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

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