Lachine Hospital has well-defined organizational units that provide maintenance,financial services,care for cardiac patients,care for surgical patients,and so on.The organizational chart indicates that surgical units report to a surgical manager,all nursing units report to a vice president of nursing,financial services units report to an accountant and then to a business executive,and so on.The primary disadvantage of this organizational structure is
A) breakdown in function and communication across specialties.
B) lack of congruence in culture and organizational values.
C) highly centralized decision-making and authority.
D) wide span of control.

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In a functional organizational structure,departments and services function according to specialty.This model supports professional expertise but can lead to silos in communication and decision-making and to discontinuity in patient services.

Lachine Hospital Has Well-Defined Organizational Units That Provide Maintenance,financial Services,care