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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Case study 1 Working with African American men as a counselor its necessary to have a strategic plan to be able to work around there ego. African American men in no way wants to feel belittled or not in control. African American men wants to play the “head of the household role”. According to this case study I would like to do role playing so both individuals can have a better understanding how the other feel. Majority of the therapy sessions would be role playing with some talk sessions. I would
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Iridium Case Study Iridium is a famous case in which Motorola and other well known companies invested about $5 billion in a satellite venture that would enable a person to use his cell phone around the world. The investment included more than $2.2 billion in debt. Soon after operations began‚ the company declared bankruptcy and its assets were ultimately sold for only $25 million‚ leaving the lenders with a total loss. It is obvious that projections made by the company and endorsed by the most
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2.07 - A Business Images and Brand Promises Case Studies Case Study I Since opening in a suburb of a major metropolitan area two years ago‚ Pablo’s Pepper Pizza has consistently had a huge line of customers waiting for a table. Pablo‚ the owner‚ attributes this to his strong belief that customers are entitled to high quality food at inexpensive prices. His brand promise is to consistently create a fun‚ family-oriented environment centered around great food that won’t break the budget. This
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I found both case studies to be very interesting. In the Two Men and a Lot of Trucks case study‚ I could identify the expectancy theory and Maslow’s needs hierarchy theory. The text states that Mary Ellen quit her well-paying job with benefits to grow her business. What started as a part-time gig working from her dining room table quickly became a successful franchise operation. Mary Ellen’s hard work and dedication paid off as there are currently 152 franchise locations. Maslow’s needs hierarchy
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HOW TO SOLVE CASE STUDY Submitted to Dr.RITANJALI MAHJI‚ SOM‚ NIT Warangal Submitted by u.srikanthganesh (109526) srikanthganesh119@gmail.com Definition: • A case study is a puzzle‚ which has to be solved. The case have a enough information that can be understand what the problem is and‚ after thinking about it and analyzing the information‚ and come up with a proposed solution. Solving a case study is a bit like writing a detective story‚ and also summarizing
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As I look back on my case study and the preparation‚ I m amazed to find that I learned a lot from this case study. I learned a great deal throughout the entire exercise. This was my first case study of studying nursing; therefore I didn’t have much experience in writing this type of assignment. During the course of writing this case studying there are some positives which helped to finish this assignment on time‚ although I couldn’t submit for feedback. I finished whole case one before the submission
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Case Study Analysis BUS 600 Management Communications with Technology Tools Ashford University January 9‚ 2012 Case Study Analysis The case study I chose to evaluate was Oak Brook Medical Systems‚ Inc. The manager‚ Jackie‚ is known as a “no nonsense” kind of manager who is credited with large increases in business accounts resulting in a $40 million dollar addition to the corporate bottom line. She is a valuable corporate asset
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Case Study Approaches to Ethical Dilemmas LaDonna Landry BSHS 335 January 12‚ 2015 Nicole Zmuda Case Study Approaches to Ethical Dilemmas The case study I chose is that of six-year-old Tavion Robinson who was taken to Methodist Hospital by his father for a broken arm and abrasions. There were a couple of things in this case that could insinuate that the broken arm and abrasions were not an accident. The father being hesitant to leave Tavion alone with hospital staff was the first red
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