Test bank for Strategic Healthcar
and Execution, Second Edition S
bank
,1. Generally, strategy
Generally, strategy originated as a need in military events.
*a. True
b. False
2. The growth of the im
The growth of the importance of strategy in healthcare has been primarily driven by the growth of
HMOs in the United States.
a. True
*b. False
3. Private healthcare o
Private healthcare organizations rarely employ cooperative strategies.
a. True
*b. False
4. Strategy can be cons
Strategy can be considered a tool and means for making better decisions.
*a. True
b. False
,5. Prospective strategy
Prospective strategy is always the most useful in developing and making strategic decisions.
a. True
*b. False
6. Emergent strategies
Emergent strategies enable an organization to learn what actions its competitors might take.
*a. True
b. False
7. Corporate strategy m
Corporate strategy must originate with functional strategy.
a. True
*b. False
8. Business-level strat
Business-level strategies focus on specific product lines.
*a. True
, b. False
9. An organization expl
An organization explicitly expresses its business unit strategy in its functional strategy.
a. True
*b. False
10. Organizations must u
Organizations must use either mostly deliberate, prospective strategies or emergent strategies, not
a mix of the two.
a. True
*b. False
11. In terms of the dime
In terms of the dimensions of competition versus collaboration and public versus private benefit, a
medical equipment company would probably have
a. high competition and high public benefit
*b. high competition and high private benefit
c. high collaboration and high private benefit
d. high collaboration and high public benefit
and Execution, Second Edition S
bank
,1. Generally, strategy
Generally, strategy originated as a need in military events.
*a. True
b. False
2. The growth of the im
The growth of the importance of strategy in healthcare has been primarily driven by the growth of
HMOs in the United States.
a. True
*b. False
3. Private healthcare o
Private healthcare organizations rarely employ cooperative strategies.
a. True
*b. False
4. Strategy can be cons
Strategy can be considered a tool and means for making better decisions.
*a. True
b. False
,5. Prospective strategy
Prospective strategy is always the most useful in developing and making strategic decisions.
a. True
*b. False
6. Emergent strategies
Emergent strategies enable an organization to learn what actions its competitors might take.
*a. True
b. False
7. Corporate strategy m
Corporate strategy must originate with functional strategy.
a. True
*b. False
8. Business-level strat
Business-level strategies focus on specific product lines.
*a. True
, b. False
9. An organization expl
An organization explicitly expresses its business unit strategy in its functional strategy.
a. True
*b. False
10. Organizations must u
Organizations must use either mostly deliberate, prospective strategies or emergent strategies, not
a mix of the two.
a. True
*b. False
11. In terms of the dime
In terms of the dimensions of competition versus collaboration and public versus private benefit, a
medical equipment company would probably have
a. high competition and high public benefit
*b. high competition and high private benefit
c. high collaboration and high private benefit
d. high collaboration and high public benefit
