Case Scenarios Read the following scenarios. Answer‚ in a 50- to 100-word response‚ each of the following questions: Scenario 1 Sophia has been removed from her family and placed into foster care for the second time in the last 2 years due to her mother’s ongoing substance abuse. Sophia has missed many days of school and often comes to school dirty and wearing clothes from the day before. Sophia’s mother does not think she has a problem and blames the system for once again taking her daughter
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Summary John Baker‚ chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Company was promoted to production manager of fast-expanding Canadian enterprise. His final task is the assessment interview with the successor‚ Matthew Rennalls‚ the able young Barracanian. Final interview didn’t have a success. Rennalls asked to accept his letter as a resignation.. The problem The Company productivity may fall down because of staff misunderstandings. Cast of characters
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Overview History/Growth This case concerns the John M. Case Company‚ which at one time was the leading producer of business calendars in the United States. The company was founded by the grandfather of John M. Case in 1920 and was inherited in 1951. The company had experienced profitable operations every year since 1932‚ and held approximately a 60-65% market share by 1984. Sales had been increasing annually at about a 7% compound rate‚ and the return on average invested capital was about
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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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Case Study: A Thai Learner in the Learning Context 1. Introduction The Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA)‚ offered by the University of Cambridge (ESOL Examinations)‚ is run in over 120 centers around the world and it is considered by many authorities as the most important form of training in the TELF (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) industry. Between 30th of August and 24th of September 2004 I attended the Cambridge CELTA course at English and Computer
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Sense of Change Management‚ 2nd edition Case studies – text and questions Contents Case study 1: Aster Group 3 Case study text: Aster Group 3 Introduction 3 History‚ culture‚ orientation 4 Drivers for change 6 Leadership 8 No shotgun wedding 9 The transition period – one year on 11 Project management 12 Organizational development 13 Developing management and leadership capacity and capability 14 Case study questions: Aster Group 17 Individual
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Case 36.11 : Business Ethics John A. Goodman was a real estate salesman in the state of Washington. Goodman sold to Darden‚ Doman & Stafford Associates (DDS)‚ a general partnership n apartment building that needed extensive renovation. Goodman represented that he personally had experience in renovation work. During the course of negotiations on a renovation contract‚ Goodman informed the managing partner of DDS that he would be forming a corporation to do the work. A contract wa executed in August
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Case History John Baker a nine-year-old male‚ was admitted to the emergency room with the chief complaints of wheezing during respiration‚ swelling and erythema of the right arm distal (below/farthest away from) to the humerus‚ and slight vertigo (dizzy/ room spinning). The patient is responsive; however‚ he seems confused. The patient was playing outside‚ when a wasp stung him on the anterior region (front/top region) of the forearm. The patient’s mother watched the incident unfold‚ and promptly
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CASE STUDY #1 A Job Search Dilemma Eric‚ a second-semester senior‚ is looking for a job. Anxious about finding work in the worst economy in decades‚ he sends out scores of resumes for a wide variety of positions. The first call he gets is for a position that doesn’t really interest him‚ but he figures he should be open to every opportunity. He schedules an interview‚ which he aces. In fact‚ the recruiter offers Eric the job on the spot. He would like Eric to start as soon as possible. Should Eric
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HBR CASE STUDY Good Money After Bad? Jack Brandon’s initial idea has not panned out‚ and the cash is nearly gone. But he’s got a new plan. Will you back him a second time? by John W. Mullins F Daniel Vasconcellos overlooking the sparkling lights of San Francisco‚ Christian Harbinson gazed across the bay to the hills above Sausalito. “There’s nothing like a vigorous hike‚” he thought‚“to clear the mind before a crucial meeting.” It was a mild March evening‚ and the 35-year-old venture
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