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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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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differences: Contextual differences in door-holding behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology‚ 32‚ 1682-1686. Social roles theory suggests that there are different gender role expectations in different social contexts and those gender role expectations can maximize or minimize gender differences. For instance‚ there are three competing hypotheses as to why and in what situations certain people hold doors for others. The gender neutral stance hypothesizes
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the Cola Wars? Steve M. McKelvey Overview of the Soft Drink Industry Coca-Cola: The Defending Champion Since its inception in the late 1800s‚ Coca-Cola has experienced meteoric growth‚ progressing from nine glasses per day to nearly 4.5 billion cases on an annual basis ("Top 10‚" 2004). Today‚ Coca-Cola offers nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries and controls the highest market share (44%) in the soft drink market ("Top 10‚" 2004). In addition to its leading global market-share‚ Coca-Cola also
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Case Study Chapter 37 Naomi Gonzalez Nur1150 Week 7 Virginia College Case Study Chapter 37 Jennie has been treated for adult-onset asthma for 3 years. She has been doing fairly well with her inhalers‚ but today she receives a prescription for Montelukast (Singulair)‚ one 10 mg tablet daily. 1. How does this medication differ from the corticosteroids that are used to reduce inflammation? Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that is used to lower the inflammatory
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– The student will be provided feedback (once) on cases submitted by the due date. It is the student’s responsibility to send the Instructor an email – shayes@vbgov.com informing them that their chapter cases are ready for review (worth 3 pts.) (All cases in the chapter must be completed before the Instructor will review the cases) are ready for review. No cases will be reviewed past the required submission date. Communication Case 3–1 A first-year accounting student is confused by a statement
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FINA 6092 Advanced Financial Management Harvard Business School Case Study ! Shenzhen Development Bank Case Report Section A: Group 6 Name CATALOGUE PART 1: BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 1 PART 2: THE INVESTMENT VALUE OF SHENZHEN DEVELOPMENT BANK ..... 1 PART 3: RISK ANALYSIS .................................................................................................... 2 PART 4: RISK CONTROL .........
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McDonald’s – Business Strategy in India Case Study Abstract This case study discusses how McDonald’s India managed to buck the trend in a struggling economy‚ its early years and business strategy to get more out of its stores in India. The case also briefly discusses how McDonald’s adapted to local culture in India‚ its localization and entry strategy‚ its strong supply chain and pricing strategy. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. McDonald’s entry into India 3. Exhibit I: McDonald’s
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embarrassment not to have a presence at a company that is widely viewed as the epitome of American business success. Many labor leaders see this organizing effort as a test case of whether unions can succeed in the 21st century. Wal-Mart officials‚ like many companies‚ have strategies to keep out unions as a way of holding down costs. But labor leaders assert that Wal-Mart often crosses the line and violates federal laws protecting workers’ rights to unionize. Over the last four years‚ the
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Case Study for decision making 1 Executive summary This report is made with the purpose of analyzing the decision-making practice of Nugan‚ the managing director in the Diversified Agricultural Company Nugan Group‚ from the perspective of personality and values. Decision-making is essential and regarded as the driving force for the development of a company. Therefore‚ since the takeover of the company‚ Nugan made many decisions to push forward the business. In Nugan Group‚ the decisions were
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