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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Minerals help regulate the body process and body structure. There are two types of minerals‚ major and minor‚ a major mineral is necessary for many processes in your body‚ especially fluid balance‚ maintenance of bones and teeth‚ muscle contractions and nervous system function. Calcium and potassium are just a couple of the minerals in this group which contributes to the body’s everyday functions. Calcium aids the body with bone mass and bone density that helps support body weight allowing us to
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Quantitative Methods • Dance with Chance • Black Swan 4 QUANTITATIVE METHODS CASE MAPPING Chapter Basic Concepts of Scales & Measurements Detailed Syllabus Nominal‚ ordinal‚ interval and ratio scales. Review of central tendencies and dispersion Session Key Concepts 1 Scales Case Study College Canteen’s Decreasing Beverages’ Sales: Analysis Dilemmas Abstract Meant for ‘Scales of Measurement’‚ this case study presents Raghu’s • analysis dilemma‚ the owner-manager of Matrix canteen‚ which sells
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CASE STUDY: Merger of Zipcar and Avis Budget Group On January 2‚ 2013‚ Zipcar announced that it would be acquired by the Avis Budget Group. This merger may let staff members of both companies to feel uncertain and uncomfortable‚ especially of Zipcar and they feared that company was swallowed. Motivational problems related with finance were of major importance to employees of both companies and here too. The senior management and executive members of Zipcar company sought to gather and discuss
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Service Enterprise IE-497B Dr. A.Ravindran October 5‚ 2007 Case Study #2 (Clean Sweep‚ Inc.) Made by: Moises Eidelman 1 Question #1) Plot the Run Charts for (a) total number of complaints and (b) complaints for each crew. Part (a) Table 1 Total number of complaints per month month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 # complaints 35 31 24 21 16 14 8 15 14 Figure 1 Run chart for total number of complaints 2 Part (b) Table 2 Total number of monthly complaints per crew month
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Childhood Obesity Obesity is when excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health. In order for a child to be medical diagnosed as obese they would need to have a BMI (body mass index)‚ which is a measurement obtained by dividing a person’s weight by the square of the person’s height‚ within the 95th percentile. Unfortunately‚ this disease has become an epidemic in our world today. The worst part is that it is starting with the
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Malcolm X U.S. Black-Rights Activist and Religious Leader As well all know we are in the month of February. February is the month of love and the month to celebrate black history. Today I am going to talk about the one and only Malcolm X. I asked many people who they thought Malcolm X was and none of them knew. They were saying that he was a boxer‚ a black dude‚ or a random guy who was celebrated. But little did they know that he was kind of like Martin Luther King except that he believed in taking
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cp1 16 April 2010 Malcolm X positive influence on the civil rights movement Malcolm X was‚ and still is‚ a well-known figure on whom a lot of works have been written about. He was a fighter for civil rights‚ as well as a man who was self educated in many ways. Malcolm X was a positive influence on the civil right movement because he had a major impact on the black community to mobilize against oppression by using extreme language and tactics. In 1925 Malcolm X was born. Malcolm was an intelligent
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BREACH AT X • What are the people‚ work processes and technology failure points that require attention? • What practices led to the security breach in TJX and why did such a smart andprofitable organization as TJX face such a situation? • Was TJX a victim of ingenious cyber crooks or did it create risk by cutting corners? Background a. Describe the company/department History 1. TJX was the largest apparel and home fashion retailer in United States
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K J Somaiya Institute Of Management Studies & Research 2011 Himalaya Herbal Healthcare A Brand Study By‚ Neerav Agarwal PGDM (A) Roll No. – 02 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Dr. Monica Khanna K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research SIMSR TABLE OF CONTENTS Himalaya Herbal Healthcare in India | 3 | Main Content | | 1. Segmentation Targeting and Positioning | 4 | * Segmentation * Target Group of Customers * Current Positioning Strategy | 6 |
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