2. Nowhere Job case: Explain how Jack could use the rational decision making process to decide if he should quit his "nowhere job." In your answer, refer to information from the case. shamn Regional Health System case: This chapter presents Integrative Case Studies CASE: NOWHERE JOB 333 The company has suc lack Emest works for a young and growing healthcare company. assfully developed a market niche by contracting with colleges and universities to manage and operate their campus health centers. Ernest has been hired to dev clop the operational structure for a new product that will link students managed care health insurance coverage o services provided by their campus health centers. This new product will result in cost savings as well as improved service delivery. It is a new concept in the industry and while Emest does not have significant healthcare experience, he does have a great deal of energ und enthusiasm, and he is expected to learn on the job. Ernest has not been given a formal job description. He was originally given a list Ernest has asked to have a formal job description and stated performances bund on the format suggested by a human resource consultant hired by the company for Schas received no response. Meanwhile, Ernest has been asked to complete the com Sehas negotiated with several outside vendors, and he is told he now porade want who has been hired to help coordinate fochnical operations, including informa wyday after the CEO tells him to complete them. ystems. This outside consultant tells Ernest nor to proced with these te Proposing that the company sponsor an institute at a prestigious and be Emest attempts to contribute to the sales and marketing cor of this company be vice president of sales and marketing does not keep us cummid tribute his time and energy to make this project Head Wersity. He is trying to expand his job responsibilities to include base del s's proposal. Ernest sends reminders and continuo dep the Adee with the hanows he needs the support of others in his organi Romani of the wy di performance objectives verbally , but these objectives have been subsequently changed without his input, and there have been no new objectives put in place. Ernest's work envi- quement is unusual in that he mostly works out of a home office, with occasional trips to corporate office 70 miles away, Ernest reports directly to the corporate medical disector company, but this director is located in Miami, 1.200 miles Communication with his boss occurs almost exclusively by e-mail, telephone, or fax. Ernest has made progress toward achieving organizational objectives, but he is now facing obstacles that are largely caused by his isolation from others in the company. He is not informed when changes are made to project objectives, nor are the underlying com but these changes ever explained to him. Ernest finds that his isolation limin his ability to row professionally, and he has trouble contributing to the work of the company becaux properly informed himself. ke is unable to describe his company's needs accurately to outside vender without being ton