Author Question: The facilities department is experiencing some challenges and is undergoing reorganization. Because ... (Read 167 times)

lb_gilbert · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The facilities department is experiencing some challenges and is undergoing reorganization. Because of your familiarity with systems theory, you:

a. Know that this challenge is their issue and that it has nothing to do with your unit.
b. Understand that such events are localized and do not have an impact on the organizational culture.
c. Know that the nature of challenges and reorganization in facilities will have an impact on other areas.
d. Anticipate that your prior experiences with facilities have no effect on the current situation.

Question 2

A primary care clinic is established in Pleasantville to provide comprehensive services to infants, children, and families within the community.

The executive director of the clinic oversees physician and nursing services for infants, children, and families; a neurodevelopmental clinic; psychology, family counseling, and social work services; nutritional counseling; speech and hearing services; and physiotherapy. This type of organizational structure is known as:

a. Hierarchical.
b. Bureaucratic.
c. Service-line.
d. Matrix

Fayaz00962 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
By nature, a system such as an organization is an interacting collection of parts that together make up the whole. Changes to one part will affect other parts and the system as a whole.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
In service-line structures (sometimes called product lines), the functions necessary to produce a specific service or product are brought together into an integrated organizational unit under the control of a single manager or executive.