Essays on Social science Case Study

cronym stands for the Political, Economic, social and Technological issues that could ... The main competitors for Blacks Leisure Group is Debenhams, JJB Sports, Snow & Rock and Halfords.... With an increase in the number of consumers of the broad wear market, the competition has been growing tremendously....

The most important requirement for managing diversity comes from equal rights act and policies congruent with this act, which create favourable social, legal and organisational environment to all groups of people.... In this aspect, “APEC also seeks to empower citizens with the skills and opportunities to prosper in the global economy by fostering investment in education and worker retraining, small business development, economic opportunities for women, and improvement in social safety nets” (APEC-USA, 2011)....

and social networking, online learning, interactive and collaborative educational forums, websites, online shopping, a technological layer serves as a foundation behind the scenes.... and social networking, online learning, interactive and collaborative educational forums, websites, online shopping, a technological layer serves as a foundation behind the scenes.... The purpose is to expand accessibility of these web-based applications globally and provide services to users such as sharing and uploading documents, pictures, videos, electronic email, video conferencing, chatting, forums, social networks etc....

ews International also illustrated its insensitivity or ignorance to any concept of Corporate social Responsiblity that it has also an obligation to society at large in addition to making profits when it attempted to cover-up its own wrong doings by exonerating itself with an internal investigation headed by Rebecca Brooks.... Inorder to uphold and emphasize journalistic etiquette and social corporate responsiblity, those who are on top of News International that includes Rupert Murdoch should be made accountable to send the message that unethical behaviours would not be tolerated and no crime will go unpunished. ...

The conclusion from this study states that Facebook is a social Networking Site and has now become an addiction to a number of users across the world.... Based on the study, Facebook and other social networking sites like itself have provided a chance for individuals to know and understand various cultures as well.... ith the increase in the number of users there has also been an increase in the number of people using the social networking sites as well....

Thus, a transition from the social protection of the welfare state to a paradigm of self-responsibility is clearly evident[Gro13].... Journal of social Policy, 32(2), pp.... The paper 'Disability Discrimination in the Context of Equality Act 2010' is an affecting example of a case study on the law....

The paper "Mangatepopo Stream Tragedy" describes that the Mangatepopo stream/ Elim school tragedy is one of the significant disasters in New Zealand history as the disaster resulted in the loss of seven lives through a chain of events that was avoidable.... .... ... ... Starting with identifying the risks, a survey of the gorge to get a clear picture of the characteristics would be first....

The paper "Human Resource Practices of Fastening Technologies Limited" highlights that in order to link pay to performance, the mixture between the base pay and the incentive pay—which includes bonus pay and long-term compensation, will have to be determined.... .... ... ... As major human resource management experts, labor economists and strategists suggest, pay-for-performance metrics has long been 'the idea' to resolving the issue of productivity within a company, which has something to do with meeting the objectives of the company, and in turn impact the growth in shareholder value....

"Chronology of Events in Kavin History" paper exmines the relationship between Michael and Roy that has been long and stretches beyond all the odds.... More often than not, Michael and Roy would speak on the phone daily.... They were close and shared private details of their lives from time to time....

The Sacco-Vanzetti trial took place at that rocky political time and brought up a lot of questions about the fairness and justice of American law system, and raised issues concerning American society and our political and social system.... The paper 'Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti' evaluates Sacco-Vanzetti case, which has stigmatized the American justice system and has portrayed the prejudice prevailing in the nation against the non-American citizens....

The theory in one way or the next tends to explain the social and ethnicity of life.... Phinney lead to the development of a three stage model of a development in ethnic identity based on the survey with marginal youngsters combined with additional ego individuality and ethnic distinctiveness models more than ever the works of Erickson and Marcia (Evans,....

Corporate social responsibility : Page 13 ... In order to fulfill their social commitments, one of the key factors of business, the environment protection has been taken as a serious issue by emirates.... orporate social responsibility ... It should be noted that apart from profit making, corporate groups have some kind of social responsibilities as well.... No business groups can operate in a society overlooking the social needs....

social 5 ... social ... As the company utilizes resources in underdeveloped countries such as Ghana for its cocoa cultivation there is an increased corporate social responsibility to invest back into such economies for maintaining a balance in the eco-system.... espite of health and social concerns over use of confectionaries and slow down in the economies worldwide the company has been able to post a growth in sale of its products by 5% in 2009 in its 20 top global markets of confectionaries (Cadbury 2009)....

These include direct invitations through e-mail, networking through e-mail and social networking sites, radio, television, internet, and in some cases telephone and fax. ... ocial-cultural factors in the UK and many places in the world have mainly favoured the operations of the music label; in fact social-cultural factors played a large part in the formation of the company.... I am then supposed to send out messages to the identified participants and generally advertise the event through friends, social network connections and members of bands....

According to the paper "Marketing Challenge for Culinarian Cookware", the marketing challenge for Culinarian Cookware is to decide appropriate pricing strategy and discount offer for the existing product line.... The company has adopted price promotion for their product line and got mixed responses....

The paper "The Forgotten Group Member" is an impressive example of a Management case study.... Groups help to improve the performance of the organization.... Many organizations are changing towards teamwork so that they can achieve their goals and objectives.... When individuals work in groups, they can achieve their results better, unlike when the individuals work independently....

The paper "Chaos Management in Google" states that Google is the leader in the search engine business and has a huge database available.... It is the work culture and the attitude of the company that motivates the employees of Google to work and to achieve the goals of the organization.... .... ... ...

Blue Star decided to build proprietary software because most of the off-the-self software that was developed for the utility companies was unable to fulfill the distinctive requirements of the company.... .... ... ... Case Study Table of Contents Case 1 3 Case 2 4 Case 1 Discussion Questions Q.... ) Blue Star decided to build proprietary software because most of the off-the-self software that was developed for the utility companies was unable to fulfill the distinctive requirements of the company....

The paper "Lamposts Claim in the Law of Tort" discusses that generally, Lampost has at least two possible causes of action: (1) for personal injuries in respect of the employer's duty to provide a safe system of work and (2) for consequential economic loss.... ... ... ... Employer's Duty of Care....

The study "Behavioral Profile of Killer Katherine Knight" focuses on the critical analysis of the major characteristics of the behavioral profile of killer Katherine Knight, born in the town of Aberdeen, New South Wales to a family that was well known in the conservative town.... ... ... ... The circumstances of her birth may have played a role in her subsequent relationships with men as she was a daughter of her mother, who was married at the time to Jack Roughan, and Ken Knight, Roughan's co-worker with whom she had an affair....

This paper highlights that Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the UK began operations effective from the first of January 2007 and right now have charted their own growth momentum path with an ever increasing investor portfolio of diverse dimensions.... .... ... ... Property investment in the UK financial markets has changed considerably since then and this paper examines both corporate strategic dimensions and organizational structural changes along with their impact on property-related and non-property-related investment vehicles in the UK since January 2007....

This research will begin with the statement that Guard automotive manufacturing (GARD) is one of the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) for United States' automakers basically producing the variety of plastic products for the automobiles.... ... ... ... It is evidently clear from the discussion that GARD has been basically dependent on the Dupont engineering polymers (DEP) for the raw material DEP is supplying polymers to GARD since last 15 years but this time with the change in management, Dupont has been awarded one year contract instead of 2 years generally....

sychological Level: Customers can improve their social image by using the latest design folding bikes.... igital marketing can be done with the help of three ways namely by using social media, blogs and mobile applications.... ustomer Feedback: Direct interaction with the customers based on social media and blogging sites, conducting online customer survey and obtaining feedback from walk-in-customers can act as a qualitative measure of receiving feedback and modifying product for further customer satisfaction....

Journal of the Academic Marketing science, 38 (10), 119–140.... social groups supporting Samsung and LG could put a lot of pressure on Apple as its launches its campaign in the smartwatch market space.... Competitors and social groups could use such issues to undermine the company's campaign.... social networking apps and has an 18 hour battery life (O'Sullivan, 2007).... The message for the middle aged will also sell simplicity, functional capacities and compactness of the gadget but mostly on social media....

The study "Resulting and Constructive Trust in Equity & Trust" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues on resulting and constructive trust in Equity & Trust.... Lynn Jones and Mike Smith are an unmarried couple.... They met in 1990 and decided to set up a home together.... ... ... ... Mike purchased a house in his sole name, the purchase money coming from his divorce settlement and by way of a mortgage....

Sustainable environment in hospitality industry should “dwell on issues of total integration” (Leposky 1997: 10), which to him emphasises “maintenance and preservation of lifestyle and dignity of the local inhabitants” (Ibid) by protecting the social foundations of the locality, giving economic opportunities to the locale, and defending it against abuse from the outside world who would naturally be the iondustry's consumers....

Behind it these techniques should tackle the wider social principles of oral health.... This paper "Periodontal Disease and Its Prevalence in Australian versus European Population" tells that 90% of the global population can be affected by prevailing periodontal diseases.... The 'Gingivitis' is the reason for a bacterial biofilm (dental plaque) that gathers on teeth adjoining the gums....

This study will try to find out the economic break-even for a particular project.... With the help of the Capital Asset Pricing Model the rate of return is investigated; for pricing the risky securities, an understanding of the relationship between the risk and the expected return is analyzed.... ...

This study "East Neasden General Hospital's Organizational Problems" describes the managerial practices applied in the East Neasden General Hospital and proposes to alter them to create a healthy and comfortable work environment that can help to provide appropriate medical services.... ... ... ... In the Dietary department, current practices have led to the formulation of a particular managerial style which is characterized by the absence of strict rules regarding the delivery of healthcare services daily....

This paper "Analysis of State Bank of India" identifies major problems facing by the State Bank of Travancore based on a given case study.... It proposes tools to be used to solve these problems.... Moreover, this project recommends some solutions for the problems facing by SBI in the Indian market....

Uncertainly is reduced and self-interests and social relationships may be less threatened.... ALCAN Management made significant improvements in terms of teamwork, employee involvement and development of cooperative relations with trade unions.... ... ... ... This behavior had the consequence of destroying the meaning of work itself, failing to recognize and utilize properly the organization's most valuable resource....

The paper under the title 'Fair Damage on Various Economies' presents Martin who has defined redundancy in 2000 as 'the work for which the employee was employed has ceased or diminished.... Here the selection of a particular individual has to be shown to be fair'.... ... ... ... It shows that the entire process starts from the time the employee is recruited, though it is a long procedure and the organization tries to be as fair as they can in selecting employees, but there is no guarantee that the employee would keep the job, so from this view the redundancy threat starts taking place in the mind of the employee....

social dimension apart there is also a cultural element in it.... This paper "Death Penalty in Illinois and USA" discusses the death penalty that has attracted the attention of many and this attention has little or no parallel in any other subject.... Different legal systems in the world have been evolving through times and have responded to challenges of these times....

avi Raman K, Plachimada resistance, a post developmental social movement metaphor Ed.... The paper "Coca-Colas Operations in India " states that the ethical dilemma faced by Coca-cola is that while it has been operating well within the legal and business framework, it failed to foresee the impact its actions will have on the local community....

?? Journal of Applied Behavioral science 48.... The paper 'Organization Structure, Planning, and Recruitment' is an impressive example of a human resources case study.... Every organization must have a certain structure that is very different from the structure of its rivals.... ....

n the past many have tried to bring the issue of racism into light through literature, art, science and the media and today also, such attempts are going on as it is an important issue to be discussed, brought into light and solved.... Tensions between the Hutus and the Tutsi, two Rwandan social factions had set the stage for a bloody genocide instead of opting for another box office hit “ I generally have the opinion that our media in particular, and Hollywood had actively ignored Africa....

Countrywide Financial Corporation (CFC), founded by Angelo Mozilo and David Loeb engaged in banking, home financing (mortgage), capital markets, insurance and global operations (Eastburn, 2011).... .... ... ... Name Professor Institution Course Date Countrywide Financial Corporation (CFC), founded by Angelo Mozilo and David Loeb engaged in banking, home financing (mortgage), capital markets, insurance and global operations (Eastburn, 2011)....

This paper "International Trade and Transportation Law" focuses on the fact that lading is another word for cargo or freight.... A bill of lading can be described as a contract made for transportation that a common carrier gives to a seller when a carrier transports goods on behalf of a seller.... ....

The paper "IT Leveraging the Business Advantage in IBM" presents that information technology plays a pivotal role in influencing business success in modern times and it has to be regularly reviewed and modified according to the requirements of the industry.... The case of IBM Corporation is analyzed....

Lack of enough knowledge and social issues surrounding organ donations make many family members to perceive the practice suspiciously, with many families refusing to entertain such a discussion.... Arteries have thickened walls that withstand the pressure of blood pumped from the heart to the body to supply body cells with oxygen and other nutrients....

Garland science.... social and productive activities in elderly people.... The paper " Client Service Group in the Parramatta Nursing Home " is a delightful example of a case study on nursing.... Nursing homes for the aged are an important part of our society since they help look after those who cannot be able to look after themselves since they are hindered by age....

Finally, a discussion of social media use and the degree and extent to which online privacy exists within this particular format will be engaged.... The paper 'An Ethical and Moral Decision to Share Information' presents human experience and technology which increases, the overall application that ethics and morality have in helping to define the interaction between individuals and their environment takes on an entirely new role....

This case study "Analysis of Windows 2000 Server" presents a particular exploit available on port 138 of a Windows 2000 server machine acting as a domain controller.... Traditional human roles are migrating to the cyber domains in lieu of simplicity.... ... ... ... However, this mass migration is presenting its own unique challenges for all kinds of systems and system administrators....

Volkswagen understands the trends of this youth market in using the Internet to satisfy their lifestyle needs from product searching to the use of social media and thus creates a better CRM programme to build connection with customers as a relevant brand.... Additionally, VW understands the social psychology of this market segment, creating promotional concepts that best fit convenience and lifestyle for the younger professional markets.... One particular advertisement uses relevant social actors in the age group of the professionals who was depicted being unable to sleep effectively unless he was laying in the Volkswagen model (B & T Weekly 2011)....

Heidelberg: Springer science and Business Media.... They can also adopt the economic, political, cultural and social factors of the host markets in order to reduce their goal conflict with host government by means of internal control (Annual Report, 2013). ... Across these marketplaces, the business has expanded a powerful portfolio of their own brands, including Tango, Ballygowan, Robinsons, J2O, MiWadi, Drench,....

“totally absent from conventional macroeconomic theorising: that the economy is affected by variations in the level of trust, by storytelling and human interest, by perceptions of corruption or unfairness, by anger and optimism, by social epidemics causing changes in gut instincts and feelings....

This paper focuses on Leadership Theory & Practice 5th Edition, Peter G.... Northouse.... Skills have been referred to as a significant and vital quality that is required in an individual to become a successful leader.... ... ... ... There are certain innate characteristics which make an individual a leader but it was later stated in this regard that leadership was rather considered to be a collection of skills that needs to be developed by an individual with constant endeavors....

The paper "The Factors Which Distinguish Istanbul from the Rest of Islam Cities" highlights that Istanbul is not only a meeting point for the cultures but also holds the potential to lead the cultural development of the twenty-first century by providing a base-model for co-existence among contrasting people....

The study "Multiple Myeloma Analysis" presents a multifaceted in-depth analysis of the identification and treatment of multiple myeloma.... The summarized case history reads: A 64-year-old man has been feeling chronically tired and generally unwell with lower back pain.... ... ... ... He has lost a substantial amount of weight in recent months....

This paper "The Factors Leading to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-2010" focuses on the fact that the financial crisis was labelled as the worst economic one since the Great Depression.... The concomitant impact of the financial crisis was the demise of businesses in key industry sectors.... ....