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What:  Case studies 

  • are written summaries or syntheses of real-life cases
    based upon data and research

  • require you to isolate and think through the key issues involved
    against both theory and the larger comparative environment

  • identify appropriate strategies for the resolution of the 'case'

  • weigh the pros and cons of the remedial options/strategies

  • recommend and present a rationale for the best resolution

How:  The process to develop a case studies:

  • define the objective of the case study

  • identify the important players within the organization, the "stakeholders"

  • identify other target groups of the organization, whether clients or suppliers

  • state the official mission of the organization studied

  • state the historical mission of the organization

  • state the understood mission of the stakeholders in the organization

  • scale the importance of stakeholders, whether in decision-making or effect of consequences

  • outline the formal decision-making process

  • note informal decision-making processes

  • identify the process of production or service delivery

  • identify support mechanisms

  • identify competitors

  • What is the organizational context of the profession or of competitors

  • state the major problem

  • subsequent problems and implications

  • role of management

  • role of production/service providers

  • identify strategic issues

  • Identify decisions needed to be made

  • Identify risk factors

  • Identify historical precedents

  • Define remedial options

  • Compare options as regards pros and cons, theory, risk factors

  • Make recommendation and justify

  • Write an executive summary focusing on key elements

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