Category Archives: Short Case Studies
Energy Management at Motorola
Motorola is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, and also designs and sells wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers. This case study reveals as to how under the umbrella of corporate social responsibility [...]
Corporate Governance: The power of shareholders
Michael Eisner of Disney and Sir Philip Watts of Shell have both been forced to relinquish their roles as chairman. These changes have been chalked up as victories for shareholders. But have investors really got the better of the imperial [...]
Filed under Corporate Governance, Short Case Studies
Case Study on Rolex
Rolex SA is a Swiss watchmaking manufacturer of high-quality, luxury wristwatches. Rolex watches are popularly regarded as status symbols and BusinessWeekmagazine ranks Rolex No.71 on its 2007 annual list of the 100 most valuable global brands.
Rolex is the most valuable watch brand in the world and [...]
Golden Rice: Case Study
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that vitamin A deficiency affects 230 million children worldwide, and at least one million children per year are dying of diseases related to this deficiency. Ingo Potrykus and his collaborator Peter Beyer, with financial [...]
Filed under Economics, Short Case Studies
Case Study on Global Warming
The security of individuals, communities, nations, and the entire global community is
increasingly jeopardized by unpremeditated, non-military environmental threats. These threats
are self-generated: we perpetrate them on ourselves, by fouling our air and water, and
overharvesting our land.
One of the causes of global [...]
Filed under Economics, Short Case Studies
Case Study: Risk Management in Banks
Risk management in Indian banks is a relatively newer practice, but has already shown to increase efficiency in governing of these banks as such procedures tend to increase the corporate governance of a financial institution.
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank is one of the foremost [...]
Case Study on Unemployment
Unemployment as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks. The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has fallen again. But tell that to Kevin Forbes. The 56-year-old IT professional lost his [...]
Filed under Economics, Short Case Studies, Video Case Studies
Case Study on Nano Car
The nanocar is a molecule designed in 2005 at Rice University by a group headed by Professor James Tour. So , how did TATA known for making lumbering trucks come out with a “cuteas a bug “ car that its rivals could not built to a target price [...]
Case Study on Juvenile Crime
Juvenile delinquency, also known as juvenile offending, or youth crime, is participation in illegal behavior by minors(juveniles) who fall under a statutory age limit. Paul David is in trouble again. The 16-year old juvenile delinquent’s latest antics: Playing the Grinch That Stole Christmas.
For more [...]
Filed under Crisis Management, Short Case Studies