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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AEREN FOUNDATION’S Maharashtra Govt. Reg. No.: F-11724 SUBJECT:-E-COMMERCE MANAGEMENT COURSE : Total Marks : 80 Attempt all the cases Case 01 GM’s E-Business Strategy INTRODUCTION US-based General Motors (GM)‚ the largest automobile company in the world‚ was in trouble in the late 1990s. The company’s market share in the US automobile market had been steadily declining from a high of 50% in the late 1960s to a low of 28% by 1999.Analysts pointed out that GM had been in the grip of a vicious
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With Motorola still competitive in the industry and budgets tight‚ the other eleven Directors all voted against the expansion in training. As Chairman‚ Galvin knew he had the power to overturn the Board’s decision. Training was something he felt strongly about‚ but was this a battle worth fighting? T NO This case was researched by Stephanie Weiss and written by Matt Kelemen‚ under the supervision of Kathleen A. Meyer‚ executive director of The Business Enterprise Trust. 9-996-051
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Case Study 1. What do you think is causing some of the problems in the bank’s home office and branches? Ans: I think these is a problem of recruiting suitable employees. Because there is an employee named Johnson who didn’t know the machine’s name that she’s working with and she didn’t know its name either. She only knew how to operate the machine precisely. The employees don’t have the adequate experience of their work. With customers to see and loans to be made‚ they have little time to work
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firm seems to lack in sophisticated goal setting and reward policies under the undetermined leadership. This essay will attempt to analyse several crucial organizational issues in this case and identify conceivable influence if the problems are not addressed appropriately. 2. Organizational Issues in the Case 2.1 Integration and Organizational Culture Despite optimistic expectations‚ mergers and acquisitions occasionally fail‚ in part because managers neglect cultural issues‚ which are rarely
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978-0-273-73552-6 (web) All rights reserved. Permission is hereby given for the material in this publication to be reproduced for OHP transparencies and student handouts‚ without express permission of the Publishers‚ for educational purposes only. In all other cases‚ no part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ or otherwise without either the prior written permission of the Publishers or
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Communication Studies SBA Journal SBA Theme: Communication: Advancement Through Technology (To be reconsidered) Name: Melvin Martial In this journal exact dates are not included as during some writing sessions the dates were not recorded as a result of error of format. Entry 1: Introduction (No. 1) Over the years technology has become more and more advanced. As a result of this rapid pace of evolution consequently this was used to further communication tools. Who would have ever imagined that we
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Verbal Abuse in Intimate Relationships Abuse in relationships takes many forms and has many levels which is the vice- grip causing negative behavior to perpetuate harm to someone. Abusive behavior can generate enough negative hatred which can cause a person to create physical assault on another person. Verbal abuse in intimate relationships also has many forms and level within itself‚ what make verbal abuse more questionable is that verbal abuse does not leave physical evident or signs. Verbal abuse
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Further to this‚ every vital organ within the body is covered in some form of skin or membrane‚ therefore this type of hardening or development of scar tissue can extend internally and become systemic or system wide and life threatening. In my aunt’s case the disease exists in the localized form which is primarily characterised by an acronym called C.R.E.S.T. which is: Calcinosis: - calcium deposits under the skin. Raynaud’s phenomenon: - constriction of capillaries in cold conditions in the extremities
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(section 007) Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm or anytime by appointment Instructional Material: Strategic Management Concepts By Frank Rothaermel - McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. - 2012 – First Edition‚ Paperback - ISBN 978 0 07 732445-2 Cases for the class: available at: HBSP 1. Wii Encore? By Andrei Hagiu‚ Hanna Halaburda; Product#: 709448-PDF-ENG‚ Revision Date: Aug 25‚ 2011 2. TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond. By David B. Yoffie ‚ Michael Slind; Product#: 708401-PDF-ENG‚ Pub.
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