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

question 13

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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