Types of Authority in Healthcare
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What is the primary purpose of a hierarchy of authority and responsibility within an organization?

  • To promote teamwork and collaboration
  • To reduce decision-making authority
  • To establish a clear chain of command (correct)
  • To increase employee autonomy

    • What type of authority is characterized by a supervisory relationship over other employees?

  • Staff authority
  • Functional authority
  • Line authority (correct)
  • Administrative authority

    • What is the relationship between the modern matron and the ward manager in the given organizational chart?

  • Staff authority (correct)
  • Functional authority
  • Line authority
  • Advisory authority

    • What is the main benefit of a clear chain of command in an organization?

    <p>Greater clarity around who is in charge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between line authority and staff authority?

    <p>Type of authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who does the ward manager report to in the given organizational chart?

    <p>The directorate manager</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of centralized authority?

    <p>Decisions are taken 'up the line' to be made and then passed back down the line.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of decisions are usually made in a decentralized way?

    <p>Clinical treatment decisions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a service-line working arrangement?

    <p>A team of consultants, nurses, and physiotherapists working together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of functional working arrangements?

    <p>Employees are grouped by discipline.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a reason why some decisions are made centrally?

    <p>They have significant cost implications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a difference between centralized and decentralized authority?

    <p>Centralized authority involves decisions being made 'up the line'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a professional bureaucracy, who makes most decisions?

    <p>Professionals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of decentralized decision-making?

    <p>Decision-making power is distributed among divisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a divisional form organization, what is typically decentralized?

    <p>Decision-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of structure is characterized by a fluid, dynamic environment?

    <p>Adhocracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In an adhocracy, who makes decisions?

    <p>Management and staff together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical authority structure in an organization?

    <p>A mix of both centralized and decentralized</p> Signup and view all the answers

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