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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Operational Management: John Deer Case Study The company that has been chosen for this case study is John Deere Equipments. This company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and was incorporated in 1868 as Deere & Company. John Deere started this company as a one-man blacksmith shop and it is now a worldwide corporation that has its offices in more than 160 countries and employs more than 46‚000 people. John Deere is one of the oldest industrial companies in the United States and it is guided by the
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Esophageal cancer in a young woman with bulimia nervosa: a case report Eric T Shinohara‚ Samuel Swisher-McClure‚ Michael Husson‚ Weijing Sun and James M Metz Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007‚ 1:160 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-160 Received: 27 July 2007 Accepted: 29 November 2007 Published: 29 November 2007 Introduction In the past twenty-five years‚ the prevalence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased dramatically within the United States and it is now the most common histological type
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Communication Competence Communication competence is the ability to choose a communication behavior that is both appropriate and effective for a given situation. Interpersonal competency allows one to achieve their communication goals without causing the other party to lose face. The model most often used to describe competence is the component model (Spitzberg & Cupach‚ 1984) which includes three components: 1) knowledge‚ 2) skill‚ and 3) motivation. Knowledge simply means knowing what behavior
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blame it on anyone else. ● In the hallways‚ don’t lie about where you’re going. ● Don’t cheat on any tests/quizzes‚ do the right thing. Determination is the process of establishing something;firmness of purpose. Examples of being determined at LHS ● Study for tests or exams regularly ● Get to class on time ● Try your best to not get in any trouble ● Perform to your best ability Engagement is the action of engaging. - student engagement refers to the degree of attention‚ curiosity‚ interest‚ optimism
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STUDY QUESTIONS Eli‚ Lilly 1998 (A): Strategic Challenges 1. What were the strategic challenges for pharmaceutical companies in the 1990s? 2. How did Lilly respond to these challenges? How does globalization allow Lilly to better cope with them? 3. Suppose that you are a top manager of a Korean pharmaceutical company. How would you formulate your strategy in the face of pharma giants’ (like Lilly) aggressive strategic moves toward globalization? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
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FALLS CHURCH GENERAL HOSPITAL This case is designed to give students an opportunity to consider ways that a service organization‚ specifically a hospital‚ might seem different from manufacturing because service is not as easy to measure as the dimension of a part. However‚ as students begin to think about the dimensions of a hospital’s service‚ they may see ways that service can be measured. The answers to this case are based in part on a similar case in M.A. Vonderembse and G. P. White’s
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Case study 2 Chris Double 7. 14.1 is Chris’s BMI 8. 1308 is Chris’s BMR 9. 151.6 is his THR at 60% 178.8 is his THR at 80% 10. Since Chris is a young teenager and hoping to be on the wrestling team‚ a sport that requires a lot of strength‚ speed‚ agility‚ endurance and explosive power I will give him the 1rm bench test for his upper body strength and for his lower body strength I will give him the 1rm strength test using the squat instead of the leg press as the squat is a better overall
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For counselors to have a good sense of worldview with elementary children they need to understand the world‚ including attitudes‚ values‚ opinions‚ and concepts that influence how people of different cultures a person thinks‚ makes decisions‚ and behaves. When working with kids counselors should involve their families. How a family influence career decision making of its members is related to culturally specific factors. Exploring the relationship between cultural diversity and family influence helps
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page. Business Law Assignment 1 PART A (10 Marks) 1. What is meant by equality before law and equal protection of law? Explain. 2. Do you agree with the view that Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy constitute the ‘Core and Conscience’ of the Indian Constitution? Comment on the emerging trends in their interrelationship. 3. Explain the main principles embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India. What is their significance? Do you think they are the
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