Case studies for use in Groups (First in first served! Once a group has chosen a case study‚ it is no longer available for another group. Choose carefully‚ some are more difficult than others‚ offering the chance to shine! Remember: you need to carry out ethical due-diligence. Good recommendations foresee different possible outcomes and challenges.) 1. You are a management team at a bank that is feeling competitive pressures: the financial crisis has made international borrowings more expensive and
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Quality in Practice: Building Trust Through Quality at Gerber i The Gerber baby picture -- that accompanies everything from strained carrots and banana cookies to teething rings and diapers -- has developed into one of the most recognizable brand images in the world. According to Gerber‚ the company received the highest customer loyalty rating out of 3‚500 U.S. corporate and product brands‚ topping companies such as Nike and Coca-Cola. To parents around the world‚ the Gerber baby means quality‚ and
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guide examines case studies‚ a form of qualitative descriptive research that is used to look at individuals‚ a small group of participants‚ or a group as a whole. Researchers collect data about participants using participant and direct observations‚ interviews‚ protocols‚ tests‚ examinations of records‚ and collections of writing samples. Starting with a definition of the case study‚ the guide moves to a brief history of this research method. Using several well documented case studies‚ the guide then
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Probation officers get assigned to offenders that got out of going to jail‚ and sentenced to probation by the court. The officers focus is to help rehabilitate the offenders‚ and prevent recidivism. The work could be dangerous depending on the probationer‚ and the area that the officer is sent to work in. On the job‚ they have many different responsibilities. They generally are assigned many probationers at a single time. They interview the offenders that they are assigned to‚ and monitor their progress
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Tesco – Business Transformation Case Study Who would have thought that the food retailer famous for the slogan “Pile It High‚ Sell It Cheap” launched by Jack Cohen on an East End market stall in 1919‚ would have grown into one of the largest non-food retailers in Europe by 2007? What was it about Tesco that enabled it to move from being the poor relation to J. Sainsbury in the 1970s and 1980s to become the largest UK food retailer in the first decade of the 21st century? What was it that happened
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Case study: supply and demand The aim of this case study is to examine how the ideas and techniques for self-management you read about can be used and adapted to fit personal circumstances. In this case – the story of Asma‚ a mother of two young children returning to paid employment – you will be asked to think how the ideas might be useful to her in managing her return. You may be asking why a decision to go back to paid work is being discussed in the context of a course about management. You may
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ACCG926 – Corporate Accounting Case study – SEEK Limited The purpose of this case study is to illustrate how the accounting concepts discussed in this unit are applied in a listed company. SEEK Limited is listed in Australian Stock Exchange (Code: SEK) and it is the largest online employment classified company by market capitalisation in the world. The company has operations in three industries: Online employment classified advertising; the provision and execution of training courses; and
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Food Safety Standards 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements The Food Act 1984 requires all food business operators and food handlers to comply with the Food Safety Standards. Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements sets clear requirements for food businesses to make sure that food does not become unsafe or unsuitable. This Standard sets the requirements for all food handling activities within your business such as; the receipt of food‚ storage‚ processing
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most common cancer detected in young adults (Skin Care‚ 2011)‚ there was 25.6% cases (2‚251) reported in 15-29 year olds of Melanoma in 2003-07 (Cancer Series‚ n.d.) The year 12 HED class have developed an action plan for the upcoming SSHS swimming carnival to improve the sun safety behaviours for other students at the event. We have aimed at the younger age group (Year 8 and 9’s) to show them the importance of sun safety and how significant it is. On the day of the event we have plan to increase
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margin $420‚000 Contribution margin ratio = $420‚000/$800‚000 = 0.525 Annual break-even dollar sales volume = $210‚000/0.525 = $400‚000 b. Annual margin of safety in dollars: Sales $800‚000 Break-even sales dollars (400‚000) Margin of safety $400‚000 c. To determine the variable and total costs lines‚ it is necessary to compute the variable cost ratio: Variable = variable costs = $380‚000
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