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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Cambridge College Case Study “The Vice President‚ The Product Manager‚ and the Misunderstanding” Tom Brewster‚ one of the field sales managers of Major Tool Works‚ Inc.‚ was promoted to his first headquarters assignment as an assistant product manager for a group of products with which he was relatively unfamiliar. Shortly after he undertook this new assignment‚ one of the company’s vice presidents‚ Nicki Smith‚ called a meeting of product managers and other staff to plan marketing strategies
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Modern Latin America Mr. President? The responsibility of the American President is endless. Their decisions can change certainly not only their nation but also that of the entire world. The United States being an international powerhouse‚ its policies will have a shockwave effects throughout the rest of the World. I am the President of the United States. The choices I make cannot be taken lightly and I will do everything in my power to ensure I make the best decision possible
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Halfway Bush Kindergarten Report General observations of the Kindergarten. Halfway Bush kindergarten cares for approximately 20 children with 4 teachers in the afternoon session. It has an indoor space separated into a mat area and a dining/play area. The outdoor garden has a sandpit and playground. During the session‚ children are allowed to play freely either indoors or outdoors‚ however‚ they are encouraged to play outdoors. An activity to wash a toddler’s car was set up outside‚ which many of
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Assignment: Case study - Management at Southwest Airlines Judging on the basis of information in the case‚ describe the managerial skills that Southwest managers such as Colleen Barrett and Jim Parker use in their jobs at Southwest. Include examples of situations in which they use these skills. Southwest Airlines made use of three managerial skills in the process of overhauling the company: decision making skills‚ communication skills‚ diagnostic skills. Firstly Jim Parker‚ CEO and Colleen
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INTRODUCTION TO THE GREAT GATSBY (Advanced English 11) (S11) Considered the finest of Fitzgerald’s works‚ The Great Gatsby (1925) is a story of a man with a dream that symbolizes the corruption of the American Dream. The novel recounts a summer in New York City when Nick Carraway meets Jay Gatsby and finds himself involved with the man’s wealth and his obsessive desire to make contact with Carraway’s cousin‚ Daisy Buchanan. Through a series of flashbacks‚ the novel reveals the life of James Gatz
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Edward W .Said Prof. S. Jayaraman. Edward W. Said was born in Palestine. He was educated in Palestine and Egypt. He later migrated to America. For the first time‚ it was Edward Said who challenged the established theory of the western orientalists. He brought together overwhelming material evidence to expose the dominant European imperialistic point of view‚ in his path - breaking book ‘Orientalism’. In that book‚ Said exposes the hidden agenda of imperialism to
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and the President The framers of the U.S. Constitution created a presidency that must win cooperation from Congress to get the work of government done. Lawmaking and policy-making powers are divided‚ and the politics of shared power has often been stormy. In general‚ however‚ Congress and presidents somehow find ways to collaborate and solve problems. The relationship between a president and Congress is the most important one in the American political system‚ and while presidents spend great
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The relationship between the President and Congress has been the subject of much talk and debate over the years. This relationship is affected by many things‚ what party is in the White House and the Congress and if they are opposition parties. Their relationship is affected by the personalities and agendas of both the President and the Leadership of the Congress and how willing they are to work together to get legislation passed. This relationship is one of constant change and controversy throughout
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TaylorFrederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915)‚ founder of scientific management‚ was born in Philadelphia. He came from a Quakers family with rigid principles and he was educated with a disciplinary mentality‚ devotion to work and savings. During his first studies‚ he had direct contact with social and business problems that arise since the industrial revolution. He started his professional life as a common laborer in 1878 at the Midvale Steel Co.‚ he started as a shop clerk and quickly progressed to machinist
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