Much of Our Thinking About Organizations Has Come from the Industrial

question 4

Multiple Choice

Much of our thinking about organizations has come from the industrial age that favors machines and assembly lines. Why does that mentality not apply to healthcare?

• A) healthcare is an adaptive, changing system
• B) healthcare is a complex system
• C) healthcare deals with people, not machines
• D) healthcare is a newer system

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