A community-owned hospital has been purchased by a healthcare conglomerate. The staff is aware that the organizational theory governing the hospital is likely to change. Which statement indicates a lack of understanding of organizational theory on the part of a staff nurse?

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1. Classical organizational theory focuses on structure with a strong hierarchy.
2. Those who support chaos theory believe that organizational function and integrity must be guided by flexibility, fluidity, speedy adaptability, and cultural sensitivity. Change is inevitable and embraced.
3. Systems theory focuses on "input" or resources, "throughput" or the work done, and "output" or the product of the work.
4. Contingency theory posits that organization performance can be enhanced by matching an organization's structure to its environment.

A Community-Owned Hospital Has Been Purchased by a Healthcare Conglomerate