GUIDE FOR CASE STUDY ANALYSIS & CASE ANALYSIS REPORTS (CAR) Exemplar: ShopKo and Pamida System Triumph or Tragedy Philip Pun Lecturer in EB PLG406 (x8866) ©1st Term 2011/2012 1 WHY PERFORM CASE STUDY? Case study as a learning tool The best way to learn is to feel, to practice and to involve Philip Pun, First Term 2011/2012 2 WHAT IS A CASE STUDY? All case studies have one common goal: to help learn the subject matter in hand Cases allow learners
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a value chain and also overlapping in a limited geographical area. Clusters are considered to increase the productivity with which companies can compete, nationally and globally. Clusters are also very important aspects of strategic management. Business cluster gives many benefits such as productivity benefits, innovation and higher profitability compared to their isolated competitors. The producers that located within clusters can more easily concentrate on their core competencies and increase
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with a basic knowledge of business strategy, finance and alliance management and a familiarity with NASA’s business environment. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on instruction, participants are presented fundamental business concepts and the opportunity to apply these concepts to NASA related issues. Business School Professors provide the basic principles and other speakers apply these principles to NASA and the Government environment. Extensive use of case studies, group activities and the
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The HBS Case Method Pioneered by HBS faculty and one of the highlights of the HBS experience, the case method is a profound educational innovation that presents the greatest challenges confronting leading companies, nonprofits, and government organizations—complete with the constraints and incomplete information found in real business issues—and places the student in the role of the decision maker. There are no simple solutions; yet through the dynamic process of exchanging perspectives, countering
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Case Study Week 2 COMM/215 August 16, 2010 ABC Inc. hires Carl Robins as the new campus recruiter. Within six months, he completed his first hiring process on the job. In preparation for the orientation, he notices numerous mistakes and shortfalls during his final review of the new hires application files. This type of errors is normally seen in a new hire or a first time worker. Extremely concerned and the possibility of losing his job, he needs to fix them to continue working for this company
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Timberland: Commerce and Justice Case Study Analysis Overview The Timberland case study documents the company’s path towards incorporating service to community into their business strategy and overall infrastructure. Under the leadership and vision of Jeff Schwartz, Timberland began this undertaking almost immediately after the company went public in 1987. Using “doing well and doing good” as a mantra for their dual commitment to the enrichment of business and community, Timberland forged relationships
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[pic] Management Accounting and Decisions 3 (P13414) MODULE OUTLINE Semester 1 Year 2013/2014 Teaching Staff: |Staff |Room |Telephone |Email | |Andrew Edwards |AB479 |88180513 |andrew.edwards@nottingham.edu.cn | |Anna Du |AB482 |88182467
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Pepsi and Google Leadership Case Study 1. Culture is an essential element of organizing in the P-O-L-C framework. Do you think Google has a strong culture? What would it take to make changes in that culture, for better or for worse? Undoubtedly Google has one of strongest cultures in today’s corporate World. The strong work culture has paid off for Google as it is ranked consistently as the best place to work. If Google were to remain in the best
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Date: 11/04/2012 Assignment: Alliant Energy Business Case Study 1. Main players: William D. Harvey, Chairman and CEO of Alliant Energy Jamie Toledo, the head of Alliant Energy’ supplier diversity program 2. The company’s industry: domestic utility company providing electrical power and natural gas 3. Problems facing the company: Employees of Alliant Energy are confused about the company’s definition of diversity and management’s
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study Instructions: This is an individual assessment. You are acting as the CEO of New Heritage Doll company and you need to decide which investment projects can create values for shareholders’ wealth, so that the company can receive funding in the next five years. Your task is to evaluate proposed projects using the financial and qualitative information provided and to select projects to be approved for a given year’s investment plan using
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