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luminitza

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Taylor Hospital has well-defined organizational units that provide maintenance, financial services, care for cardiac patients, care for surgical patients, and so on.
 
  The organizational chart indicates that surgical units report to a surgical manager and all nursing units report to a vice president of nursing; financial services to an accountant and then to a business executive; and so on. The primary disadvantage of this organizational structure is: a. Breakdown in function and communica-tion across specialties.
  b. Lack of congruence in culture and orga-nizational values.
  c. Highly centralized decision making and authority.
  d. Wide span of control.

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A transition has occurred in the 21st-century industrial age leadership to what type of leadership?
 
  A) Relationship age
  B) Quantum
  C) Authentic
  D) Thought



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Answer to Question 1

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In a functional organizational structure, departments and services function according to specialty. This model supports professional expertise but can lead to silos in communication and decision making and discontinuity in patient services.

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luminitza

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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Excellent


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Gracias!

 

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