How to choose a case for teaching What is a case How to analyze a case How to discuss a case 3 To draw up case studies‚ it is first important to understand its various aspects. For an effective case study‚ one must first understand the principles of a case. It is important to understand what a case is‚ the types of cases there are and their purposes. Following this understanding‚ the methods of analyzing and discussing cases must be explored. After mastering these skills‚ The
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Case study: Apple iPhones - Not "Made in America" 1. What is meant by the globalization of human capital? Is this inevitable as firms increase their global operations? The globalization of human capital refers to the fact that employees are now spread out across the world by their employers. This including‚ the companies‚ employed‚ unemployed‚ stockholders‚ consumers‚ contractors‚ supply chain‚ firms and economies. Companies branch out because labor costs are cheaper and productivity is faster
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or Automatic Level Let us look at the history of surveying levels. Since the Dumpy level was invented in early 1700’s it has been considered the standard‚ that was up until around the 1830’s when the transit level was invented. Recently the level has changed faster than you can keep up with it‚ but through all this the Dumpy level has remained a reliable back up just in case the modern levels breakdown. A dumpy level‚ builder’s auto level‚ leveling instrument or automatic level is an optical
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The Teachers‚ Schools‚ and Society Reader Marsha Warren Case Study 7 CASE STUDY 7 Marsha Warren An experienced third-grade teacher is overwhelmed by the problems created by her heterogeneous class‚ which includes eight students who have unique home and personal situations that are affecting their schooling. José glared at Tyrone. “Quit looking at me‚ you jerk!” “I wasn’t lookin’ at nothin’‚ creepy‚” replied Tyrone vehemently. Marsha Warren looked up sharply at the two boys and made
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CASE 2 FOUR CUSTOMERS IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW Four telephone subscribers from the same street in a suburb of Toronto complain individually to Bell Canada about a variety of different problems. Is there more to each problem than might appear on the surface? Does it offer Bell a marketing opportunity? TEACHING OBJECTIVES • Provoke a discussion of the potential underlying causes of consumer complaints. • Highlight the fact that complaints are often opportunities in disguise‚
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Case study: PETRIE’S ELECTRONICS Jim Watanabe looked around his new office. He couldn’t believe that he was the assistant director of information technology at Petrie’s Electronics‚ his favorite consumer electronics retail store. He always bought his new DVDs and video games for his Xbox 360 at Petrie’s. And now he worked there too. The company had made some smart moves and had done well‚ Jim knew‚ but he also knew that competition was fierce. Petrie’s competitors included big electronics retail
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Cody Morrow and Gaige Marshall’s Business Plan Executive Summary Play Forward Clothing is in the process of being formed as a partnership owned and operated by Cody Morrow and Gaige Marshall. This plan is written as a guide for starting and managing this new business and will also serve as the basis for a separate‚ detailed marketing plan. Following is a summary of the main points of this plan. * The objectives of Play Forward Clothing are to generate a profit‚ grow at a challenging
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have the same job descriptions and titles so there should not be differences in their pay. Sue can not quite understand why he received two when she only received one. She has seen him numerous times being tardy for work or calling in sick. She knows she is a better worker and is more efficient. Sue recently took a human resource class at Buffalo State College and she remembers learning about a law regarding equal pay. She can ’t seem to recall the specifics‚ so she is determined to look into it further
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because the salary being paid based on the job task rather than pay the salary based on gender. When the salary structure being fair‚ it leads satisfaction among the employees and as a result the turnover will be at low rate. Besides‚ the company also can control their financial operation by doing budget allocation planning for their business operation. Moreover‚ the formal salary structure will make the employees clear on the amount pay for his or her job position. Thus‚ it can make easier to the related
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Case Study One: Amazon.com Amazon started as an e-commerce book site and has now added music‚ toys‚ electronics‚ software‚ and home improvement equipment to its list of product offerings. The Amazon supply chain is longer than that of a bookstore chain such as Borders or Barnes and Noble because of the presence of an additional intermediary—the distributor. The distributor margins in the Amazon supply chain can also be viewed as an increase in cost. However‚ Amazon has exploited several opportunities
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