Category Archives: Concepts
How to Respond Quickly to Changing Market Demands
To thrive in today's competitive market midsize organizations need to be agile, responding quickly to changing market conditions and exceeding customers' demands. This implies flexibility in their underlying ICTCT infrastructure and business processes. But in the current economic climate, organizations [...]
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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.
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Filed under Crisis Management, Short Case Studies
International Business Machinations: A Case Study of Corporate Involvement in Local Educational Reform
This article examines several education reform programs supported by one corporation, IBM, in one community, Charlotte, North Carolina. By tracing how these initiatives were developed and implemented, we gain insights into the implications for educational equity and quality of intimate [...]
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Case Study on Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder, historically known as manic–depressive disorder.There was a past history of concussion at age 18, when she suffered loss of consciousness. She also described a history of mood swings for many years.
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www.chicagonow.com/offhanded-dribble/2011/10/the-gop-a-case-study-of-bipolar-disorder-with-psychotic-features/
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bipolar case study
Filed under Crisis Management, Entrepreneurship, Short Case Studies
The corporate governance of an organisation managing Islamic charitable endowments (waqfs)
Charitable endowments (known in Arabic as waqfs) or pious endowments (Behrens-Abouseif, 1994) have their roots in the charitable donation of assets. This Islamically-based financial tool has been utilised to fund large-scale projects. The underlying principle of the charitable endowment is [...]
Filed under Corporate Governance, Finance
Will Wall Street Redefine The MBA Curriculum?
Management courses at business schools have always been the subject of much debate and discussion. Schools have had to modify and adapt to constantly changing economic demands, but 2010 might just be the most game changing yet.
Today, we are well [...]
How Governments Should Spur Entrepreneurship
How should a government promote entrepreneurship? This column argues that providing support programs for targeted sectors or companies is akin to "picking winners ex ante." A far better approach is to encourage competition in the financial sector that facilitates experimentation [...]
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Cheat Your Way to Success!
When launching a new initiative, such as Lean, employee buy-in is critical. Many employees will not put much stock in a new strategy until they see that:
1) It works!
2) It makes their jobs easier, not harder!
It is management’s responsibility to [...]
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