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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competitive business environment‚ Izo-a new market entrant- is facing a number of distribution challenges. This case highlights the problems faced by Izo in managing one of its distributors‚ POC‚ in its quest to quickly increase its market share. Simultaneously‚ the case also highlights the key sales management issues when dealing with matured markets specially when dealing with tough customers. This case can be covered while teaching any of these courses- strategic marketing‚ distribution management‚ or sales
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organization. The course offers a broad array of cases covering several industries‚ and organizations. PEDAGOGY The pedagogy emphasizes the case study method and strategic audit as means to synthesize and organize relevant information in a logical fashion. Active discussion in class is used to exchange knowledge and debate current issues in management. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Assigned readings Case preparation Participation Term project Team case study presentations and written
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In Jude Watson’s Loot How to Steal a Fortune‚ readers learn that theme is family and friends stick together but you can’t trust family all the time. You would be surprised about how many conflicts happened in the story. It was obvious that the kid gang was struggling. They were young children who were doing crime to find moonstones. There were so many antagonists that got in the way of them. The risks they were taking were very dangerous. They still managed to stay together though. The theme of
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For this assignment I chose Fortune 500 Company MetLife‚ Inc. from the “company” tab of Mission Statements.com (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.missionstatements.com/fortune_500_mission_statements.html. MetLife’s Mission Statement is “The capable team of MetLife’s Customer Response Center (CRC) shares a common mission - that all customers are "Met for Life." By balancing the efficiencies of new technologies with the personal touch of highly trained and motivated professionals‚ we are able to deliver
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called the SDLC‚ O – O analysis combines data and the processes that act on the data into thing called objects‚ while agile method are the newest development that uses prototypes and constantly adjusting them to user requirements. 2.) What is a CASE tool and what does it do?
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Case In Point 1.1: Cloud Nine Financial Advisors Cloud Nine provides its clients with a monthly newsletter that offers recommendations about stocks to buy or sell. Doug Layton‚ Cloud Nine’s president‚ has asked your opinion on whether dot.com stocks might be good investments for the future. He specifically mentioned Google‚ eBay‚ Amazon.com‚ and Yahoo!‚ but he said you could suggest other companies. Doug wants you to do some Internet research to learn more about these Web-based companies and their
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Hazel Lancaster is a 16-year-old cancer patient. She ends up falling in love with another teen‚ Augustus Waters‚ who she came across at her support group she is forced to go to. Augustus and Hazel fit together perfectly. They are both diagnosed with a disability‚ yet they still live their life full of activities and exciting adventures. They travel to Amsterdam and are able to have the chance to spend the day with him. Augustus and Hazel are in love with each other‚ and love stories almost always
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The Predicament and Fortune of RR Feeds‚ Inc. Randolph M. Hill Webster University The Predicament and Fortune of RR Feeds‚ Inc. The RR Feeds‚ Inc was a hundred year old family-owned organization located in rural North Dakota. It had a warm family friendly business with a work environment to be appreciated. Over the past two years RR Feed‚ Inc has run into problems causing lay off staff‚ restrict spending‚ cut bonuses and ‘tighten their belts.’ Employee morale is down and there is new prevailing
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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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