Individual Assignment # 2: Mission, Vision and Culture Paper
After researching the evolution of the type of health care organization you selected in Week Three, you must further define the organization’s mission, vision, and culture. “HOSPITAL”
PLEASE CHOOSE A HOSPITAL SETTING FOR THIS PAPER
Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper formulating the mission, vision, and culture that a typical organization of your chosen type might use to guide the development of new strategies, such as marketing or finance. Include the following elements in your paper:
o A brief summary of the function of the organization, answering the following questions:
• What is the purpose of this organization?
• What population does this organization serve?
• What governing body structure would best suit this organization?
o A mission and vision statement for this organization
o A description of the culture??”norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors??”you want to develop to fulfill the mission and lead the organization to higher levels of performance. How, as a leader, might you nurture the culture? How might you encourage middle managers to advocate the culture? How might you promote employee support of the culture?
o A plan for monitoring the development of the organizational culture. If, as the culture developed, it deviated from the mission and vision you created, what steps might you take to encourage the organization to get back on track? How can you determine that the culture the organization naturally developed is not better for the organization than the culture the leadership foresaw?
o An organizational chart that illustrates the typical structure of this type of health careorganization. Describe the roles and functions of the essential positions. Include the organizational chart as an appendix to your paper.
Make sure you use appropriate subheadings to identify the discussion that follows.
All assignments are to have a Conclusion and References section.
Here is one specific reference if you can find it when you do reference page: Longest, B. B., Jr., & Darr, K. (2008). Managing health services organizations and systems (5th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press.
