Realism Case Studies Samples For Students

The Arab Spring has been going on for the last two years. While the peaceful protest that started in Tunisia was over in the country after about 3 months, it took Libya about 6 months to finally stampede over the authoritative regime of Kaddafi. Kaddafi’s fall however, did not actualize the desires of a liberal and progressive democracy. Libya’s revolution backfired as the absence of a central authority led to civil unrest and the rise of extremists’ movements. In Egypt, the fall of Hosni Mubarak in 2011 was seen as the culmination of freedom and the triumph of democracy ...

Management and Leadership

Part 1: Theory and reviewSection 1: Introduction
There are two major views regarding contemporary management and leadership. The first is the personality perspective. In this perspective, the major influence of the leader is shaped by his power to influence other individuals towards achieving some goals. Therefore, the leader uses special traits that serve as bait and amalgamation for these individuals to work towards some common objectives. The other view is the behavioral aspect. In this case, the leader selects some tools that are directive, participative, and achievement oriented. The basis for selecting these tools is the needs of ...

Management

Module 1 – SLP
Mission and Vision statements defines an organization’s core values and are often used as the guiding principles in establishing organizational objectives. However, more and more companies have a discombobulated notion about the role of the mission and vision statement resulting to a creation of a rather more confusing jargon. What constitutes a good mission and vision statement according to Welch and Welch (2008) should convey a clear definition of realistic and more achievable expectations. Mission and Vision statements should possess specific elements that define the universal values of an organization.

The key elements that an explicitly constructed mission statement that demonstrates definition of an organization’s priorities are:

- Specific aim - Organizations often fall victim into ...

Where in the World We Might Be Headed Next?

It is almost certain that the world order that it was – when the United States was the only superpower – is now changing. In fact, the profound social change from the initial simple world characterized by democracy and common desirable goals seems to be less dominant. Today, nations are more divided as they lack a particular common drive that is truly an international agenda. Expertise commentaries suggest that there are several possibilities that could happen in the next decade. According to Doug Saunders (2014), the possibilities can be forecasted according to five contemplates scenarios. This paper selects “a New Cold ...

The case study ‘Island Shades’ elucidates a great model to effectively put a goal through step by step planning. Terry formulated her business goals by undertaking all the details related to present and future requirements of the business. She defined and well-built her business objectives of selling high-quality eyewear to a precisely defined target market. Terry had also identified the potential alternatives of affordable inventory acquisition. She also put emphasis on the factors of store locations, its feasibility and access from the vicinity, as well as, existing anticipated competition with other up market brands. She had carried a detailed ...

How would you describe HPL and its position within the private label personal care industry?

HPL can be described as a company that was established in the year 1992 and is designed to manufacture the personal care items, which are then sold in the label of the brand by some other companies. These care products include items such as shampoo, soaps, shaving, mouthwash, sunscreen and cream. The retail partners of the company are drug stores, supermarkets and some other mass merchants.
The HPL Company is characterized by the wholesale growth that is very stable and over the time, it has become successful as the result of efficient manufacture of its goods. The company also ...

- 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. ...

Background

ConsoE has recently acquired Expeer, an electrical company based in Austin, Texas with 15,000 employees. Expeer’s benefits package for its employees has traditionally been extensive and comprehensive when compared to what ConsoE offers. A tactical plan to communicate the change in benefits structure for the incoming former Expeer employees is crucial to help them understand and adjust to the new order.

Issue Identification and Root-Cause Analysis

The employees of Expeer get very high benefits that are significantly different from what is offered by the Consolidated Electronics. The benefits include a fully paid ten different health insurance plans, a 401k plus 3% match ...

Report of Hudson’s Bay Company

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Introduction

Founded in 1670 in Canada, Hudson Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest firm in North America, operating in the retail segment across Canada, United States, Germany or Belgium (HBC official website, n.d.). With a long tradition in the fur market, the company adapted to socio-dynamic changes that marked clients’ loss of interest in fur, and adjusted to more modern requests, entering the general retailing business, currently operating in luxury fashion, after acquiring brands such as SAKS Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, but also owning department store (GAMERIA Kaufhof, Galeria INNO, Sportarena), off-price stores (Designer Depot) or furniture, appliances ...

Background

Joe Thomas, the company’s previous vice president, recently unveiled the results of his management report for Clipboard Tablet Company to its Chief Executive Officer Sally Smothers. So far, the results are positive albeit not a little too stunning. In this paper, the author proposes his own strategic and management platform for the growth, sustainability, and improved profitability of Clipboard Tablet Company from the years 2012 to 2015. The said discussions will focus mainly on price strategy and research and development (R&D) strategies and their corresponding effects on the company’s performance. In order to support the theoretical effects ...

Business

Overview
Managing individual behavior encompasses understanding of the three important factors such as personality, perception, and learning. These three factors vary on every individual and for an organization to create an environment where a diversity of individuals co-exist in perfect harmony benefits the organization in terms of sustained productivity and greater performance outcome. Such capability of an organization in managing a diversity of individuals in one setting is a considerable success on its own. The context of managing individual behavior also reflect the organization’s values as a whole in which the encompassing organizational goals can drive employees to ...

Boeing Company is a leading manufacturer of military, aerospace and commercial aircraft based in the United States. Despite decades at the helm of the global airframe manufacturing industry, in the early 2000s, the company encountered a major threat to its grip on the market due to competition from Airbus, a European-based aircraft manufacturer. The competition between the two corporations intensified with Airbus undertaking to build the world's largest commercial plane, A380 that could not only carry more passengers but could also fly further distances and significantly reduce the operation costs. The Boeing responded by approving the construction of a ...

Madonna has been one of the most widely celebrated entertainers of the 1980s.Her success as a pop-star, actress and an entrepreneur has made her a great women in history. She was crowned as the “Greatest Woman in Music” in 2012. (Prezi Dec 2012).Her struggle to survive in her early years of childhood made her independent and ambitious. She was committed and hardworking. Her determination and her brilliance in understanding situations made her way to the top and remain successful for a long period of time. Her leadership and marketing capabilities of self-promotion sustained her success. The changes she ...

Teamwork and proper change management in an organization are key in enhancing success in an organization. Allied Software Corporation’s Tysons Corner has some issues such as lack of teamwork and inappropriate change management. These are two crucial issues that call for proper strategizing to foster efficiency hence good performance for the company. The following are some of the decisions that the company needs to consider in promoting efficiency.
There is a great need for the management to incorporate and build strong working groups within all the departments. Motivation is a key tool in ensuring that all the members ...

The scenario raises issues dealing primarily with consideration and variation of a contractual agreement. The issues arising are primarily two; the validity of variation of terms made between Kitchens for You Ltd (KFY) and Lizzie Tyler and the enforceability of the original agreement arrived at by Kitchens for You Ltd (KFY) and Lizzie Tyler. Firstly, KFY and Lizzie Tyler have a valid contract that is enforceable under which KFY agreed to refurbish the kitchen and seating area, to cope with the increased orders from the café/seating area and the takeaway counter for a total cost of £32,370. ...

1. Introduction
The Enron collapse, occurred in October 2001, consequently caused the bankruptcy of the whole Enron Corporation, the world’s leading energy, commodities and services company, as well as the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the top five largest audit and accountancy firms in the world. Noteworthy it was not only the largest bankruptcy proceeding in American history at that time, but also the most serious audit failure, so that one says, “Enron is fraud and fraud is Enron”. The rise of Enron was almost as fast as its failure. Actually, it was an ...

Masri Toy Company Case Analysis

Introduction
Masri Toy Company is a family business registered in 1983 to create, design and distribute children toys and books to other retail firms spread out over several regions around the country. The business since it was established had been under the management of Samir’s father until 2008 when he died. One of the sons (Samir Masri) took over the management and leadership of the business from that point forward. Prior to the father’s death, the business performance had taken a declining trend a fact that even the father kept worried, however for the year 2009 to 2010, the ...

Executive summary

This paper discusses about on time delivery of projects in IT organization. The issue of delay in IT projects is discussed in the start of this paper in which the issue is elaborated comprehensively. The same section includes the root-cause analysis of the issue in which several root causes have been identified and briefly discussed. The last section of the paper includes recommendations. In this section several recommendations have been elaborated to address the root causes mentioned in the previous section. Few other recommendations that may address the problem are also given in order to ensure on time delivery ...

Introduction

- This presentation will outline the brief aspects of photography and painting.
- It will talk about how the histories of photography and painting are intertwined since centuries.
- It will also provide a broader perspective on the modern methodologies of both arts – the way painting influences art and vice versa.
- According to Bazin (Bazin & Gray, 1960), the modern painter is freed from the resemblance complex.
- It is up to the viewers and the public who will decide the resemblance between photography and a painting that is related to photography.
- In his writings ( ...

1. Fred made the position more attractive for Victor, who had no experience in this position. He diplomatically responded to the questions of the applicant, somewhat misrepresenting the position, not mentioning in fact the actual degree of demand of this job. For Fred it was a winning situation, but maybe if presented in another way, Victor wouldn’t have been so enthusiastic about the job offered, given the fact that he needs more time to spend with his family.
2. The key concepts of socialization are represented by achieving realism and achieving congruence (Ingram). Out of the two, congruence ...

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Introduction
The City and County of Denver have a massive airport. The airport authorities decided to build an automated baggage system. Unfortunately the project failed to achieve its goal. We have been tasked with analysing the project, identifying the reasons for the failure, and suggesting alternative measures which may have helped in making the project a success. This exercise is conducted with a view to aiding similar projects in the future.

Background

The city of Denver built its airport in 1994 at an approximate cost of 5 million. The authorities decided to build an "Integrated Automated Baggage Handling System" (Henderson, 1994 in ...

Social Media development has become a revolution in the past years. It took communication on the next level, complementing more traditional socializing and leveraging on the wide spread of computers and mobile devices. Indeed, social media has numerous benefits. It has opened a new way for people to express themselves, and helps to stay connected despite distance and time. It has also brought the way to do business on a new level, giving an opportunity to companies to stay closer to their customers and to study customer preferences in a new way. However, together with the benefits social media has created numerous threats, ...

Discharge Planning Case Study

Discharge planning is an essential activity in the preparation of consumers for the transition from hospital to home settings. The efficiency of the process for patients living with mental health problems can influence the number of future rehospitalizations in acute-care facilities as well as their quality of life in the community (Nurjannah et al., 2014). This paper will address the discharge planning process for a 48-year old patient called Margaret who had been treated for an anxiety disorder at a local hospital. According to the history, she had been referred for assessment by her general physician due to a history of withdrawal ...

Introduction

One of the outstanding collections of contemporary art is the Rubell Family Collection (RFC) which was founded in 1964 in New York City immediately after its founders Donald and Mera Rubell tied knot. Being one of the largest privately owned contemporary art collections, the RFC showcases its collections in a 45,000 square foot warehouse owned by former Drug Enforcement Agency. The museum of RFC comprises 27 galleries, a film and lecture theatre, a research library with more than 40,000 volumes, a media room, a gift shop, a book store and a sculpture garden. The collection which is open for public view since 1996 features ...

Introduction to Film

Introduction to Film
Enemy at the Gates (3/9) Movie CLIP - Do You Know How to Shoot? (2001) HD
After I watched and reviewed the chosen scene in the movie entitled “Enemy at the Gates,” these are my opinion with regard to its cinematography.

In the setting, the cinematography is perfectly done well; it shows the essence of the scene that is focused on the account of the battle of Stalingard, Germany as one of the bloodiest battles in World War II history. As a viewer, I can say that I feel the momentum when Vassili, the sharpshooter ...

Jasmine is diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is the most common form of pediatric cancers. It is caused by malignant transformations that occur in hematopoietic stem cells, making them undifferentiated cells with increased longevity. In ALL, those cells are called lymphoid cells, and their rate of proliferation causes fast growth and destruction of healthy bone marrow. Because of Jasmine’s age, the chances for an initial remission can be estimated at 95 percent (Rytting, 2012). However, achieving a complete cure is not a likely outcome, and an open and honest communication with Jasmine and her parents about her condition ...

The subject of King David has long fascinated artists, particularly with regard to his defeat of the Philistine giant Goliath. There have been many different sculptures and paintings representing this Old Testament figure, done in different artistic styles an with different areas of emphasis.
#1. This sculptor features David as he is about to fling the stone from his slingshot toward Goliath. The ability of the sculptor to provide balance is advanced, as the figure is twisting while standing on two feet. The musculature is realistically represented, as the young shepherd’s legs are visibly flexing and his ...

1. A world View that is not already addressed in the book:
The case study on Religion and the State by Christine E. Gudorf describes several issues that arise during the meeting among officials from agriculture, health and population departments. The largest part covered in the case study is the issue of health and population. The characters argue about what should be done to control the rising population. Nigeria is one of the highly populated countries in the region and the State feels that the state law should be used to prosecute those who decide to give birth ...