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HCA 421- Week 4- Discussion 1 and 2

Week 4 – Discussion 1

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.

Implementing Strategy

Which is more important: the formulation of a strategy or the implementation of a strategy?

What are the challenges associated with your choice?

Support your primary response with at least one scholarly source. Provide in-text citations and complete references for all sources used. Format your post according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Week 4 – Discussion 2

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

Read the “Staying on Course with Strategic Metrics” article. As a future health care administrator, you will be required to evaluate the strategies, efficiency, efficacy, and outcomes of your department or strategic business unit (SBU). After examining the article, analyze the strategic alternatives that result from monitoring strategic metrics pertaining to your in the role of a department or SBU manager. List at least two strengths and weaknesses of basing strategic alternatives solely on strategic metrics. Support your primary response with at least one scholarly source. Provide in-text citations and complete references for all sources used. Format your post according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

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  1. Implementing strategy

Implementation of a strategy is more important compared to its formulation.  Strategy implementation is more difficult than the formulation of a plan. Also, formulation of an approach cannot be quite as significant as the implementation phase since successful formulation does not necessarily mean that the implementation of a strategy will also be successful (Bamberger, Meshoulam, and Biron, 2014)…

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