May 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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even more consumers into the fold. Coke has its everything to make their business bigger and bigger. QUESTIONS: 1. Describe the various IT- enabled initiatives discussed in this case study and categorized them as either above-the-line‚ below-the-line‚ or some combination of the two. ANSWER: From the case study paragraph two‚ ‘a multitude of IT systems are constantly churning in the background‚ not only keeping the organization running‚ but also keeping it running ahead of the competition
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Massie Rape Case Seventy years ago last month‚ in the pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning‚ two Honolulu police officers awakened a young man named Horace Ida at his home in Kalihi-Palama. Ida dressed hurriedly and went with the detectives‚ thinking he knew what they were after. Two hours earlier‚ while driving his sister’s car‚ Ida had a near collision with another auto at the corner of King and Liliha streets. An argument broke out and one of the men riding with Ida got in a brief scuffle with
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The Nokia Case Environmental and Resource Economics | Dr. Dennis Häckl Benedikt Müller | Raphael Petri | Nicola Rabba | Mirjam Rössler | Friedemann Seith Leipzig‚ 6th February 2013 Agenda Content A Introduction 3 4 B Nokia Case 4 C Conclusion Environmental and Resource Economics | Winter Term 2013 | Group 1 2 Agenda Content A Introduction 4 B Nokia Case 4 C Conclusion Environmental and Resource Economics | Winter Term 2013 | Group 1
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The Literal Rule Words should be given their ordinary‚ dictionary meaning‚ with no exceptions. Lord Esher stated in R v Judge of the City of London Court (1892) that this should be done even if it leads to a ’manifest absurdity’. Judges who follow this rule‚ only apply the law and do not try to interpret the law. Advantages • Provides the will of parliament • Maintains the separation of powers • Encourages consistency Disadvantages • Harsh results • Absurd results • Rigid/ mechanical
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CASE 4: RUDI GASSNER & THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BMG INTERNATIONAL (A) & (B) Note: only the (A) case has been included in the case collection; notes on the (B) case have been included as background material for the instructor. Case Summary BMG International was the international music subsidiary of the German media conglomerate‚ Bertelsmann‚ the second largest media enterprise in the world. In May 1993‚ CEO Rudi Gassner and the executive committee were gathered for one of their quarterly meetings
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RMG909 Advanced Buying Process II Case Study Analysis Form Student Name: Carolina Antonio Date: April 1‚ 2014 Case Study #/Title: Case Study # 45 - Celebrity Fragrances: The art of negotiation 1. Defining the Issue(s)- The Major Question: Jackson’s buyers didn’t want to be in an overstocked positions They want to be in a position to reorder the merchandise if it began to sell well Vendor could not accept the order because it was below the minimum level Jackson could not return
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A Case of Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Dean‚ Department of Biology‚ Spring Hill College Case Presentation Jason Hendrix is a -year-old senior at the University of Delaware‚ majoring in economics. While on spring break in Florida‚ Jason was involved in a onevehicle motorcycle accident. In the accident‚ Jason was thrown from his bike to the pavement‚ landing on his back. A police officer witnessed the accident and immediately called for medical assistance. Emergency personnel arrived within minutes
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decisions regarding the company could not be made by relying on the data alone. For instance‚ a model could not be created that would correctly determine which products should be discontinued; instead‚ these assessments needed to be made on a case by case basis. Similarly‚ the long-term effects of such decisions can never be known for certain and the potential always exists that what the data seems to show as an obvious choice could actually be harmful. Therefore‚ it is important to always view
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Sunday‚ March 15‚ 2009 COST OF CAPITAL AT AES Evaluating the Historical Capital Budgeting Method Currently AES employs Project Finance Framework. Project finance tends to be used in projects with tangible assets with predictable cash flows in which construction and operating targets can be easily established through explicit contract. The key to AES projects financing lies with the precise forecasting of cash flows. In effect‚ the possibility of estimating cash flows with an acceptable
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