Taylor Hospital Has Well-Defined Organizational Units That Provide Maintenance,financial Services,care

question 19

Multiple Choice

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 communication across specialties.
• B)Lack of congruence in culture and organizational values.
• C)Highly centralized decision making and authority.
• D)Wide span of control.

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Definitions:

MRP

Can also refer to Marginal Revenue Product, the additional revenue generated from employing one more unit of a resource or factor of production.

MRC

Marginal Resource Cost, the additional cost incurred by acquiring one more unit of a resource.

Complementary Resources

Different types of goods or services that, when used together, enhance each other's value and performance.

Market Value

The ongoing rate at which a commodity or service can be traded in the public market.