Whistler Corporation Case Study Ivana Cizmic BU502 Instructor: Dr. Peggy Bilbruck Southern States University 2016 Abstract This case study is about analyzing the Whistler Corporation business issues. The Whistler Corporation at some point had to make a very important business decision. The decision was about if the company should continue manufacturing operations in the US or not. The company had experience some serious problems with the domestic production in the US, where competing
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In-class activity 1: Identifying control problems and MCS Source case / paper: Wong’s Pharmacy (textbook p. 20) AND Leo’s Four-Plex Theater (textbook p. 19) In-class activity questions / objectives: Wong’s Pharmacy: 1. What is the main problem facing Wong’s pharmacy? 2. What options are available to Thomas Wong? Leo’s Four-Plex Theater: 3. What are the key controls problems at Leo’s Four-Plex Theater? 4. State the control measures implemented in the theatre and the purpose and
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the problem analyzed in the feasibility study and the company objectives supported by the study. This also includes the expected cost and benefits, anticipated risk that the company may encounter and the scope and limitations of the study. Statement of the Problem Each aspect would have several problems to determine the feasibility of the study. For Marketing aspect, the problem would be the form of strategies to be used to execute the feasibility study. The problem for technical aspect, would
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Case study 2 In case study 2, it is found that there are a few problems Kelly has. First, it is the communication in Kelly’s family is poor. It is the main problem to Kelly, and there exist a chain reaction in it, so there are other problems are applied in her situation. From the passage, Kelly’s family is keeping to instil Kelly that she is the eldest daughter and she have to help her younger siblings. From the behavioral of her parents doing to brag about Kelly, it is pressuring Kelly indirectly
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Leadership Scenario Effective managers that apply leadership theories and motivation theories can create productive employees to reach organizational goals. In the case study “A Question of Motivation” Robbins and Judge (2007) have created two managers for this scenario; Jonathan is the more effective manager who is liked by his employees while Dan is a less effective manager that is not well liked. They also introduce two employees; Stephanie who works for Jonathan she is very happy with
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the PETRA group-wide SAP. ATLAM vision and mission was to be a leader in maritime education and training and to facilitate value added learning via a conductive environment and provide excellent services to its clients. According to the conductive study by World Maritime University in 1997 ATLAM IT infrastructure was poor if compared to other countries in Europe and/or Japan. Because ATLAM used the single-user system, which allows users to produce only accounting entries, the system could not function
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The case study research methodology has been selected to conduct the inquiry into this phenomenon. The case study approach was advanced by noted American University scholar-in-residence Robert K. Yin; he is renowned for his work in this area. Yin (2009) explains that this empirical inquiry facilitates exploration of a contemporary phenomenon in depth within its real-life context using a variety of data sources. He instructs that this research design should be considered when: (a) the focus of the
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had to lead by example to achieve an objective. * Describe a situation where you inspired others to meet a common goal. * How do you motivate team members to do something they decide they do not want to do? Examples of decision making competency based questions are: * What is the toughest decision you have ever made? Why was this so difficult? * How do you come to conclusions? * Tell me about a decision you have made that has affected other people. * Do you find decisions
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I. Introduction The case study focuses on an employee, Paul Keller, who is being affected by a number of factors. His job performance is hindered by constraints such as his work environment, his home environment, stressors, mood, and the management style of his superior. The case study demonstrates how his job performance is affected and what the consequences could be as a result of his poor job performance and lack of concentration. II. Problems Paul is not able to perform his job well due
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Translatability - the extent to which adequate theoretical constructs and research procedures are used so that other researchers can understand the results. ! Validity is always a matter of degree--perfect internal and external validity in a study is almost impossible. The researcher must seek a useful balance between internal validity (ability to interpret results with reasonable certainty) and external validity (ability to generalize information obtained). The Reliability of Educational
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