journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jom Qualitative case studies in operations management: Trends, research outcomes, and future research implications Mark Barratt, Thomas Y. Choi ∗ , Mei Li Department of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4706, United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Our study examines the state of qualitative case studies in operations management. Five main operations management journals
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How to analyze a case study 1. Examine and describe the business environment relevant to the case study Describe the nature of the organization under consideration and its competitors. Provide general information about the market and customer base. Indicate any significant changes in the business environment or any new endeavors upon which the business is embarking. 2. Describe the structure and size of the main business under consideration. Analyze its management structure, employee base
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GUIDANCE – NRSG258 ASSESSMENT 1: CASE STUDY Dear students here are some guidelines to assist you in writing Assessment 1: Case Study. If, after reading through these, you still have questions please post on the relevant forum. If you are still unsure then please contact your campus specific lecturer to arrange to discuss your assignment. We ask that you bring these guidelines to any meeting and highlight the areas about which you are still unsure. In this case study you do not need an introduction
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Within both of the case studies it is clear to see that the communication cycles have been put into practice on a number of occasions and have generally worked well. I am going to discuss how the communication cycle has been put into practice within the Jason Young and Stephen Polanski case studies. From the Jason Young case study we can clearly see that the Tuckmans cycle has been working very effectively. The Tuckmans cycle is all about effective communication in groups. Many groups may experience
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hypothesis. Example: A study reconstructing practices in the study of social studies in the Philippines during the past fifty years; tracing the history of agrarian reform in the Philippines; Philippine education since 1946; testing the hypotheses that Francis Bacon is the real author of the “Works of William Shakespeare”. 2. Descriptive Method Purpose: To describe systematically a situation or area of interest factually and accurately. Examples: Population census studies, public opinion
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ASSURANCE CASE STUDY: Phase 2,3 & 4 PROBLEM BASED LEARNING PROCESS STAGES 1 PBL ACTION PROCESS Group Introduction students to PBL via experiential learning Setting Assign student with a course guide that consist of rationale, objective and content Define roles of facilitator and student Introduce members DOCUMENT & RECORD ASSIGN 2 Trigger Designation of work groups Establish ground rules Student confront a problem 4 groups (max 10 person per group) of student are given by case study Rancangan
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Boston University Study Abroad London International Marketing SMG MK 467 (Elective B) Spring 2013 Instructor Information A. Name Jill Nurse Course Objectives This module aims to develop a critical understanding of the process, aims and challenges of marketing in an international environment. It will teach how international marketing differs from traditional, domestic marketing while emphasising that the two disciplines are underpinned by the same principles. During the semester you will learn how
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of Supreme Court legitimacy, and a micro-level social-psychological theory of attitude formation through his writing. To test this prediction Johnson analyzes public opinion data before and after the Supreme Court ruled in a highly visible abortion case (Roe v. Wade 1973), along with three key capital punishment rulings. (Furman v. Georgia 1972, Gregg v. Georgia 1976 & McCleskey v. Kemp 1987) When the Supreme Court made decisions, the public simply accepted them as legitimate. The reasoning behind
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Research on technology and teacher education: current status and future directions. Author: Willis, Jerry.; Thompson, Ann. Sadera, William. Source: Educational Technology Research and Development v. 47 no4 (1999) p. 29-45 ISSN: 1042-1629 Number: BEDI00000113 Copyright: The magazine publisher is the copyright holder of this article and it is reproduced with permission. Further reproduction of this article in violation of the copyright is prohibited. [pic] Much of the field we call educational technology
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analysis using mathematically 1 8725 AR.qxd 25/08/2010 16:36 Page 2 2 DOING QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION WITH SPSS based methods. In order to be able to use mathematically based methods, our data have to be in numerical form. This is not the case for qualitative research.
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