HEA 478 - Strategic Management in Healthcare » Fall 2021 » Chapter 12 Quiz

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Question #1
Accountable care organizations may require organizational structures that
A.   include functional structures
B.   integrate decision making among physicians and hospital personnel
C.   include insurance products and managers
D.   minimize the influence of allied health professionals
Question #2
Which of the following is not a primary function of corporate strategy?
A.   Deciding which businesses to compete in
B.   Deciding how businesses should be integrated
C.   Developing new products and services
D.   Allocating capital among business units
Question #3
Chain of command
A.   provides direction on the type of structure optimal for an organization
B.   provides a clear understanding of the locus of decision making
C.   defines the span of control in an organization
D.   defines the formal line of authority and reporting relationships
Question #4
An appropriate span of control may depend on all of the following except
A.   the degree of centralization of decision making
B.   the culture of the organization
C.   the gender of the leader
D.   the skills and abilities of subordinates
Question #5
A functional organization's primary advantage is its
A.   high level of skills and expertise and ability to capture economies of scale
B.   ability to integrate activities easily
C.   ability to decrease its need for information technology for communication
D.   ability to lower the unit price of goods and services
Question #6
Silos are a problem that often exist in which type of organizational structure?
A.   Matrix
B.   Multidivisional
C.   Corporate
D.   Functional
Question #7
Hospitals traditionally have had which type of organizational structure?
A.   Corporate
B.   Matrix
C.   Multidivisional
D.   Functional
Question #8
If a company has grown significantly and is expanding internationally, which organizational structure might it consider adopting?
A.   Matrix
B.   Functional
C.   Corporate
D.   Multidivisional
Question #9
Which of the following is the primary strategic issue handled by the functional level of an organization?
A.   Monitoring and promoting favorable legislation
B.   Promoting the organization's products and services through marketing
C.   Purchasing new companies
D.   Divesting companies that are not profitable

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