public Health Disaster Management Exam
with complete solutions 2024/2025
What is management? - ANSWER- the planning, organizing, leading and
controlling of human and other resources to achieve organiztional goals
effectively and efficiently.
management of resources include - ANSWER- * people, skills, know-how and
experience
*machinery, raw materials
*computers and IT infrastructure
Management theory - ANSWER- Managers can be described by the functions they
perform, the skills they use, the roles they play and the compentencies they must
have to succeed
Managment competencies 1: Conceptual - ANSWER- understanding how your
work fit into the bigger picture----- interrelationships, predict consequences
management competencies 2; technical managerial/ clinical - ANSWER-
knowledge of management skills--- understand work, direct work
Management comp 3; interpersonal/ collaborative - ANSWER- skills covering
communication------ allows managers to lead effectively, promote and instill
common vision
Management comp 4; Political - ANSWER- knowledge and experience with
political process----local, county and or/state, necessary to be able to influences
legislative process
Management comp 5: commercial - ANSWER- need to create services that have
value, must have a business-like mindset
, Management comp 6: Governance - ANSWER- Working with Governing body----
board of directors, executive comitee, board of health
Frederick Taylor and Scientific Management - ANSWER- Develops rules of
motion, work implements, and proper working conditions for every job.
Henry Fayol (administrative management) - ANSWER- father of modern
management, created 14 principles of management----scalar chain, Unity of
command, Unity of direction.
Max Weber and Bureaucratic management - ANSWER- father of sociology, most
logical and rational structure for large organizations---Legal rational model
W. Edwards Deming (Contemporary theorist) - ANSWER- Visted Japan in 1950,
used sampling tests for quality control, low production costs by quality
improvement, Father of Japanese Post-War industrial revival
Peter Drucker (Contemporary theorist) - ANSWER- Management by objectives,
supervisors and employees agree on goals, more Collaborative effort
What is a strategic plan? - ANSWER- A strategic plan results from a deliberate
decision making---defines where, sets direction. Benefits; performance, growth,
communication
What is strategic management? - ANSWER- conscious selection of policies and
interpretation of the environment by managers to focus organizational efforts
toward the achievment of preset objectives
four basic elements of success - ANSWER- leadership, a strategic plan, a
management team, an action plan
challenges of strategic planning - ANSWER- it requires a different way of
thinking, it takes time, weak leadership, resources
effective prioritization - ANSWER- set priorities based on size and seriousness of
the problems, must also consider the acceptability, economic feasibility and
effectiveness of interventions
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