HMT 212 CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT an area of divergence when it comes to the US vs India and China -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The country's population is quickly aging
___________focuses on the internal environment of organizations, such as motivation, communication,
conflicts, and performance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Microperspective
Research shows that the US spends more money annually on medical care and tech advances than it
does on social services. What type of impact does this have on the state of health care in the U.S.? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Spending more money on social services may help reduce incidences, as health
is determined by social, environmental, and economic factors.
Decision Making School - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅focused on how decisions were made and goals were
set, and also on the structure of the firm.
Bounded Rationality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅limits on a manager's cognition
Scientific Management School - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An attempt to apply scientific methods to
combat the increasingly complex problems of controlling work in growing organizations.
Institutional Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅saw organizations as organisms that adapt to pressures
from without and within.
Human Relations School - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Frame of thought that suggested that in order to
improve productivity, management must take into consideration the informal needs of workers, such as
the need to feel valued.
Bending the cost curve - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reducing health spending relative to projected trends in
spending
Health Systems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A method of tracking health quality, responsiveness, and social
and financial risk or an organization
Which of the following is NOT an area of divergence when it comes to the US vs India and China -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The country's population is quickly aging
___________focuses on the internal environment of organizations, such as motivation, communication,
conflicts, and performance. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Microperspective
Research shows that the US spends more money annually on medical care and tech advances than it
does on social services. What type of impact does this have on the state of health care in the U.S.? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Spending more money on social services may help reduce incidences, as health
is determined by social, environmental, and economic factors.
Decision Making School - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅focused on how decisions were made and goals were
set, and also on the structure of the firm.
Bounded Rationality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅limits on a manager's cognition
Scientific Management School - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An attempt to apply scientific methods to
combat the increasingly complex problems of controlling work in growing organizations.
Institutional Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅saw organizations as organisms that adapt to pressures
from without and within.
Human Relations School - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Frame of thought that suggested that in order to
improve productivity, management must take into consideration the informal needs of workers, such as
the need to feel valued.
Bending the cost curve - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reducing health spending relative to projected trends in
spending
Health Systems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A method of tracking health quality, responsiveness, and social
and financial risk or an organization
