Textbook:

Ginter, P.M., Duncan, W.J., & Swayne, L.E. Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations. 8th Edition. Jossey-Bass, 2013. Hoboken, New Jersey. ISBN: 978-1-119- 34970-9.

Chapter (5) and (6)

1.Why are mission, vision, values, and strategic goals termed "directional strategies"?

2.Why are values important to an organization?

3. Why is it important for an organization to develop a list of its critical success factors?

4. What are some of the important factors that influence the formulation of an effective vision statement?

5. What are the four modes of governance as applied to boards of directors?