SLP Assignment Overview

This assignment will test your knowledge of organizational structures. According to Nagy (2016), organizational structures essentially are operating manuals that illustrate how an organization is put together and works. There are various types of organizational structures. Regarding organizational structures in the health care field, an organizational structure that drives a small rural family practice would not be efficient for a large urban hospital, and vice versa.

For this assignment, you should:

1. First, pretest your current knowledge of organizational structure types by using this online test at the following link: http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/hitt/0471351768/quiz/ch13.html
2. Watch the following video: “Types of Traditional Organizational Designs: Simple, Functional & Divisional Designs”: https://study.com/academy/lesson/types-of-organizational-structures-functional-divisional-matrix-team-network.html
3. In a 2- to 3-page paper, describe the three types of Traditional Organizational Design (Simple, Functional & Divisional) and provide an example of a health care facility/organization that each design would ideally follow (i.e., Hospital – Functional). (Note: You might want to consider matrix organizational structures, a combination of both functional and divisional organizational structures.)
4. In your paper, dedicate a paragraph to the results of your pre-test. There is no need to share your answers or score. Consider your results against what you learned in the video. Ask yourself: Do you believe your knowledge was increased? Did the pre-test assist with knowing the importance of organizational structures for health care leaders? What other benefits did you obtain from taking the test?
   

   Required Reading

   American College of Healthcare Executives. (2016). Top issues confronting hospitals in 2016. Retrieved from https://www.ache.org/pubs/research/ceoissues.cfm Cokins, G. (2013). The balanced scorecard, strategy maps and dashboards: Why are they different? Retrieved from http://www.cgma.org/magazine/2013/jul/20138186.html Health Research & Educational Trust. (2014). Building a leadership team for the health care organization of the future. Retrieved from http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/leadership-team-future-2014.pdf Griner, P. (2017). Case study: On being transparent. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/education/IHIOpenSchool/resources/Documents/Participant_On%20Being%20Transparent.pdf Nagy, J. (2016). Section 1. Organizational structure: An overview. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/organizational-structure/overview/main

   Videos

   Bayliss, J., Chin, G. & Pfingsten, M. (2016). Types of traditional organizational designs: Simple, functional & divisional designs. Retrieved from https://study.com/academy/lesson/types-of-organizational-structures-functional-divisional-matrix-team-network.html

   Optional Reading

   Kash, B. A., Spaulding, A., Johnson, C. E., & Gamm, L. (2013). Success factors for strategic change initiatives: a qualitative study of healthcare administrators’ perspectives. Journal of Healthcare Management, 59(1), 65-81. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e318276faf8 Schyve, P.M. (2009). Leadership in healthcare organizations: A guide to joint commission leadership standards. Retrieved from https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/WP_Leadership_Standards.pdf Wyatt, J. (2004). Scorecards, dashboards, and KPIs keys to integrated performance measurement: to effectively measure performance, providers need more than just a balanced scorecard; they also must be able to access performance data from a central data warehouse. Healthcare Financial Management. 58(2), 76-80.

   SLP Assignment Expectations

5. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to support your selection for each design.
6. Limit your response to a maximum of 3 pages.
7. Support your SLP with peer-reviewed articles, using at least 2 references. Use the following source for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals: http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.
8. You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/