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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Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1997. 48:515–46 OB IN THE ROUSSEAUNEW ORGANIZATIONAL ERA Copyright © 1997 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN THE NEW ORGANIZATIONAL ERA Denise M. Rousseau Heinz School of Public Policy and Management and Graduate School of Industrial Administration‚ Carnegie Mellon University‚ Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania 15213 KEY WORDS: employment relations‚ performance paradox‚ organizational change‚ organizational learning‚ organizing‚ self-management
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Case Study: Launching Inspired Dining Experiences at The Bay‚ Canada’s Iconic Department Store It was an inspired afternoon that had our Strategic Objectives team revelling in just how delectable our job can be. After setting Canadian foodies all a-Twitter in early 2011 with the announcement it was re-imagining its foodservice options from coast to coast‚ The Bay‚ Canada’s leading department store finally opened its first two new dining destinations‚ Bannock and Foodwares Market‚ at its flagship
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located in Herzogenaurach‚ Germany‚ the product become successful because of Jesses Owen‚ who won gold medals at 1963 in Berlin Olympic Games (Kaufmann 2005‚ p.c-411). In 1960‚ the company introduces their innovation for soccer shoes by using the process of vulcanization. The early 1960s‚ the company developed their running shoes that have unique shape that can help to support the natural movement of the foot. The company becomes the first company to offer the athletic shoes with Velcro strap (Funding
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Edition 11: This case study helps students understand the process of setting‚ reporting and evaluating financial performance. Financial statements and reporting A Cadbury Schweppes case study Page 1: Introduction Limited companies (those owned by shareholders) are required by law to produce Financial Statements. These statements must be published and made available to shareholders as part of a company report. Cadbury Schweppes aims to produce clear financial statements that give a valuable insight
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Case Study 1 Week 1 Professor Eckert Shield Financial Problem Statement Doug bloom recently was promoted from sales rep to sales manager in a new territory for a struggling branch. This position is risky since the old sales manager was fired since he was unable to produce higher sales numbers. Doug’s mission is to implement a new First Plus program through his sales force. The issue‚ is that most reps are used to catering to their smaller accounts‚ which is opposite of the First Plus program
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Real Cases Project: Teaching Guide for Human Behavior in the Social Environment 1 Real Cases Project: Human Behavior in the Social Environment Rozetta Wilmore-Schaeffer‚ PhD Associate Professor Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work 2495 Amsterdam Avenue NY.‚ NY 10033-3312 wilmores@yu.edu INTRODUCTION A. Overview of this Course within the Social Work Curriculum This course sequence‚ Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) aims to use the context of the child
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Case Study 1 Richard is determined to do well in school "this time around." He tried school several years ago‚ but he didn’t take the time to learn how to study or how to be prepared. In frustration‚ he quit. Richard is a strong reader‚ so he wasn’t bothered by the fact that this time most of his classes have considerable amounts of reading. The method he decided would work best would be to take notes and to spend most of his time studying from the notes. He would copy as much of the information
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NEGO –KART: EFFECTIVENESS TO THE LIVELIHOOD RECIPIENTS A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of the College of Engineering Saint Vincent’s College Dipthe “Nego-Kart”. The “Negosyo sa Kariton” (Nego-Kart) project is one of the DOLE’s Priority Projects for 2009-2010 in line with poverty alleviation program of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo which is intended to provide decent livelihood mainly for the benefit of marginal workers in the country’s informal sector‚ specifically the ambulant
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products ? * Festive season * Birthday * Anniversary * Marriage or other special occasions There are infact several factors which influence buying decision of a consumer ranging from psychological‚ social‚ economic and so on. The study of consumer behaviour explains as to: * Why and why not a consumer buys a product ? * When a consumer buys a product ? * How a consumer buys a product ? During Christmas‚ the buying tendencies of consumers increase as compared to other
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