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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primary competitors were Wal-Mart‚ Sears‚ Target‚ Kohl’s‚ and J. C. Penney‚ with secondary competitors in certain categories. J. C. Penney operated more than 1‚000 stores in all 50 states. Un-like Sears‚ the company chose not to locate in large shopping malls but to establish its discount stores in highly visible corner locations. By 1990‚ however‚ when Wal-Mart first surpassed Kmart in annual sales‚ Kmart’s stores had become dated and lost their appeal. Attempting to avoid this fate‚ Kmart management updated
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and speaking style‚ as well as prosodic features such as rhythm‚ intonation‚ and stress. Likewise‚ written texts have nonverbal elements such as handwriting style‚ spatial arrangement of words‚ or the physical layout of a page. However‚ much of the study of nonverbal communication has focused on face-to-face interaction‚ where it can be classified into three principal areas: environmental conditions where communication takes place‚ physical characteristics of the communicators‚ and behaviours of communicators
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• Compare the two cases in terms of methods‚ costs (if applicable)‚ and effectiveness of the outcomes (3 points). Both cases are a form of an alert identification subsystem belonging to the parent HELP System. Furthermore‚ both cases did not explicitly state vocabulary and ontology used. However‚ I can infer based on my knowledge in the field now that diseases‚ diagnoses‚ laboratory and procedures follow ICD 10‚ SNOMED‚ LOINC and CPT ontology for coding and that interoperability is achieved by
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Case Study Solution Financial Statement Analysis The Krispy Kreme Doughnuts case study solution solves the case on financial statement analysis. The structure of the solution is outlined below and answers the questions included in the outline Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚ Inc. Background Corporate Profile Company Stores Domestic Franchise International Franchise Supply Chain Business Segment Problem Statement What is the
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CASE STUDY 4 PREPARED BY: GOPI A/L KALAIRASAN CASE STUDY 4 1) There are some 200 economic integration agreements in effect around the world already‚ far more than even a few years ago. Virtually every country is now party to one or more free trade agreements. Supporters argue that free trade is good for nations. a) What is the basis for their support? That is‚ what are the specific benefits that countries seek by joining an economic bloc? Free trade is a policy
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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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How to Know if You have it“ claims that malls have negative effect on people. In author‘s opinion‚ shopping centres make people sick: they usually get tired very fast‚ feel anxious and even lost the perception of place and time. The disease‚ which has got the name Mallaise‚ has such sypmtoms as: difficulties in concentrating‚ extreme nervousness or unjustified worries. This sickness affects people who usually hates shopping or just wandering around the mall. William Kowinski even confessed that
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colonists Chapter Readings: (Outline Chapters in Garraty Book) • Garraty Ch 1-Part of Ch 3 (pg 1-84) • “1491” • Readings from John Smith’s Journal • Articles on Colonial America – Pocahontas‚ Hutchinson‚ Equiano‚ Squanto Movie Clips: • Scene from Pocahontas – Disney • Scene from The Lost World • Last of the Mohicans • America: The Story of US – “Rebels” Episode • Other Clips from online resources shown as needed Key Concepts: 1. Roanoke 2. Virginia Company 3. Jamestown 4. “Starving
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CASE STUDY Jacqueline Short Business Law 1 LS 311 May 21‚ 2012 Langley Brothers‚ Inc‚ is a corporation that is incorporated and doing business in the state of Kansas and decides to sell no par common stock worth $1 million to the public. The stock will only be sold in the state of Kansas. Joseph Langley says the offerings do not need to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ but his brother Harry disagrees. Langley Brothers Inc.‚ will definitely not have to be
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