2004 What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for? JOHN GERRING Boston University T his paper aims to clarify the meaning‚ and explain the utility‚ of the case study method‚ a method often practiced but little understood. A “case study‚” I argue‚ is best defined as an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a larger set of units. Case studies rely on the same sort of covariational evidence utilized in non-case study research. Thus‚ the case study method is correctly
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT TWO Case Study: The Case of the Unidentified Risks In September 2010‚ ALFA Fabricators advised its staff that their new factory and offices out in semi-rural Angle Vale would be ready for completion by the end of April 2012. ALFA was a responsible company and liked to keep their premises clean and tidy and their staff happy. The new premises at Angle Vale were developed on a 4.5-hectare site‚ previously used for grain crops. Consequently‚ ALFA decided that significant landscaping
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Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council A case study of the Future of Work programme‚ approach and analysis Steven Wooding‚ Edward Nason‚ Lisa Klautzer‚ Jennifer Rubin‚ Stephen Hanney‚ Jonathan Grant Policy and practice impacts of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council A case study of the Future of Work programme‚ approach and analysis Steven Wooding‚ Edward Nason‚ Lisa Klautzer‚ Jennifer Rubin‚ Stephen Hanney‚ Jonathan
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Tea Industry: Tea industry is very attractive industry in our country. As we enter the first decade of the 21st century‚ there is more to the tea growing industry than a heritage we can be proud of. Our soils are being improved. Our plantations are producing higher yields of the finest quality teas. We are caring for our workforce‚ the descendants of the original tea planters and pluckers. Overall‚ the industry is flourishing as Bangladesh tea gains in prestige from season to season‚ auction to
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enjoy themselves in this area that is well suited for holidays. Industry analysis Size Of The Industry The industry is estimated to be valued at over 10 billion per annum. The proportions with regard to foreign tourists is 5 billion and that from 2 billion from local tourists and lastly 3 billion from corporate clients. Profitability Of The Industry The profitability of the tourism sector is high. Most businesses in the industry achieve an average contribution margin of about 65%. However
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| Principles of Economics‚ 6th Edition | An extraordinarily high rate of inflation | ii) | | | | Case Study 1 1. The Case Study 01 article described Zimbabwe as experiencing “galloping hyperinflation”. According to your textbook‚ what is the definition of hyperinflation? Consequences: | Explainations | i) Price | | ii) Stock Market | | 2. According to the Case Study 1 article‚ what is happening in Zimbabwe due to the hyperinflation? List two points. 3. Describer the
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and Potential Treatment I Case Studies Brenda L. Brown Axia College of University of Phoenix Causes and Potential Treatment II Case Studies Case Study I: Josephine a 47 year old woman whom I label her with the disorder of Schizoid
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developed and produced new drugs while the majority of their competitors only developed new drugs in collaboration with major pharmaceutical companies for producing and distributing the new drugs. Definitely Genzyme has set an example in biotech industry of handling the entire business of producing and distributing drugs but this is a risky and challenging target to sustain. Genzyme decided to walk alone because they thought collaboration would distract them from their strategic direction and
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The Saraf Foods Investment (A) Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management NBA 593 International Entrepreneurship Auke Cnosssen‚ MBA ‘04 prepared this case study under the guidance of and with Professor Melvin Goldman as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a business situation.1 The Saraf Foods Investment (A) In August 1999‚ Vishnu Varshney‚ head of Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd. (GVFL)‚ a venture capital firm in
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WRITTEN REPORT CASE 2: EDMUNDS CORRUGATED PARTS & SERVICES TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary SWOT Analysis Problem Identification and Analysis Problem Solutions Recommendations Conclusions References Executive Summary Edmunds Corrugated Parts & Services is a company based in Virginia U.S. owned by Larry Edmund which provided precision machine parts and service to the domestic corrugated box industry. Two decades ago
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