Discuss the following:
"Strategy and Culture"
1. Determine three specific reasons why healthcare organizations must conduct an analysis of the external environment on a regular basis. Support your recommendation with examples.
2. Examine three barriers to an effective environmental analysis. Determine whether or not the barriers that you have examined would delay the strategic planning process. Provide a rationale for your response.
3. Assess the importance of the link between a healthcare organization's culture and its structure, relative to the successful implementation of its chosen strategy. Provide one example of such importance--or lack thereof--to support your position.
4. Select the three factors of an organization's culture that you feel are important to successfully implement a new strategy. Provide a rationale for your response.