guide examines case studies‚ a form of qualitative descriptive research that is used to look at individuals‚ a small group of participants‚ or a group as a whole. Researchers collect data about participants using participant and direct observations‚ interviews‚ protocols‚ tests‚ examinations of records‚ and collections of writing samples. Starting with a definition of the case study‚ the guide moves to a brief history of this research method. Using several well documented case studies‚ the guide then
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CASE STUDY #1 A Job Search Dilemma Eric‚ a second-semester senior‚ is looking for a job. Anxious about finding work in the worst economy in decades‚ he sends out scores of resumes for a wide variety of positions. The first call he gets is for a position that doesn’t really interest him‚ but he figures he should be open to every opportunity. He schedules an interview‚ which he aces. In fact‚ the recruiter offers Eric the job on the spot. He would like Eric to start as soon as possible. Should Eric
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company sell nearly 400‚000 cars and trucks per year in the U.S. throughout the decade of the ‘80s and into the early ‘90s. However‚ during the mid ‘90s Mazda embarked on an expansion program in an attempt to compete directly with Honda‚ Toyota and Nissan. This plan included the introduction of five new models in less than a year that resulted in a lack of focus in the company’s marketing and advertising plans. The five new models are Mazda AZ-3/MX-3‚ Mazda MX-6‚ Mazda Cronos‚ Mazda Millenia and Mazda
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Tesco – Business Transformation Case Study Who would have thought that the food retailer famous for the slogan “Pile It High‚ Sell It Cheap” launched by Jack Cohen on an East End market stall in 1919‚ would have grown into one of the largest non-food retailers in Europe by 2007? What was it about Tesco that enabled it to move from being the poor relation to J. Sainsbury in the 1970s and 1980s to become the largest UK food retailer in the first decade of the 21st century? What was it that happened
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Case study: supply and demand The aim of this case study is to examine how the ideas and techniques for self-management you read about can be used and adapted to fit personal circumstances. In this case – the story of Asma‚ a mother of two young children returning to paid employment – you will be asked to think how the ideas might be useful to her in managing her return. You may be asking why a decision to go back to paid work is being discussed in the context of a course about management. You may
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Running head: MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE Organizational Communication Capstone Project Motivation in the Workplace: Theory and Practice Author’s Note: OLRM 250 Organizational Communications Dr. Jeffrey Yergler Sandy Johnson August 18‚ 2011 sajo69@msn.com MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE Abstract 1 There are few things worse in an average person’s life than working at a job you detest. What is even worse is that your manager does nothing to make it better. Motivation‚ whether is it personal
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Theories of Motivation Motivation: “The process that account for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.” Motivation is the result of the interaction of the individual and the situation.Individuals differ in their basic motivational drive.The level of motivation varies both between individuals and within individuals at different times. EARLY THEOREIS OF MOTIVATION 1950’s: These three theories are: Hierarchy of needs theory Theories X
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Module 7 Case Study 2: Transforming customer service for BRANZ Ltd. Abstract Porter’s value chain describes a comprehensive format of creating value within any business venture. It explains how to alter business inputs into outputs that are of greater value than the initial cost of creating the same outputs. According to Michael Porter‚ analysing the chain of activities in any organization will be of more value to the output and services compared to the summation of the cost of these activities
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ACCG926 – Corporate Accounting Case study – SEEK Limited The purpose of this case study is to illustrate how the accounting concepts discussed in this unit are applied in a listed company. SEEK Limited is listed in Australian Stock Exchange (Code: SEK) and it is the largest online employment classified company by market capitalisation in the world. The company has operations in three industries: Online employment classified advertising; the provision and execution of training courses; and
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References: 1. Barbuto‚ J.E. (2005). Motivation and transactional‚ charismatic‚ and transformational leadership: A test of antecedents. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies‚ Vol. 11‚ No. 4‚ 26-40. 2. Bass‚ B. M. (1990). From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the vision. Organizational Dynamics‚ (Winter): Vol. 18‚ No. 3‚ 19-31 3 4. Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ as quoted in Nineteen Stars : a Study in Military Character and Leadership (1971) by Edgar
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