What is a case study? A report presenting an analysis of problems and issues facing a particular company, with recommendations of a plan of action and justification of that plan What is the purpose of a case study? To persuade audience that the recommendations are feasible, desirable and the best ones available Who commissions one? A client, or a firm‟s senior management who are seeking a way forward understanding of case study approach clarification of directive
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Relevant facts Company specialized in cable and small-bore pipelaying technology Started as a technical division to a major utility Competitive edge gained by its “mole” excavating tools 21 emplyess and over €4,000,000 Electrical and gas bills provide the core of business Questions 1. Analyze the problem presented by the client. Can Alan's problems be re-presented as opportunities? Alan’s problems can be presented as opportunites due to the lack o interest in his work team. He
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You are here: Home / Transmedia Storytelling / Case Study Example: The Three Little Pigs Case Study Example: The Three Little Pigs If the Three Little Pigs were told as a transmedia story it might be designed like this: The basic story would be told in an anchoring medium, such as a novel, TV show, or film. The wolf has a companion website would give us opportunities to learn more him, the path that led the wolf to his current antisocial tendencies, and give us a glimpse of his inner genius
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CASE STUDY- The Forgotten Team Member The case presented in The Forgotten Team member is a great example of team development as well as developing leadership skills. Christine is faced with a group member whose personality fits well with the teams but because of time commitments, does not feel included in the overall team atmosphere. This causes him to not contribute as much to the team, which would be extremely beneficial to the team as a whole. During the weeks that the group was together
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Case Study 3 Randa Ring 01/25/2012 HRM/240 1. How did the problems at Deloitte & Touche occur in the first place? I feel that the problem began in the work environment. It looks as if there was limited opportunity for advancement. As well that the company was not able to handle issues that a raised from work and family. I think that it was a wonderful idea to have the company made up of women. I feel that it was a very positive thing because a lot of their issues where not geared
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Case study for NutroBalance. Purpose The purpose of this case study is to get you used to incorporating Microsoft Project charts and reports into your project’s progress reports. By now you should be able to work through the mechanics of loading tasks, predecessors, resources, and costs into MS Project. But the real challenge facing project managers is how to interpret the data in MS Project and how to make it “useful” for you and your stakeholders. In this case study you will be given a scenario
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----------------------- eCommerce Case Studies Case Study 1: Amazon Amazon, originally called Cadabra, was launched by Jeff Bezos in 1995. It was set up during the dotcom boom of the 1990s with an unusual business model - it did not expect to make a profit until after at least four years of business. While other dotcom businesses grew rapidly, Amazon slowly built strong foundations. Finally, at the end of its fourth year, it made a $2.5 million profit. In 2005, it made a profit of $359 million
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Case # 4 Philip Anderson Analyze the challenges Philip Anderson faces from the point of view of costs of control/ ethical Concerns? Philip Anderson faced troubles as some demands of his job started to dominate his ability and troubled him. He had to compromise on things that he did not want to happen. He had to push some of the products that were in their annual sale budget which were not suitable for the clients. He spent a lot of time and effort to built long term relationship with the clients
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all of this use of hardware benefit customers? i. Help the company to provide a better product or service, and then customers can get better product or service. ii. Happier customers and more loyal customers. 5. Relate Moore’s law to this case. Moore’s Law is the processing capabilities of computer system hardware tends to double every eighteen (18) months. So
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International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, Vol. 1, No. 1, June, 2010 2010-023X Information Technology roles in Accounting Tasks – A Multiple-case Study Maria do Céu Gaspar Alves Abstract—Nowadays the business world is changing at a faster and faster pace. The reasons given for this is globalization, highs information technology (IT) investments and the rapid pace of technological change. Organizations are responding in different ways and at different rates to the wide range
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