HCA 346 Week 2 Quiz
Question 1
pts
Match the following terms and definitions:
Corporate strategy
a document that states an organization's actual or planned type of business or
operation, along with any changes management hopes to achieve in the future
Cost leadership strategy
a competitive strategy in which the company seeks to deliver services that are
less expensive than its competitors
Differentiation strategy
a competitive strategy in which the organization tries to deliver services that are
different from or better than its competitors
Industry intensity
the degree of competition for customers among organizations in the same
industry as indicated by the combination of five factors specified in the Five Factors
Framework
strategic management
a top-level management function directed at the oversight of short- and long-
term organizational objectives and outcomes to integrate and coordinate all company
activities
Question 2
pts
In the MBO system, what happens directly after the employee and the supervisor each
create a list of goals for the employee?
The employee restates the primary emphasis of their job.
The employee and supervisor meet and review the success of last year’s goals.
The employee and supervisor meet and agree on the final goal list for the next year.
,The supervisor and employee follow up to ascertain which goals have been met.
IncorrectQuestion 3
pts
Strategic management oversees an organization’s expected outcomes for its
short-term operational goals.
long-term operational goals.
long-term operational and tactical goals.
short- and long-term operational and tactical goals.
Question 4
pts
Maine Hospital North and Maine Hospital South decide to share medical emergency
helicopters to lower expenses and increase efficiency. What is this strategy known as?
horizontal integration
vertical integration
diversification
differentiation
IncorrectQuestion 5
, pts
A rural hospital does not have a flower shop and would like to offer one as a service to
hospital visitors. When a new business that sells flowers and gifts moves in across the
street, the hospital’s management is happy to welcome and promote it. In the SWOT
model, this is an example of
an internal threat and an external strength.
an internal opportunity and an external opportunity.
an internal strength and an external weakness.
an internal weakness and an external opportunity.
Question 6
pts
Why is assessing motivation in healthcare settings especially difficult?
because all healthcare workers are, by definition, intrinsically motivated
because many healthcare workers are too burned out to be motivated
because healthcare outcomes are impossible to track and measure inside healthcare
facilities
because outcomes do not always provide evidence of a high level of motivation even
when there is one
IncorrectQuestion 7
pts
Question 1
pts
Match the following terms and definitions:
Corporate strategy
a document that states an organization's actual or planned type of business or
operation, along with any changes management hopes to achieve in the future
Cost leadership strategy
a competitive strategy in which the company seeks to deliver services that are
less expensive than its competitors
Differentiation strategy
a competitive strategy in which the organization tries to deliver services that are
different from or better than its competitors
Industry intensity
the degree of competition for customers among organizations in the same
industry as indicated by the combination of five factors specified in the Five Factors
Framework
strategic management
a top-level management function directed at the oversight of short- and long-
term organizational objectives and outcomes to integrate and coordinate all company
activities
Question 2
pts
In the MBO system, what happens directly after the employee and the supervisor each
create a list of goals for the employee?
The employee restates the primary emphasis of their job.
The employee and supervisor meet and review the success of last year’s goals.
The employee and supervisor meet and agree on the final goal list for the next year.
,The supervisor and employee follow up to ascertain which goals have been met.
IncorrectQuestion 3
pts
Strategic management oversees an organization’s expected outcomes for its
short-term operational goals.
long-term operational goals.
long-term operational and tactical goals.
short- and long-term operational and tactical goals.
Question 4
pts
Maine Hospital North and Maine Hospital South decide to share medical emergency
helicopters to lower expenses and increase efficiency. What is this strategy known as?
horizontal integration
vertical integration
diversification
differentiation
IncorrectQuestion 5
, pts
A rural hospital does not have a flower shop and would like to offer one as a service to
hospital visitors. When a new business that sells flowers and gifts moves in across the
street, the hospital’s management is happy to welcome and promote it. In the SWOT
model, this is an example of
an internal threat and an external strength.
an internal opportunity and an external opportunity.
an internal strength and an external weakness.
an internal weakness and an external opportunity.
Question 6
pts
Why is assessing motivation in healthcare settings especially difficult?
because all healthcare workers are, by definition, intrinsically motivated
because many healthcare workers are too burned out to be motivated
because healthcare outcomes are impossible to track and measure inside healthcare
facilities
because outcomes do not always provide evidence of a high level of motivation even
when there is one
IncorrectQuestion 7
pts
