The What Went Wrong? Feature in Chapter 6 Focuses on Joost

question 34

Multiple Choice

The What Went Wrong? feature in Chapter 6 focuses on Joost, a company that launched in 2006 as a premier online video service that aggregated and streamed premium video online. Joost failed just three years after it launched. According to the feature, Joost's most critical mistake dealt with subtle aspects of its business model. In particular, its:

• A) core strategy wasn't focused
• B) pricing model was misguided
• C) partnership network never came together
• D) customer interface was poorly conceived
• E) customer service strategy was poorly executed

Understand the ethical and professional responsibilities of nurses in accepting assignments and reporting unsafe practices.

Recognize the impact of workforce issues such as the nursing shortage and the role of education in nursing trends.

Identify strategies for workforce advocacy and the protection of nurses in the workplace.

Understand the significance of organizational practices in retaining professional nurses and improving job satisfaction.

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Definitions:

Bureaucratic Ritualism

The excessive focus on rules and procedures to the point of undermining an organization's goals, as identified in the sociological theory of Max Weber.

Rules and Regulations

Established guidelines and directives designed to control or govern behavior and processes.

Preoccupied

Engrossed in thought or absorbed by a specific issue or situation, leaving little attention for anything else.

Informal Social Relations

Interactions that occur outside of official or structured settings, often based on personal connections or social networks.