The interpretation of the healthcare organization's role with respect to healthcare values would require:
a. Establishing corporate goals and major
... [Show More] institutional policies
b. Ensuring that the community served by the facility is well informed about the organization's goals and performances
c. Developing a mission statement indicating the organization's fundamental purpose or reason for existence, in order to guide organizational behavior
d. Creating a corporate vision of the organization's governing authority correct answers c. Developing a mission statement indicating the organization's fundamental purpose or reason for existence, in order to guide organizational behavior
Which one of the following statements is in accordance with the principle of delegation?
a. The executive who subscribes to the principle of delegation knows what he/she wants to accomplish and exercises control over the work schedule of subordinates
b. A executive explains how he/she wants things done and points out how the subordinate's contribution fits into the overall plan
c. A successful executive gives instructions, telling subordinates exactly how and in what sequence things should be done
d. In applying the principle of delegation, an executive makes relatively few decisions personally and frames orders in a broad general terms. correct answers d. In applying the principle of delegation, an executive makes relatively few decisions personally and frames orders in a broad general terms.
Before submission of the annual business plan to the governing authority, the plan should be developed by:
a. Recommendations from the finance committee, on the basis of its estimate of income for the budget year.
b. the heads of the profits center, considering each center's anticipated revenue and expenses, with the CEO collating
c. Key executives, after receiving recommendations from heads of operating divisions
d. The heads of the operating divisions, with the CEO collating correct answers c. Key executives, after receiving recommendations from heads of operating divisions
Most products and services enter a period of decline. Unless compelling reasons prevail, continuing a declining product or service is costly because:
a. Increased turnover of personnel will occur
b. Continuation will set an undesirable precedent concerned with maintaining the status quo
c. The program will consume a disproportionate amount of management time and delay the search for replacement.
d. The organizations will be perceived as being insensitive to the marketplace correct answers c. The program will consume a disproportionate amount of management time and delay the search for replacement. [Show Less]