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 17 Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute: Competing in the LASIK Eye Surgery Market* Dr. Mark Everett‚ clinic coordinator and optometric physician (OP) of the Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute (PCLI) office in Spokane‚ Washington‚ looked at the ad that Vancouver‚ Canada-based Lexington Laser Vision (LLV) had been running in the Spokane papers and shook his head. This was not the first ad nor the only clinic advertising low-priced LASIK eye surgeries. Dr. Everett just could not believe that
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Ever since I was a little girl I have always loved helping others feel better. I have always had a heart of gold and this is why I have chosen Nursing as my career choice. I feel like becoming a registered nurse is where I will belong and be most happy at. I am most fulfilled when I know I am helping‚ and doing for others. I am a very passionate individual and show a lot of compassion in everything I do‚ which are key qualities most nurses have. Although registered nurses have many responsibilities
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Case study of international migration occuring between Mexico’s and America’s border. International Migration Mexicans into the U.S.A Name: Simon Bock Due date: 19.11.2012 Grade: 11 Word Count: In the following essay I will discuss‚ if migration across a country’s borders have greater negative impacts at their origin than their destination. For people who are new to this
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Vliet Case Study Assignment Dr. Bruno CKA November 16‚ 2012 Vliet1 Teachers conduct their classes in different ways. Each use different strategies and tactics in order to better their students’ learning. They adjust to the different learning styles of the students in their classrooms in hopes of engaging their students fully. The film Stand and Deliver‚ tells the story of how a teacher‚ Jamie Escalante‚ transforms his class from delinquents into AP calculus students. The case‚ “Sandy’s
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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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FAMILY HEALTH CARE The family is the basic unit of care in community health nursing. It is an important social structure needed for reproduction and socialization. A family refers to a number of persons joined together by bonds of marriage‚ blood or adoption (Burgess‚ 1963). Freeman (1992) defined family as two or more persons who are joined together by bonds sharing emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part of the family. REASONS FOR HAVING THE FAMILY AS THE UNIT
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CASE STUDY #5 (SHOULD COLLABORATE WITH #6) The Case of Bad News The new CEO of a corporation learns that he has inherited problems with growth and profitability. A four-day workweek and‚ eventually‚ layoffs prove necessary. Who is the CEO obligated to inform and when? By Gil Amelio Responding to a Business Downturn George Anderson was just a few months beyond his 40th birthday on the day he became CEO of Astratech Communications International (ACI). What an upper! He was still basking in
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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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