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What is the primary goal of the organization according to the Contingency Theory?
What is the primary goal of the organization according to the Contingency Theory?
- To maximize profits regardless of the environment
- To ensure employee satisfaction
- To maintain a hierarchical structure
- To achieve optimal form depending on the environment (correct)
What is a key characteristic of organizations according to Chaos Theory?
What is a key characteristic of organizations according to Chaos Theory?
- Hierarchical command and control
- Complexity and self-adaptation (correct)
- Predictability and stability
- Linearity and rigid structure
What is implied by the concept of environment in Contingency Theory?
What is implied by the concept of environment in Contingency Theory?
- Only the physical surroundings of the organization
- People, objects, and ideas outside the organization that influence it (correct)
- The organization's products and services
- The organization's internal structure and operations
What is a limitation of traditional industrial notions of organizations according to Chaos Theory?
What is a limitation of traditional industrial notions of organizations according to Chaos Theory?
What is a key principle of organizations implied by Chaos Theory?
What is a key principle of organizations implied by Chaos Theory?
What type of systems are often cited as examples of Chaos Theory?
What type of systems are often cited as examples of Chaos Theory?
What is the main idea behind human relations theory?
What is the main idea behind human relations theory?
What is the term for the tendency of people to perform better when given special attention?
What is the term for the tendency of people to perform better when given special attention?
What is the name of the company where Elton Mayo conducted his famous studies?
What is the name of the company where Elton Mayo conducted his famous studies?
According to human relations theory, what is one of the desires of people?
According to human relations theory, what is one of the desires of people?
Who wrote 'Managing health services organizations and systems'?
Who wrote 'Managing health services organizations and systems'?
What is the name of the theory that views organizations as adaptive systems?
What is the name of the theory that views organizations as adaptive systems?
What is a system in the context of organizational theories?
What is a system in the context of organizational theories?
What is the primary role of a manager in a system?
What is the primary role of a manager in a system?
What is the input stage of the healthcare organization as an open system?
What is the input stage of the healthcare organization as an open system?
What is the purpose of a healthcare organization?
What is the purpose of a healthcare organization?
What type of system is a healthcare organization?
What type of system is a healthcare organization?
What is the output stage of the healthcare organization as an open system?
What is the output stage of the healthcare organization as an open system?
In a simple organizational structure, what are the two main components?
In a simple organizational structure, what are the two main components?
What is a characteristic of a machine bureaucracy?
What is a characteristic of a machine bureaucracy?
In a professional bureaucracy, what is the distinguishing feature of the operating core?
In a professional bureaucracy, what is the distinguishing feature of the operating core?
What term did Mintzberg use to describe executive management?
What term did Mintzberg use to describe executive management?
Who described five classic organizational structures?
Who described five classic organizational structures?
What is the term used to describe the individuals who help standardize and improve the work?
What is the term used to describe the individuals who help standardize and improve the work?
What is an essential characteristic of an organizational culture?
What is an essential characteristic of an organizational culture?
What is a subculture within a healthcare environment?
What is a subculture within a healthcare environment?
According to Cooke and Lafferty, what is the focus of a constructive or positive organizational culture?
According to Cooke and Lafferty, what is the focus of a constructive or positive organizational culture?
What is the primary purpose of strategic planning in an organization?
What is the primary purpose of strategic planning in an organization?
What is the level at which strategic planning is typically undertaken in an organization?
What is the level at which strategic planning is typically undertaken in an organization?
What is a characteristic of strategic planning in an organization?
What is a characteristic of strategic planning in an organization?
Which of the following organisational structures is described by Mintzberg as adaptive to change?
Which of the following organisational structures is described by Mintzberg as adaptive to change?
What is the main focus of complexity theory in healthcare management?
What is the main focus of complexity theory in healthcare management?
What is the role of individual contributions in organisational theories that consider the organisation as a total system?
What is the role of individual contributions in organisational theories that consider the organisation as a total system?
What is the characteristic of healthcare systems that makes complexity theory particularly useful?
What is the characteristic of healthcare systems that makes complexity theory particularly useful?
What is the implication of chaos theory for organisational structures?
What is the implication of chaos theory for organisational structures?
What is the significance of every encounter between a patient and health professional in complexity theory?
What is the significance of every encounter between a patient and health professional in complexity theory?
