Essays on Social science Case Study

The paper 'The UK Courts Attitude towards Relational Loss Claims' cites four cases about the disparity of the court's treatment of primary and secondary victims who have got the mental injury, becoming a victim or witness of a crime, and demanded a review of the case in lower or appellate courts....

social media sites such as Facebook ,and Twitter have enabled organizations to communicate with the public easily.... According to businesses, social media could be used as a platform where they market their products4.... For example, Apple ,and partners could employ social media to create awareness of their products ,and use the funds to employ skilled employees. ... n the era of social media, the opinion of Apple could continue been damaged....

This case study "Employer's Liability for its Employees: Sex Abuse" focuses on the key issues which are: 'is an employer vicariously liable for sexual misconduct of its employees?... and also 'Can a charitable organization be held vicariously liable?... .... ... ... ... This case is one of vicarious liability in sexual assault....

Organization science.... The paper "The Process of Event Management" highlights that team building is a necessary element in an organisation's success and its capability and productivity.... Hence, it is important that management give due attention to this aspect of people resource....

The idea is to make kids more active since they love the social media sharing of achievement.... The paper covers a discussion of design thinking as a process of innovative business strategy.... It has been designed thinking that is one of the key competitive business concepts and provided solutions for business....

In the paper “Estoppel in the Contract Law” the author analyzes the principle of promissory estoppel.... He explains that if someone makes a promise, which another person acts on, the promisor is estopped from going back on the promise, even though the promise does not provide consideration....

Experiential aspirations revolve around desires and feelings of love, pleasure, and social acceptance (Branch, 2006 p15).... Unmistakably, social media has become a social phenomenon that most people especially youngsters optimize not only for fun but also generating income (Smith, 2015, p.... Furthermore, with increased accessibility and affordability, Snickers can reach consumers across all social classes (ICC, 2010, p2)....

These activities have led to increased nutrients in the catchment and the eutrophication process has had both economic and social problems (Huisman & Hulot 2005).... "Laboratory Analysis: Muttama Catchment" paper discusses the problems of salinity and the potential for eutrophication in the Muttama catchment....

The author states that Joanna Kramer's story expresses a code of dignity because the code of dignity means that a person should be allowed to grow as an individual without any social pressures.... Communication is regarded as a methodology to outcast social pressures and to achieve a code of dignity....

Again the company also works to reduce the diversity relationships in the workforce and thereby in helping the employees coming from different social and cultural backgrounds to operate more effectively in pursuing organizational goals.... The paper "Organizational Turnaround at Selfridges & Co" discusses how the management of the company operating in the retail sector of Europe works to render large changes in the existing human resource policies of the organization to help enhance the productivity of the organization and the employees....

Accordingly, Indian banking industry has focused strongly on social banking strategies.... The paper " Comparison of Indian and American Banking System" is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study.... This paper explains the relevant foundation of the American banking system and regulations that guided it, starting from the passing of legislation such as the Glass-Steagall Act and the Mcfadeen Act, several decades ago....

Demand for vehicles depends to a large extent on social, political and economic conditions in a given market and the introduction of new vehicles and technologies (McEachern, 2012).... The Chinese automobile company, Chery Cars, has found itself in a position where it is losing its sales....

This case study "Air Products: International Business Management Process" focuses on four key elements, first and foremost, analysis of the significant external and internal drivers for globalization or localization for this business is being undertaken.... ... ... ... Intensive research on the company was undertaken to understand the current standing of the organization and the environment within which it is operating while applying relevant theory to the data collected on the firm....

"Strategic Use of Information Systems by Apple to Gain Competitive Advantage" paper evaluates the use of information systems as the basis upon which sustainable business strategies are instituted and implemented.... SIS has been defined as that which is capable of supporting the competitive strategy....

Reliance has attracted many experts, training specialists in science and the best financial and accounting who have the ability to solve difficult problems and to assist in organizing their business.... e sponsored 91 science graduates and diploma holders to complete a Reliance Certified Engineering course with IIT-Bombay.... The context of HRM is not only within the organizational setting (local business unit, regional, national, or global), but also the complex social system which includes various elements such as people, structure, management, goals, and interests....

From the paper "Small Business Management of OBO" it is clear that OBO was a strong company, and was doing a lot to keep its customer base satisfied.... It had revolutionalized the art of protecting goalkeepers in hockey.... It went a step ahead of its competitors by providing a superior product....

During the 1980s, the drive of China to modernize had gained momentum, making Chinese officials eager to further develop the said country's economy and standing through modern management methods and economic regionalization.... These Chinese leaders visited Singapore to learn about the Southeast Asian nation that had boomed within its 30 years of independence. ...

The paper 'The 2008 Scenarios That Impacted on Williamson Tea Company Negatively" is a good example of a management case study.... A few years back there was a triumphant line of expediency to our various Tealeaves repositories' countrywide.... At a certain point, mid of the year 2007, our company staff realized that our repositories were now patronized by a few individuals....

The paper 'The Requirements of AASB 8, Operating Segments' is a meaningful example of a finance & accounting case study.... The AASB 8 is an Australian equivalent of IFRS 8 which also relates to segment reporting and issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.... The AASB 8, Operating Segments have varying effects on different entities....

Some of the issues discussed in the meetings included the science of tsunami, tsunami warning schemes, Tsunami Emergency Sub program, tsunami risk evaluation and future planning ideas (Felton & Crook, 2003).... ollaboration with Questacon, the National science and Technology Centre located in Canberra, that entails accomplishment of a Tsunami alertness program for the youths and the society at large, the creation of an connected Tsunami alertness Presentation DVD, creation of an interactive tsunami instruction sport and improvement of the collection of youths' tsunami instruction activity page ...

This case study "Truckseat Analysis" presents Bottleneck departments with respect to qualitative analysis.... The framing department and the production department are some of the bottleneck departments.... In the frame department, the cost of labor is still high.... ... ... ... The essence of the machines is to reduce the human resource needed to perform the task....

eems to be attentive during science classes and enjoys the practical aspects.... e behaves well during science classes.... The parent and teacher discovered that there was need to interview and observe the student further in order to have a better understanding of the social problems. ...

It is not easy to gain social acceptance by the Wal-Mart where others have spent years and years of brand building efforts.... Many celebrities like Cameron Díaz, Alfonso Ribeiro, Carlos Ponce, and Christina Aguilera having Hispanic backgrounds or R& B and Hip Hop artists belonging to the African American community have gained immense popularity over the years and could be used to become brand ambassadors if Wal-Mart has particular social groups like Hispanics or African Americans in mind. ...

"How the Judges Made Their Rulings in Respect of Secondary Victims Suffering From Psychiatric Illness" paper analizes the cases that have involved negligent actions, which result in a psychiatric injury.... It has been easy for the primary victim to claim damages.... .... ... ... In the 1996 case of Vernon v Bosley (No 1), it was maintained that sudden shock was partially responsible for the plaintiff's psychiatric damage and because grief also played a crucial role, it could not stop a claim....

The study "Change Management Initiative at Tesco" focuses on the complex and thorough analysis of Tesco's strategic planning and change management initiatives.... Strategy can be defined as a high-level plan to achieve goals under various uncertain conditions.... ... ... ... Strategic planning comprises different skills subset such as logistics, tactics, etc....

This study discusses Rodamas which is facing a new business challenge which is expected to happen at the center d of year 2008.... Because of the changes in the business environment, it is highly recommended for Rodamas to expand its business opportunity in the international market.... ... ... ... As the paper highlights, since the company has been continuously downsizing the number of its employees, it is essential for Rodamas to make an effort in retaining its highly skilled and competitive employees for a long period of time....

ur civic engagement and community involvement is evident from various social and economic initiatives undertaken in various parts of the world and by being one of the chief sourcing of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).... Understanding and developing strategic corporate social ... Corporate social Responsibility: A Fundamental Business Thought Process....

as provides 39% of electricity and 70% heat at homes in UK (parliamentary Office of science and Technology, postnote, February 2007 number 280).... It is estimated that one-third of the existing stations will close down by 2015 in compliance to the law made to restrict SO2 emissions (Parliamentary Office of science and Technology, postnote, February 2007 number 280).... The coal is solely made up of carbon which when burnt produces CO2 gas apart from this it also emits sulphur and nitrogen causing “smog” and “Acid rain” (Parliamentary Office of science and Technology, postnote, February 2007 number 280)....

social class 6 ... he discussion is divided into two parts where initially the reports discusses the societal external factors in terms of culture, sub-culture, social class, reference groups, family and family life cycle with real life examples affecting consumer decision making process.... Societal external factors further makes a clear discussion in terms of other sub-factors like culture, sub-culture, family life cycle, reference groups and social class whereas the other specific factors includes a discussion on specific factors such as role of opinion leaders and diffusion of innovation along with how public policies, consumer protection, ethics and legislation have an impact on the consumer decision making process....

Twitter started as a partial project of ODEO and became a popular social networking site for people around the world.... With the stress of huge competition, Twitter will require developing new features in order to stay attractive in the social web media segment....

) social Aspect ... ndicators of social effect on real estate include majorly population growth, cultural aspect and age distribution.... These three social factors are a significant indicator in real estate given the fact that putting a real estate firm in a place that is residence to an aging population will automatically mean less or no business at all....

social and Cultural factors---------------------------13 ... It contains practical and suitable recommendations for the stabilisation of the Ugandan credit market according to the Economic, Regional and social set-up of Uganda.... erhaps the foremost social responsibility levied upon private and public credit providing organisation in recent decades is the adoption of fair and just supply of credit to the consumers.... Even UNICEF has said that child labour is not necessarily harmful, that recent dismissals of Bangladeshi children under LS pressure from the US has caused a lot of social problems and that elimination of such practices would not be feasible in the foreseeable future (ICDA 18:14)....

This case study "Mission, Vision, and Values in IKEA" attempts to review the strategic management of IKEA while critically analyzing the impact of its capabilities on international expansion and analyze whether there is a need to change the strategy or continue with the existing strategic operations....

emiotics is the learning of science.... This science was proposed in the early 1900s by the Swiss linguist and the American linguist and the American named Pragmatist Charles Anders pierce (Chandler, 2014).... London: Springer science & Business Media.... Introducing social Semiotics....

Contemporary theories have made leadership social process that involves planning of responsibilities in order to attain the organizations objectives.... The approach style of leadership analyzes leadership as a social process where a leader persuades a group of people to achieve common objectives. ...

CPP needs to face the challenges of information technology because through this, information about the flow of products particularly from the point of origin will be easily available to the organization.... ... ... ... The challenges of information either hardware or software must be given importance during the transaction because information needs to be shared as “the connection between the supply chain's various stages allowing them to coordinate their actions and brings them about many of the benefits of maximizing total supply chain profitability Case Study: 6 1....

TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations, Amended 2014 applies to all business organisations irrespective of their sizes, which safeguard the rights of the employees when the business is being transferred to a new acquirer.... TUBE regulations are applicable when a business is hived off or sold, when business activities are outsourced or restored back to the business....

Consequently, most of them relocated to the ghettos; they started speaking up against certain evils in society like the local, social and national policies prevailing at that time.... This eventually led to the creation of the Christian social Union.... hese issues were clearly highlighted by the Union and it led to some social reforms.... The Sisterhoods carried out numerous charities and social works.... For example, the idea of involving Christians in social lives and problems of the community was initiated by the Tractarians....

Each supervisor or manager however has certain personal and learned attributes and behaviors that determine his thinking, leadership skills and management style.... He knows he has to motivate.... ... ... subordinates by leading from the front and also take into account their personal characteristics, through which he could get the best efforts from them with the least coaching and effort....

The Congress has passed the Civil Rights Act (CTA) of 1964 to eradicate discrimination, and it is one of the “most prominent” legislations for the protection of civil rights in the country (Feder, 2005, p.... ).... .... ... ... While the Depart of Justice (DOJ) administers relevant provisions relating to issues of discrimination and the Department of Labor (DOL) enforces the provisions of the laws relating to “nondiscrimination in employment” (p....

The paper 'Economics of an Environmental Issue' is a breathtaking example of a macro & microeconomics case study.... Environmental and economic problems are the most controversial issues in the present scenario.... In this respect, it can be inferred that both aspects are interconnected with each other in a different manner....

n a 2007 UNESCO report, the representatives remark on the uninhibited growth of the Machu Picchu village and health, and social problems rooting from overpopulation and difficulty in obtaining permission for maintenance work on the Inca archaeological site (UNESCO, 2007).... Moreover, negative social effects due to large numbers of foreigners can also be reduced.... nited Nations Department of Economic and social Affairs: Division for Sustainable Development (DSD), 2009....

Some of these factors could include governmental policies, changes in the economy as well social and political factors.... Likewise, Nokia is affected by various social factors such as work attitudes, the aging populations and income distribution.... , Elop, Nokia was able to create a strong brand image that focused on the distribution and marketing network which enabled people from all social classes to afford the gadgets.... Equally, Samsung offers a variety of products that have different prices that could be affordable by people across various social status and thus this offers a big challenge to Nokia. ...

The challenge for an antitrust court lies in stating a general rule for distinguishing between exclusionary acts, which reduce social welfare, and competitive acts, which increase it.... On the July of 1994, representative at the Department of Justice, for the United States, sued Microsoft for illegally retaining domination in the operating system market under anticompetitive circumstances in its licensing in addition to software development agreements (Clarkson....

The paper "History of Ford Motor" gives a detailed view of the automobile industry's evolution and its progress over different eras.... This paper evaluates the features of Ford Motor Company and also analyzes the impact of the 2008-09 economic crises on the company.... ... ... ... The case study clearly tells that the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and subsequent financial crisis caused current financial losses of Ford Motor Company....

rance is technologically advanced in many areas, not least in agriculture and food science.... The author of the present case study "International Expansion of Burger King into France" puts forward information for making a decision on new structured implantation of Burger King in France....

The case study considers the study of the operations and logistics management of the company is on Kudler Fine Foods.... The aim of this case study is to highlight the major problems identified in the operations and logistics functions of the company.... ... ... ... Kudler Fine Foods is a company that was created by Kathy Kudler to offer the people fresh food and packed items to make meals in a short time....

he aforementioned changes will certainly allow the firm to optimally position its environmental, social and economic suitability efforts, while addressing and remaining consistent with enlargement of the company (ONeil and McMahon 2007).... his organizational structure has the ability to manage core values of Tata, but demands creation of a separate entity, which will be devoted towards environmental and social stewardship.... European social Charter: The right to strike....

Change is usually necessitated by both internal and external forces and the internal factors include human resources problems such as low productivity while the external factors include global and national dynamics that impact on the organisation such as technological changes, market, political, social and economic changes (Schultz et el 205)....

In the paper 'Fresh Perspectives at Harrington Collection,' the author provides a critical analysis of Harrington Collection's case study.... The paper seeks to identify some of the problems and their causes to this negative growth in the financial results of Harrington Collection's 2007 fiscal year....