Reference no: EM133214656 , Length: 5 pages
Question: In todays ever-changing healthcare environment, organizations must think ahead and plan strategically to deal with competing priorities, adapting to unplanned and planned changes for the healthcare organization. Strategic, process, and resource flexibility allow organizations to respond effectively to different types of changes. Strategic flexibility helps competitive healthcare organizations expand market opportunities using mix, volume, and innovation flexibility.
Write a 5-page tactical and operational-level analysis to share with healthcare managers on the importance of strategic flexibility to the growth and survival of the healthcare organization. Cover the following: Explain flexibility as a tool for strategically adapting and changing in the healthcare organization. Discuss the elements of strategic flexibility. Explain the link between strategic, process, and innovation flexibility. Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following: Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals. Length: 5 pages minimum
Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person. Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged. Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper.
The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.