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.   Pharmaceutical companies
B.   Hospices
C.   Acute care hospitals
D.   Home health agencies
Question #2
Which component of strategic intent probably should be developed first?
A.   Mission
B.   Organizational motto
C.   Organizational values
D.   Vision
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.   mission
B.   vision
C.   organizational motto
D.   organizational values
Question #6
Which of the following generally is not a problem with mission statements?
A.   Missions may not include actionable, measurable statements.
B.   Mission and vision statements are often confused for one another, and they confound employees.
C.   Missions statements are too similar across organizations in the same industry.
D.   Mission statements are not used to set organizational strategies.
Question #7
Visions should do all of the following but
A.   be revised at least every two years
B.   paint a future that is attainable but challenging to achieve
C.   guide strategic actions
D.   meet stakeholders' future needs
Question #8
"Isomorphism" refers to
A.   the isolation of mission and values
B.   employees attending similar training
C.   mimicking one's competitors
D.   stakeholders' creation of novel structures

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