question archive Week 3 - Discussion Forum Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates
Week 3 - Discussion Forum Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates
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Week 3 - Discussion Forum
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Strategic Alternatives [WLO: 1] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 5 and 6 from our textbook along with the instructor guidance. Choose one of the following case studies for the topic of your initial post: Magnolia Hospital’s Strategic Issues Download Magnolia Hospital’s Strategic Issuesor Avalon Organization's Strategic Issues Download Avalon Organization's Strategic Issues.
Below is the strategic alternative method you are assigned to complete in your initial post.
Adaptive Strategy: The organization expands or contracts.
· First letter of last name: B,E,H,K,N,Q,T,W,Z
Market Entry Strategy: The organization purchases new structures or creates an alliance with another organization.
· First letter of last name: C,F,G,L,M,R,U,X
Competitive Strategy: The organization differentiates itself from other organizations through higher quality care, unique services, or environmental experience that patients cannot get elsewhere.
· First letter of last name: A, D, I, J, O, P, S, V, Y
In your initial post, address the following:
· Identify the title of the case study you are addressing at the top of your discussion post.
· Develop a strategic alternative for the case study based on your assigned topic.
· If you are assigned adaptive strategy, you will recommend increasing or decreasing the size of the organization, supported with your reasoning.
· If you are assigned market entry strategy, you will recommend expanding through purchasing new buildings that will offer additional services or identify another type of health care organization with which the HSO from the case study can enter an alliance, supported with your reasoning.
· If you are assigned competitive strategy, you will recommend increasing quality of care, new services, or environmental changes that increase the patient’s perception of comfort and care, supported with your reasoning.
· Describe the possible benefits as well as challenges that may occur with your alternative strategy.
Your initial post must be at least 250 words and must use a minimum of two credible sources to support your discussion content. The supporting resources can be the textbook as well as the required or recommended resources provided in this course, University of Arizona Global Campus Library, or credible websites.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. All referenced materials must include citations and references in APA format. Please see directions for including APA Style elements on these Writing Center pages: APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) .
Required Resources
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Spath, P. L., Abraham, S. C., & Mishek, J. H. (2022). Strategic management for healthcare organizations (2nd ed.). Zovio.
· Chapter 5: Internal Organization Analysis
· Chapter 6: Strategic Alternatives
· The full-text version of this ebook is available through the Constellation suite accessed through your online classroom, mobile app, or the Constellation (Links to an external site.) Chapter 5 discusses internal and external analysis and competitive advantage, and Chapter 6 discusses evaluating strategic issues and creating strategic alternatives. These chapters will assist you in your Strategic Alternatives discussion forum, Week 3 Quiz, and the SWOT Analysis written assignment.
