Essays on Social science Case Study

ompanies across the world connect to their customers via social media and websites with an intention of reaching wider market.... M&S has actually used various social media such as twitter, face book, and blogging in accessing the large number of customers it enjoys both locally and globally.... With the ever-increasing use of Smartphone, iphones and high-speed internet, nearly everyone in the UK effortlessly access social media and websites thus providing a good base for using these Medias in marketing....

Henry G.... is 18 years old and resides in the small town of Silverton, California.... One night a few months ago, Henry and his buddies were partying at a friend's house.... They thought it would be a good idea to spray paint their names under the bleachers at their high school football stadium....

I use it for my study related activities as well as social interaction with my friends and relatives.... Because most of the users of Samsung Galaxy Mobile phone are students who use its different applications like social networking, music player, video player and other applications like browsing at a very high speed.... He can also indulge in social networking to promote business using this device.... I find that new technologies highly affect social developments....

owper identifies the public services of the UK as, “…the central government, both civil servants and others in non-departmental public bodies and public corporations, as well as local government, including social services and teachers, the National Health Service, the police and armed forces…” (Cowper, 2008, pp.... ealth inequalities between high and low social classes widened” (Benzeval et al.... It has successfully integrated healthcare and a range of social care providers to create a single network (Dept....

This is done through using various devices which surround the social construct.... This one stipulates that the economic and social inequalities need to be arranged in such a way that both of them get attached to the positions and offices which are open to all people under the conditions of equal opportunity (Pogge, 2007).... Handbook of social choice and welfare, 1, pp....

n reference to Bhasin (2012), the fast food industry is also characterized by social responsibility.... For any company venturing into this field, it has to recognize the social responsibility and be accountable for the well-being of the society they serve.... The rise in the raw materials and food prices totally threatened the social stability and economy of the United Arab Emirates....

This case study " Understanding the Nature of Federal Regulation on Employment Discrimination " discusses the rights of people against racial and religious discrimination in the workplace.... Provisions have been used by many workers to protect their rights.... ... ... ... Employment discrimination has been one of the most controversial issues in the United States for several decades....

In current times when the cost of social amenities such as education and health has increased drastically, such supplements are invaluable.... The Students Companion to social Policy.... social work and social policy: an introduction.... Understanding Health and social Care; An Introductory Reader....

They classify constraints into five categories; social, technical, environmental, legal and economic.... The paper "The Upgrading of the IT Systems and Software " is a perfect example of information technology case study.... The upgrading of the IT systems and software has recently been approved to increase profits and reduce costs through a more efficient working of the systems....

As every foreign market or country will have different political, social, economic and legal conditions as well as different customers, competitors, prospective employees, etc, etc, there will be many challenges, which will block the firms' success.... Likewise, the retail industry in India also has some inbuilt favourable factors as well as impediments particularly in the political, social, legal and economic spheres, which may facilitate or impede foreign invested retail firms' entry....

This paper "Pontine Shock and Possible Side Effects" discusses blood supply to the components of the brain consisting of the medulla, midbrain, thalamus, and occipital cortex that occurs through the vertebro arterial system.... Atherosclerosis may cause disruption to this critical blood supply system....

However the tourism industry is also accompanied by negative social and environmental impacts.... The hotel industry forms an integral part of the tourism industry and if it is not managed properly could cause detrimental to the natural and social environment.... ccording to studies economic benefits can be gained by hotels by implementing initiatives with regards to environmental and social factors.... usiness and industries which implements the green practices has the opportunity to increase the triple bottom line approach which means increase the environmental, social and economic success for the people, the planet and profit....

Amsterdam: Springer science & Business Media.... The paper "Profitability Analysis of Tesco and Its Competitors" is a perfect example of a finance and accounting case study.... Financial statements convey accounting information to relevant stakeholders.... However, further analysis is important to help these stakeholders make informed decisions on a target company....

These new technologies allow Internet users to interact with dynamic Internet applications in real time making possible the social networking websites like Facebook, mobile phone marketing, using 3G-mobile connectivity, Video marketing and many other new Internet marketing strategies like behavioural and geo-targeting.... the Internet users are not just passive readers of websites but are also web content creators via different new Internet tools like forums, blogs, images and video sharing, social networks and others interactive methods....

It involves factors such as the target customers, business location and the type of products and services to offer.... There are three major types of business strategies used by.... ... ... The paper 'Strategic Human Resource Management - Apple" is a great example of a human resources case study....

The paper "The Sweet Orange" presents that the orange tree is known scientifically as Citrus Sinesis, but most of us think of it in terms of the delicious fruit that it produces.... The oranges produced from the Citrus Sinesis is commonly referred to as the 'naval orange' or the 'sweet orange'.... ...

The reporter casts light upon the fact that E-Kin a cloth retail business that started by the idea of Slim Pickens, Jennifer Valley and Ken E.... Sellit after a little incident that took place at a local restaurant.... Like every business, it started on a small scale.... ... ... ... Like every small partnership, they promoted and sold their products themselves in order to pay up for their tuition fees....

The purpose of the paper "Pressure Vessel Manufacturer: Oceanic Inc" is to examine the aspects of the particular Pressure Vessel Manufacturer organization.... Specifically, an author will pay attention to the process of choosing suppliers for companies working in such sphere.... ... ... ... Oceanic Inc....

This case study "Improvement of Public Transit Usage" discusses public transport that is one of the most important services in every continent, country as well as city.... Therefore, its management and information system need to be effective.... ... ... ... One way of effecting this system is by establishing electronic notice boards where information on services offered in the station is displayed....

Her rights were violated by the company by trying to control her social and private life.... Her rights were violated by the company by trying to control her social and private life.... Johansen has a right to privacy.... They asked about sexual preferences, marital status, dating, and even future marriage plans....

The paper "Merger and Acquisition - Analysis of Glencore-Xstrata and Kraft-Cadbury Takeovers" is a perfect example of a case study on finance and accounting.... Global presence was the primary motive for the mergers and acquisitions in Glencore-Xstrata and Kraft-Cadbury cases.... Kraft sought a good value for the deal to become global confectionery leaders....

Those interfaces between the personal and the public are arenas where the private aspects of the women's lives and beings, such as aspects of their sexuality and the way they wielded to sexuality to secure their personal spaces and to secure their standing in their social and family circles, are vital points of departure for understanding how women were.... Those interfaces also shine a light on the state of society and the way society regarded and treated women in their persons, and as occupying certain family and social roles....

The paper "Human Rights Act 1998 - H v Tomlinson " states that while B's parents eventually received an apology for the publication of the untrue statements regarding their home life, they instituted proceedings against Mr.... Tomlinson for libel and also for breaches of the HRA.... ... ... ... The concept of a legally recognized right to privacy under UK law remains the subject of complex debate and this and has become further contentious as a result of the incorporation of the Human Rights Act 1998('HRA'); which provides an express right to privacy (Article 8) and it was hoped that the HRA would readdress the imbalance in protecting an individual's right to privacy....

The study "Parfit's Spectrum and Sorites Paradox" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues concerning the Parfit's spectrum and Sorites paradox.... Parfit's spectrum is based on three basic claims: the first one involves a set of psychological changes.... ... ... ... Another involves certain bodily changes, and the third – a series of both kinds of changes (Perry, 2008)....

Those are two major social factors that may affect the sale of lip balm.... However, social trends are changing towards favouring men's personal care from recent surveys that have been done by data monitoring showing that more men are spending more time in front of the mirror.... social factors like ‘Metro sexual' may rise up as the lip balm will try to enter into the market....

The paper 'Business Analysis of Cadbury Schweppes' is an affecting example of a business case study.... This paper gives an analysis of Cadbury Schweppes by looking at different components within the organization.... It looks at the external environment of the organization which includes the various competition, market, and political situations of the area....

The paper "Organizational Behavior of Meeker, Needham & Ames" discusses that using internal communications to spotlight the efforts of senior managers to clearly communicate the eligibility requirements for promotion is the recommended solution to this firm's organizational culture.... ... ... ... The firm in the case study, Meeker, Needham & Ames, conducts yearly reviews of candidates within the organization who have excelled in their performance to determine which employee is best eligible for promotion to partner....

"Dragonia v Transvania: Border Delimitation Dispute" paper analizes a contentious issue that heightened disputes between the states the question: on whose territorial jurisdiction does the castle lie?... Dragonia prefers the International Court of Justice to settle the dispute.... ... ... ... Col Mustard ought to follow the designated procedures as stipulated by international law before Australia can file for his diplomatic espousal....

These differences are in the social development, cultural and economic sectors.... Marketing in football usually promotes peace and social integration.... This case study "FIFA's Marketing Techniques" discusses FIFA 2006 World Cup finals that took place in Germany....

The author of this case study entitled "Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Solyndra" focuses on the solar equipment manufacturer, Solyndra, highlighting on a legal and ethical case to which it had been associated with due to a dearth in the operations.... .... ... ... The context would reflect on the manner in which the emergence of the ethical and legal issue had affected the situation of the workers and the organization as a whole....

This case study "United Kingdom Safety and Rescue Team Aspect" presents the manner which presents a strong case for the UK safety and rescue team to be a part of the international safety and rescue team.... Since the team adheres to Fire & Rescue Service Act, 2004 presents a strong case in this arena....

This paper "The Governments Influence on Training and Development" focuses on the fact that a common conclusion drawn in international comparisons of vocational education and training (VET) programmes is that the British system falls some way short of the models operating elsewhere in Europe.... ....

Culture in general affects both physical and social environment; thus, predominant societal norms have led to development and pattern maintenance of institutions in societies with particular structures and ways of functioning (Hofstede, 2001).... eert Hofstede is a social scientist from Netherlands who is associated with the five cultural dimensions that have revolutionalised the field of international management.... High PDI for USA indicates a society that exhibits equality in different social structures, while high IDV shows USA as a more individualistic society than UK....

Winter, CK and SF Davis, "Organic Foods" Journal of Food science.... The case study "Why Should We Promote Organic Farming and Foods" states that Organic foods are those which do not contain chemical additives.... According to Lotter, 'the ingredients of organic foods are mainly derived from plants such as fruit trees, vegetables as well as animals'....

Rather than assisting countries to manage with the social and economic repercussions of financial crises, the IMF's operations are more focused on servicing external debt to private creditors and maintaining capital account convertibility (Akyüz, 2005) ... Moreover, it provided US with the supreme status which it used to interfere in political as well as social problems of the developing countries. ...

The term globalization refers to increasing global connectivity, integration and interdependence, especially in the areas of economic, social, technological, cultural, political, and ecological spheres.... Anti-globalization movement The term globalisation refers to increasing global connectivity, integration and interdependence especially in the areasof economic, social, technological, cultural, political, and ecological spheres.... "Anti-globalization" is considered by many to be a social movement, while others consider it to be an umbrella term that encompasses a number of separate social movements....

In the paper 'The Opportunity Cost of College' the author tries to answer4 the questions: what is your opportunity cost of attending college full time this year?... What was the best alternative you gave up?... If you held a full-time job, you have some idea of the income you gave up to attend college....

While the consumers generally recognize the benefits of the advanced technology, they are also aware of the complexities and other disadvantages like intrusion and other anti-social incidents.... The distinct advantage of the Digital TV technology is the improvement in the quality of viewing by the consumers Quite unlike the analog TV presently in vogue digital TV provides an excellent viewing quality and the more number of channels is another social factor that needs consideration. ...

"social Media Marketing".... This paper ''XYZ Solutions as a Search Engine Optimization Organization'' tells us that XYZ solution is a Search Engine Optimization organization based in the UK and enjoying a capital base of more than £100,000.... The organization will offer SEO services to all kinds of clients ranging from personal websites....

This case study "Effective IT Project Management" discusses effective project management that is necessary for a company.... The board of directors should ensure that they appoint the right blend of skills for the project managers to execute certain projects.... ... ... ... One project manager should be in charge of only one project to ensure the success of the projects....

The author of the "A Project Stakeholder Analysis: Burj Khalifa" paper aims to critically analyze one of the projects that have been successfully executed and completed, and in this process, the world-famous project, Burj Khalifa of Dubai has been selected.... .... ... ... When the Emaar Properties thought of building the world's largest tower, it was determined to develop a tower that would be a bit higher than Taipei 100....

Zara's success can be attributed to its unusual operations management and supply chain strategies.... This paper analyses and discusses the importance of successful operations management and supply chain on gaining competitive advantage using Zara's operations as a case study.... .... ... ... According to, Tungate (2008), this retail store was founded in 1975 by Ortega Armancio together with Rosalia Mera....

Processes are the input activities that are performed on the inputs.... From the case study, the following activities are performed: ... ... eeding sales- this is the activity that involves entering of the.... ... ... The paper 'Accounting Information System in Top Burger' is a fascinating example of a finance & accounting case study....

In today's continually changing and competitive business environment, companies are required to be cautious of the consequences of the transformation in business environment.... Advancements in the communications and manufacturing technologies have considerably changed the means.... ... ... The paper 'Activity Based Costing in Practice' is an engrossing example of a finance & accounting case study....

The paper states that the disgruntled employees in the assembly department can voice their grievances by joining a trade union.... The unions negotiate on behalf of workers for better wages, better working conditions, and give voice to the employees.... ... ... ... Management theory gives an outlook as to how managers relate to the organization to achieve its goals and objectives....

The paper "Audit of Abbey Public Limited Company" argues audit risk is a function of the inherent, control and detection risks.... The complex nature of the operations of Abbey Public Limited Company involves transactions that would require estimations, assumptions, and significant amounts of money....

The study "Nike at Its Declining Phase" gives that in spite of global recognition, its sales are declining, the market share is declining and the profits are not growing.... The share price of the company's stocks is going down the drain and there are concerns over its investment in mutual funds....

Today, BBS News has an active user account in the most popular social media.... igital marketing auditTo begin with, it may be particularly important to apply SWOT model to the current social media representation of BBC News Channel.... In other words, a person may choose a specific social media, for example, Twitter, and still learn all the news that are presented on the web-site.... Finally, the biggest threat for the company and its representation in the social media is the development of RSS technology which allows people to receive news directly without accessing any platform....

"Ethical Decisions and Dilemmas" paper focuses on Robert's dilemma as the chair of the parole board.... Either he has to relax the parole eligibility criteria to let more inmates be released to supervision or let the Federal government find a solution to the overcrowding.... .... ... ... According to utilitarianism, one is supposed to adopt the option that offers maximum satisfaction to the maximum number of people....

The study "What Made Lloyds TSB's Net Banking No1 Website in the Business and Finance Category in the UK?... suggests the main thing that can give a bank a competitive advantage is easier access to the services.... Lloyds TSB's high-tech i-banking gives the financial institution the necessary edge....