Thinking Case Studies Samples For Students

Answer 1)

Dividing the period of analysis in three periods i.e 1981-1991, 1992-1997, 1998-2011 we could easily interpret the actual trend in the bond ratings by Standard and Poors.
1981-1991: This was the period of slow economic growth and as a result, once could witness that till 1991, number of bonds downgraded had exceeded the number of bonds upgraded.
1992-1997: This was the time of blue chip stocks and when US economy was introduced to the boom of technology. As a result, with the rejuniveation of US economy, the number of bonds upgraded exceeded the number of bonds being downgraded.
1998-2011: Continue reading...

Management Case Study – Somebody has to be let go

Introduction
Having Health Systems (HS) or Health Service Organizations (HSOs) as clients can be tough and challenging. Often, a manager is left with the responsibility of redesigning the organization of the consulting firm based on the demands of the HS and HSO clients. Ever-changing rules and regulations such as the newly ratified Affordable Care Act (ACA) has required HSs and HSOs to have to adapt, and in turn, affect the flow of operations and the stability of consulting firms. Another common result of common changes in the HS and HSO industry would be the reduction in reimbursements as a Continue reading...

Lindblom is not too pessimistic regarding the ability of the administrators to make profound ‘big’ choices that will change or reshape their external environments. Lindblom considers the administrators too afraid of making choices to the extent that they find every approach that is meant to alter their external environments insecure. This means that Lindblom considers the administrators as a hindrance to the sustainable growth of public institutions. He further considers public administrators to be incredibly limited in their scope because of the political environment that exists in both private and public administration (Stillman, 2009, p. ). Lindblom suggests that the Continue reading...

This is a case of Juli and Steve and their positions on the issue whether the release or publication of certain works of art, which in their case was the Laramie Project should be regulated in an event that not doing so creates the possibility of igniting public unrest or compromising the community of individuals who are not involved in the dispute. In the case, Steve argues that the public release of the Laramie Project should be cancelled and be ultimately banned from the campus. Juli, on the other hand argues that there is nothing wrong with publicly releasing Continue reading...

Health marriages are good for couples’ mental and physical health. Not leaving out children, health marriage is good for children too. Growing up in a health marriage and family helps children grow happily and avoid educational, social, physical and mental problems. However, survey findings show that about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce. Lacks of a happy family lead to emergence of a problem. This is clearly elicited in Janet’s case. She just completed her fourth divorce. I believe many people think that Janet is out of her mind already and that Continue reading...

The case of K

Problem experienced by K
The problem being faced by K is generalized as a mental health challenge. However, this problem can be broken down further into constituent problems. K has been presented as experiencing challenges that include inability to sleep, intense stress and worry, difficulty leaving his house, and intrusive thoughts. K’s general definition of his own problem is presented as worrying about everything and lacking the ability to relax. According to K, the challenges he is facing have caused him to experience weight loss. His problem extends far from the boundaries of his personal life to his Continue reading...

The New York based JetBlue airways outpaces most ambitious projects in 2007. This was due to advanced services by the flight service that ensures customer satisfaction. The company experiences flawed decision making that tarnishes the reputation of JetBlue even as the firm records losses. The company resurrects after the deregulation Act that eliminates government control over the commercial aviation.
This airline is the brainchild of David Neeleman who has helped in the setting up of other airlines. Neeleman designs JetBlue with the recent features to ensure customer satisfaction and lowers the freight charges to counter the stiff competition. Neeleman Continue reading...

Corporate Finance

Answer 1)
Compound Annual Growth refers to growth over the years and is calculated by adding each year growth to the original amount. As for the sales of the company, the compounded growth rate for sales over 5 years time horizon is 11.05%. In other words, starting with the year 2000, when the sales of the company were $600000, by the end of 5 years, the sales of the company following 11.05% growth rate had increased to $1013376.
However, the net income of the company grew with annual compound rate of -136.10%. In other words, there was no growth Continue reading...

Accounting

Background Information about AMD
AMD stands for Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. This company was registered publicly on May 1, 1969 and hence bound by law to file Form 10-K. This company is being involved in selling x86 microprocessors for all categories of the customers, video, multimedia and another different type of related products for desktop and laptops. This company holds a significant market share in the computer industry and also got many awards.

Financial Information Consideration by Any Company for Investors

In this competitive world, it becomes very important for a company to disclose the financial information to their investors in more easily understandable and full detailed Continue reading...

These are the tough times for the company. Not only there is a threat of competition from Chinese goods, but also inner structure of the company is not in very good shape. The balance of females to male in the top and middle leadership position is not very good, and many old employees and middle-level management is thinking about leaving the company. Our first task should be to the current employee from leaving the company. The perception among the female member is that there is a glass ceiling for them, and that they cannot progress in the organization. This Continue reading...

Speaking about the four given definitions of risk, articulated by the four outstanding people, I think that each of these definitions makes sense to a great extent and striking a delicate balance between them would in fact be better that choosing one of those. However, having to choose the best I like I would say that quotations pointing out in favor of taking risk (so, the ones worded by John F. Kennedy and Jawaharlal Nehru) rather that in favor of being cautious are the ones I like better. Not taking any risk and always going forward by small steps Continue reading...

This observation occurred at a public park with a large wooden, fortified playground. It was approximately 3:30 in the afternoon on a school day, and there were about 15 children playing. I asked a parent if I could observe her child, explained my assignment to her, and gained her permission. The child I observed was a 7 year old Caucasian girl. She was approximately 4 and half feet tall, and weighed around 50 to 60 pounds. The girl had long, straight blonde hair that was not tied back, blue eyes, and delicate facial features. She was wearing khaki pants, Continue reading...

3 Rules to spark learning
Curiosity comes first, embrace the mess, and practice reflection are three golden rules of wisdom provided by Ramsay Musallam to teachers and educators, although require attention from people belonging to every walk of life. I believe the rules are the foundation of learning. Without curiosity, no person engages itself in the exercise to gain knowledge or seek truth. History also shows this as a curiosity became the basic factor that led to great inventions and discoveries. The process of trial and error is evident in our daily lives as this is related to all Continue reading...

1. Valuation ratio analysis
I have analyzed the health of Northwest Savings Bank (Ticker Symbol: NWBI), hereafter referred to as Northwest, with several relevant valuation ratio. These ratios are useful to determine whether its stock is currently undervalued or overvalued. These presents a kind of measure as to whether the stock is a potential buy or otherwise. We have also made comparisons between Northwest and its competitors, which includes PNC Bank (Ticker Symbol PNC) and Erie Bank (a division of CNB Bank, Ticker Symbol CCNE. Table 1.1 gives an overview of the financial data that we will be using Continue reading...

- Chet is an executive of one of the biggest plant of the Norris Company. The work pressure is very stiff, and there is a lot of things that he expects to do in any particular. Looking at Chet schedule for one particular day, one can see that several principles of time and stress management have been compromise. Although, Chet is trying to improve the situation sincerely, there is a lot going on his mind. Even the basic principles of stress management and time management have not been following resulting in stress, time-loss and poor work-life balance. Chet is Continue reading...

Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a popular management methodology developed in the 1980s, Eliyahu Goldratt, which is based on finding and managing key constraint system, which determines the success and effectiveness of the whole system. The main feature of the methodology is that making efforts over the management of a very small number of aspects of the system, an effect much greater than the result of simultaneous action on all or most of the problem areas of the system immediately.
The approach is based on the theory of constraints to identify this limitation and manage to increase the rate Continue reading...

- Analyze the approach to change taken in this company
Changes are inevitable and considered to be the engine of success in management practice. Though it is always a difficult process of implementing the changes in the company’s everyday life due to various resistance factors. The same is true about the company where John Smithers worked. Let us analyze the approach to changes taken in the company by defining the barriers and drivers of change in the company.
As we can see from the chart above the amount of barriers exceeds the amount of drivers of change. Therefore Continue reading...

I took a small box of cereal and put an apple in it. John is a three year, six months old boy. I asked john what he thought was in the cereal box. John responded that the cereal box contained cereals. I opened the box and showed John the apple in the box. After that, I asked John what his friend Ryan would think is in the box.
In the first instant when I asked john what was in the cereal box; John replied that the box had the cereals labeled on top of the box. After showing John Continue reading...

Answer 1.

According to the theory of Gilligan, if Anika would be in the first stage i.e. the preconventional stage, then she would have decided to accept Darius’s proposal. In the first stage of Gilligan’s theory, the primary goal of a person is individual survival that means the person would try to survive himself from any case of confusion. As we can see in Anika’s case, her friend Hope also had a crush on Darius, and she was in confusion whether to choose her friend or the proposal of Darius. But in the preconventional stage, a person wants Continue reading...

- How well is the team performing? Explain why?
A team can be characterized as "a recognizable group of two or more than two individuals who are "appointed particular parts or capacities to perform progressively, reliably, and adaptively to a typical and esteemed objective/object/mission, who have each been doled out particular parts or capacities to perform, and who have a constrained life compass of enrolment". The team was not performing well and this caused the company to experience a major conflict.
In the case of MediSys, the current Intenscare team is presently a group, not a team (Robbins and Continue reading...

The story is short, that was my initial response to the reading. In totality the story was composed of several paragraphs with two or three sentences. I thought that the shortness of the story will leave no room for complex plot, flashbacks, or even speculations. The writing style however was poetic and due to the denseness of the writing, it appealed to the people because despite being short it gave the impression that the story was complex. The character, Louise was like an irony because she knows the right way for a woman to behave but still her behaviours Continue reading...

Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues

The case study indicates the work which is being carried out by the sociologist in understanding the subculture of an Urban Slum. Even though the Sociologist has come to know that there is a car-theft ring in the slum, she is unable to take any action or even report the matter to police as this will completely interrupt the study that she is conducting and the objectives she is trying to achieve. According to the ethical rules, it is important for the sociologist to inform the people of the community that she has come for investigation and what is Continue reading...

Executive Summary

This work has to be written consecutively and logically in order to consider and to take into account all features and decisions of the problems and to comprehend the overall situation. I intend to define the main problem of the case, its issues and describe it.
When the problems will be defined, and the description will be finished, I am going to analyze the financial performance of the business using the financial data of the case. This part of the paper is the largest and has a very important meaning for decision-making. Financial and numerical data describes precisely the Continue reading...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of Continue reading...

Part 1:

Ratio Analysis:
i)Current Ratio: Current Assets/ Current Liabilities
2009: 147000/ 42000= 3.5
2010: 153000/ 45000= 3.40
ii) Gross Profit Margin= Gross Profit/ Revenue*100
2009: 240000/620000*100= 38.70%
2010: 275000/682000*100= 40.32%
iii) Inventory Turnover Ratio: COGS/ Inventory
2009: 380000/120000= 3.16
2010: 407000/120000= 3.39
iv) Return on Investment = Net profit after interest and tax / Total Assets
2009: (7800/277000)*100= 2.81%
2010: (16580/265000)*100= 6.25%
b)

Summary:

Referring to the above calculated ratios of the company for the year 2009 and 2010, we could infer that overall the latter year indeed was a profitable for the company. However, during Continue reading...

Business

5 June 201

Question 1

i). Bank Loan

ii) Sell stock to equity investors 
In the case of sale of stock to the equity investors, the sales will increase in the income statement, and in the balance sheet the stocks (assets) will decrease.
iii) Extended credit terms from vendors

In this case, the assets will increase, and the payables also will also increase in the balance sheet.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned cases
- Liquidity Ratio
- Debt Ratio
- Payable turnover Ratio will be influenced.

Considering bank loan, when loan is taken the liquidity ratio will increase, and the debt ratio will also increase.

In the case of the sale of stock to the equity investors, liquidity position will be better so the liquidity ratio will increase, and the debt to equity ratio will also increase.
In the Continue reading...

The different statutes are used in ensuring the business ethics are maintained. The business practice requires understanding among the participants and the players. The importance of the statutes in the business is enhancing regulation and maintenance of the terms of the trade. The understanding among the players to have a smooth flow of business activity, the rules, and regulation must be introduced to control the situation. In the trade, some of the terms are supposed to be enhanced to give the business partners a clear definition of their roles. This is extended to the provision of a quality product Continue reading...

Stock Valuation of Northwest Savings Bank

Many people think that investing is merely the act of buying something on low and selling it in high, which makes the investment seem very easy. But it is truly a difficult task as one needs to understand if making an investment is worth the price paid for the security and determine if the investment is expensive or cheap.
Investment is a very crucial task and should be done with great care. Making investment seems easy, but earning a good return on investment is difficult. Therefore, investment should be done after analyzing the company or stock or any instrument Continue reading...

Develop a fact-finding plan including interviews, documentation review, observation, questionnaires, sampling, and research.

Notably, Whitten (2005) argues that a fact-finding mission is the most crucial step to identifying the information needed to create a solid plan as it highlights the areas that need changes the most. As a system analyst, the fact-finding mission educates them to establish what could or should be done. Robert Hanover, the system analyst employed by Kahuna cleaning agency was in a much similar path. His fact-finding plan would help managers at the cleaning business better understand the new model using business goals, therefore, making his system successful for the business.
First, Robert would spend a great deal Continue reading...

Gap Inc. is a retailer located at America at San Francisco that deals with clothing and accessories. It was founded in year 1969. It is one of the world largest giant's dealers in the apparel retailers. It has more than 3000 stores and branches in the united state, Canada, Britain France, Ireland and Japan. In 2009, it registered fiscal revenue of 14.2 billion dollars. This shows how it operates at great budget and has high revenue. Therefore, the profit margin is also high. The most apparel brand in the word that it operates is five and consists of Piperlime, Continue reading...

For example Elizabeth L. Angeli, Department of Psychology, State University.

This research was supported in part by a grant from the Sample Grant
Program.
Angeli, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 55555
Analysis of Case Study
John Canon is a graduate of the prestigious American west coast university. He has majored in International business. After his graduation, he became a very successful biotechnology marketing analyst very early in his career. He became an expatriate in Germany working for IML (International Medical Laboratories). He is appointed by IML to become marketing product line manager for cardiovascular instrumentation. IML Continue reading...

Adult Education has become an exciting opportunity for learning and interesting professionals. With tie this filed has grown in proportions, dynamism and creates opportunity for everyone involved. At present, greater than 50% of total American college students are above 21 years of age and almost 15% are above 35 years. Authorities predict that percentage of adult students will continue to rise in coming years. Researchers have also found that every adult remains engaged in learning projects in which large amount of time are assigned to self directed study. Annually, average 500 hours are spent by adult in learning projects ( Continue reading...

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Economics is a field which has its recognition in almost every walk of life. Different authors have different views about the concepts of economics and among them; the name of “Adam Smith” is one of them. According to the Concept of Adam Smith, Economics is the name of earning and consuming the money (Martin Cardel Gertsen, p.12). The main concept of economics strides that, how to earn the money and how to consumer it?
Eco Products are the products that meet with eight assessment based criteria which includes weight, resource recycling, Continue reading...

Floor to area ratio defines the ratio of a house floor, whether commercial or industrial to the parcel of land it is built on. The standard way of expressing the measurement will be percentage or decimal form. The measurement of FAR has to adhere to some architectural requirements.
FAR is used for regulation purposes by the authorities in times of erecting bildings.. For instance, in down town buildings, FAR has to be high (1.0 or over) in commercial or industrial areas. In manufacturing or commercial buildings, the FAR has to be as high as in the down town buildings. Continue reading...

Financial Analysis: Starbucks Corporation

Introduction:
Our analysis of a company listed on US Stock Exchange is based on Starbucks Corporation, the concerned industry is of Speacility Eateries.
Starbucks Corporation is a leading marketer and retailer of coffee, having its outlets in 60 countries around the world. The stock of the company is listed on NASDAQ Stock Exchange with the tick symbol of ‘’SBUX’’. Apart from selling coffee, the company is also involved in tea, beverages and variety of fresh food items. Today, Starbucks is a leading and most recognized coffee brand in the world. The most popular brand of Starbucks, K- Cup sources Continue reading...

50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being
50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being

Introduction to the Theoretical Model

Psychology study became more popular in the year 1900 than before. The contribution made by Sigmund Freud’s in his book “The Interpretation of Dreams” made psychology study and its application a great achievement towards understanding of the psychodynamics of mental dreams and other mental processes. All psychodynamic themes have a stem from psychoanalysis. The two major perspectives applied to psychology are psychodynamics perspective and cognitive behavioural perspective. Psychodynamic perspective also referred to as insight-oriented therapy explains Continue reading...

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LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional networking website. It was founded in December 2002, launched on May 5, 2003, and since then it has gained exceptional momentum. It currently has more than 225 million members and has become the undisputed leader for business and career-related social networking.
As far as searching the Internet for information on employees is concerned, I think it is perfectly alright as long as you are not accessing private and sensitive information. As long as you are going through what the individual himself has willing shared, it should not have any Continue reading...

Business Ethics

In this lecture there were six case studies on ethical issues. The paper shall analyze each one of them and give recommendations thereof. The first case is that of countrywide financial. Over 9% of the loans were subprime loans which are essentially very high risk loans. Due to the unethical behavior at countrywide financial these subprime loans were repackaged as mortgage backed securities and were given high ratings. In 2008 the credit freeze resulted in 62 trillion dollars credit default. Countrywide financial sold out to bank of America for a sixth of its original value. Subprime loans had a Continue reading...

MANAGEMENT

- SPRAY DIAGRAM
- rough spray diagram
b. tided up spray diagram
The above diagram is a spray diagram which displays the usefulness of system thinking. The diagram demonstrates how system thinking is useful in various aspects. One of the aspects is that of examining interrelationships. System thinking tries to view things as a whole system and in that way the interrelationship between such things is identified. This is helpful in identifying initial level of the problem and viewing problems as a whole system.
System thinking is also an important agent of integration. When used with strategic planning it Continue reading...

What are some of the communication problems?

Some of the problems in this communication include misunderstanding and distraction barriers to effective communication. While Cathy is seeking to complete her work and compile the report to present at the meeting, Joe is busy diverting her attention toward a game that she seems uninterested in it. Joe is changing the topic of the discussion and ignoring the official meeting. The other problems is the medium used in the communication channel. Cathy sent Joe messages in his e-mail, which he confesses that he does not frequently check.

What should Cathy do? What do you think Joe will do?

Cathy should send printed copies to Joe since he claims that he Continue reading...