years
D.   meet stakeholders' future needs
Question #8
"Isomorphism" refers to
A.   employees attending similar training
B.   stakeholders' creation of novel structures
C.   mimicking one's competitors
D.   the isolation of mission and values

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