The What Went Wrong? Feature in Chapter 3 Focuses on Standout

question 56

Multiple Choice

The What Went Wrong? Feature in Chapter 3 focuses on Standout Jobs. Although the company was acquired by a larger firm in 2010, it was not considered to be a financial success. According to the case, Standout Jobs failed to meet expectations for the following three reasons: ________.

• A) First, the company's timing was bad; second, prior to launch, the company's management team didn't have a strong enough understanding of the HR/recruitment market; and third, the company's leaders found that you can't shove a solution down your customer's throats
• B) First, the company's product had flaws; second, the company's management team didn't have a strong enough understanding of the HR/recruitment market; and third, the company's marketing plan was ineffective
• C) First, the company's management team was inexperienced; second, the company's timing was bad; and third, the company was poorly financed
• D) First, the company's product had flaws; second, the company management team was inexperienced; and third, the company found that you can't shove a solution down your customer's throats
• E) First, the company's feasibility analysis was poor; second, the company's management team didn't have a strong enough understanding of the HR/recruitment market; and third, the company was poorly financed

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Definitions:

Plasma Membrane

The plasma membrane is the biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment, controlling the passage of substances in and out of the cell.

Membrane Potential

The voltage across a cell's plasma membrane, representing a difference in electrical charge inside and outside the cell.

Afterpotential

The transient change in membrane potential that occurs following a nerve impulse, affecting neuron excitability.

Depolarization

The process by which a cell's membrane potential becomes less negative, leading to an action potential in nerve and muscle cells.