Organizational Culture in Healthcare
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What is a characteristic feature of organizational culture?

  • It is only applicable to healthcare environments
  • It comprises basic assumptions and values held by members of the organization (correct)
  • It is temporary and changes frequently
  • It is uniform across all institutions
  • What is a subculture within an organization?

  • A group with shared experiences or like interests and values (correct)
  • A team working on a specific project
  • A group of employees with similar job titles
  • A group of employees from different departments
  • According to Cooke and Lafferty (1989), what is one of the three types of culture?

  • Constructive or positive (correct)
  • Neutral or stagnant
  • Resistant or conservative
  • Dynamic or adaptive
  • What is a primary purpose of strategic planning in an organization?

    <p>To predict the organization's goals and activities into the future</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what level is strategic planning chiefly undertaken?

    <p>Board level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of strategic planning?

    <p>It is an ongoing process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used by Mintzberg to refer to the executive management?

    <p>Strategic Apex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of organizational structure is characterized by a strategic apex and an operating core?

    <p>Simple Structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary feature of a Professional Bureaucracy?

    <p>Groups of professionals in the operating core</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which department is NOT part of the techno-structure?

    <p>Support Staff</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a Simple Structure organization?

    <p>A single-handed GP practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a Machine Bureaucracy?

    <p>Centralized decision making and separate specialized departments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of human relations thinkers in the 1930s?

    <p>To increase productivity by encouraging staff to contribute ideas and participate in decision making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the tendency for people to perform better when special attention is being paid to them?

    <p>Hawthorne effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Bernard, what is a necessary condition for formal authority to work?

    <p>Willing participants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea behind adaptive organizational theories?

    <p>The interplay among structure, people, technology, and environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary motivation behind human relations theory?

    <p>To promote personal fulfillment and good social relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the company where Elton Mayo conducted his series of studies?

    <p>Western Electric Company</p> Signup and view all the answers

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