2004 What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for? JOHN GERRING Boston University T his paper aims to clarify the meaning‚ and explain the utility‚ of the case study method‚ a method often practiced but little understood. A “case study‚” I argue‚ is best defined as an intensive study of a single unit with an aim to generalize across a larger set of units. Case studies rely on the same sort of covariational evidence utilized in non-case study research. Thus‚ the case study method is correctly
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because school is different for me. It takes more for me to understand and two times longer for me to finish. My full name is Martika Jannelyn Lane‚ I am 17 years old and I’ve lived in Hood River my whole life. Welcome to meeting me. Family‚ I’m the youngest of four‚ my siblings are Mercedes‚ Michael‚ Max and then there comes me. My parents are Josh and Nancey Lane and they are still married. We have a home just on the heights. Growing up we were very involved in community ed football ‚baseball‚ softball
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a variety of obstacles‚ primarily due to the high product mix‚ which explains why extensive utilization of lean is not reported in the journals for this industrial sector. Most of the reported applications and documentations are discussing lean in cases where there are a few families of high volume products and processes involved. The reports mainly fail to detail the ways waste is removed. The recommendations are far from applicable when thousands of parts in low quantity and several nonlinear processes
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In-N-Out Burger: The Power of Customer Delight In-N-Out Burger opened its first restaurant in Baldwin Park‚ California‚ in 1948. It was a simple affair‚ with two drive-through lanes‚ a walkup window‚ outdoor seating‚ and a menu that boasted only burgers‚ shakes‚ fries‚ and soft drinks. That was a pretty standard format for the time. In fact‚ another California burger stand fitting about the same description was opened that same year just 45 minutes away by the McDonald brothers. Today
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• Compare the two cases in terms of methods‚ costs (if applicable)‚ and effectiveness of the outcomes (3 points). Both cases are a form of an alert identification subsystem belonging to the parent HELP System. Furthermore‚ both cases did not explicitly state vocabulary and ontology used. However‚ I can infer based on my knowledge in the field now that diseases‚ diagnoses‚ laboratory and procedures follow ICD 10‚ SNOMED‚ LOINC and CPT ontology for coding and that interoperability is achieved by
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Faded glory Case study: Will Philips’ attempt at repositioning its products work? Manu Kaushik Edition: Sep 30‚ 2012 Tags: Philips | Philips products | Philips LCDs | case study STORY TOOLS * Change font size * Print this story * E-Mail this story * Comment RELATED * Philips launches new entertainment products in India Executive Summary: Once a household name‚ Dutch consumer electronics major Philips has slipped over the years to become an ’also ran’. Its repeated
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honestly know anyone who is truly perfect? Being happy isn’t a choice it’s a way of life. But what if that’s the only thing you know how to do? Everyone has a story. Everyone has gone though something that has changed them. In the book‚ Life in the Fat Lane Lara Ardeche has the perfect life‚ family‚ and friends. She’s homecoming queen and has a sweet boyfriend. Everything is perfect until Lara starts to gain weight uncontrollably and no matter how much she tries to lose‚ the numbers just keep going up
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Alex Sander’s Organizational Behavior Review Page 1 Alex Sander’s Organizational Behavior Review: A Brief Case Analysis Oakley Tyler Business 305-02 Professor Pratt October 9‚ 2008 Alex Sander’s Organizational Behavior Review Page 2 Alex Sander is the project manager at Landon Care Products‚ Inc. Alex is smart. Alex is self-driven. Alex is an asset to his company in that he makes intelligent decisions‚ faces challenges straight on‚ and confidently
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Case Study Case study methods involve Systematically gathering enough information about a particular person‚ social setting‚ event‚ or group to permit the researcher to effectively understand how it operates or functions. Case studies may focus on an individual‚ a group‚ or an entire community and may utilize a number of data technologies such as life stories‚ documents‚ oral histories‚ in-depth interviews‚ and participant observation. Types of case studies Stake (1995) suggests that researchers
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Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report‚ Volume 3‚ Number 2‚ July‚ 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem
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