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
12. Prospective strategy 2
Prospective strategy can be more important than emergent
strategy
*a. when a new healthcare system is established in a
country
b. after an organization enters a new market
c. during a long period of stability
d. when an organization does not have a mission and
vision
13. An organization may
An organization may use emergent strategies when
a. consumer preferences change over a decade
b. the organization has a clearly defined mission
*c. product and market uncertainty exists
d. an industry has a long period of success
14. Functional strategie
Functional strategies should
*a. align with corporate strategies
b. be derived by line workers
c. determine which products will be produced
d. decide which markets to penetrate
15. Strategies are used
Strategies are used to
a. guide a company in creating its mission and vision
b. implement personnel policies
*c. guide behaviors to achieve an organization's
mission and goals
d. determine which organizational values are most
important