A case study analysis is a typical assignment in business management courses. It focuses on scrutinizing causes and effects. To put it simply, it aims to find the core reason for a specific issue in a case and to propose a solution.
While writing an assignment on the topic, a student is to focus on a particular business case. The task is to find the aspects of a company’s success or failure. This research should then translate into practical recommendations.
Below you will find a rich collection of high-profile business analysis case studies. They will give you an idea about how to approach such a task.
Introduction Marketing is a significant concern for social enterprises because it is necessary both for-profit maximization and for fulfilling these companies’ broader purpose of satisfying the needs of the target population. Hence, the primary aim of the project was to support Prep Mate in developing an advertising strategy based on...
Introduction IKEA is a Swedish multinational enterprise (MNE) that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture pieces, home accessories, kitchen appliances, and other household goods with occasional home services. The company was founded in 1943 in Sweden and, by 2008, had become the world’s largest furniture retailer (Husz and Carlsson, 2019). As...
Summary of Main Points Heritage Health company had been experiencing challenges relating to limited cash. Ann Igbo was responsible for making decisions for her company, paying bills, and making payroll. She had doubts about whether to hire another employee, outsource, or automate the insurance claims. The challenge with the insurance...
Executive Summary 2023 is marked by a planned release of a new James Bond movie. Starbucks intends to become a part of the Bond brandscape to promote its own image. The last decades witnessed the rapid growth of Starbucks Corporation, which results in the loss of quality of its products...
Introduction Padgett-Beale has three main operating units – the Entertainment Team (ET), Resort Operations (RO), and Marketing & Media (M&M). These teams are tasked with the procurement of a new cloud-based event management platform whose main work is to provide end-to-end management for various events including festivals, concerts, and conferences...
Introduction When Boeing launched the B737 Max project in 2011, the management was keen on introducing to the global market the most cost-effective airplane that would compete favourably against Airbus A320 series. According to Kuşhan (2018), the top management of Boeing was concerned that some of its major customers were...
The development of an enterprise is always associated with economic risks, implying either failure to receive the expected benefits or the financial crisis of the company with the threat of closure. For this reason, before any expansion, it is necessary to conduct analytical work aimed at the mathematical calculation of...
In July 2018, Ontario authorities announced the cancellation of an incentive program for electric car owners. Thus, the progressive conservatives who came to power in Ontario put an end to the program of providing benefits for the purchase of electric vehicles. Only those who ordered cars through dealerships before September...
Introduction On 29 May 2018, Bayer AG sold $9 billion agricultural business assets to BASF to get the US Department of Justice approval to acquire Monsanto Company for $66 billion. Bayer also promised to make structural divestitures and sell some of its intellectual property and research facilities (Mangan). On the...
Five Proposed Programs The first program I would like to present is the employee engagement program which can help to improve business performance. Similar to High Sources, companies that have a higher level of employee involvement have a three times higher operating profit margin. It turns out that at least...
Introduction Emirates Airline is one of the most successful and largest airlines in the aviation sector. The company has realised a consistent growth in the size of its fleet and revenues for over a decade. However, the recent outbreak of COVID-19, popularly known as the coronavirus, has had an unprecedented...
Introduction The Air Brow is a new sub-brand of Nike that will be released as a signature shoe line of Anthony Davis-made recyclable materials. This sub-brand has a high chance to become popular, recognizable, and profitable for the company since it has unique features that are not used by other...
Introduction Golden Eagle Health Diagnostics, Inc. has faced a challenge to find a new CEO in six months. The situation is of significance because a chief executive officer (CEO) succession and selection plan should be an ongoing process. It is so since the absence thereof can create essential problems for...
Introduction Economic crises and natural disasters can prompt the attention of the business community to operations management. The effective organization helped Nissan to find internal reserves to increase the company’s profitability through the effective implementation of each operation. Designing, constructing, adapting, and controlling the production process of operations within the...
Introduction Competitive advantage is a topic that is discussed frequently in all business fields. Moreover, the subject of organisational culture has been becoming more prominent, and the association between the two concepts warrants consideration. According to Heshmati and Kim (2016), the latter directly affects the former, particularly for airlines, which...
Introduction The performance of Abercrombie and Fitch has been at stake ever since the economic recession of 2008. This company had undergone various mergers and acquisitions before becoming the premier American clothing retailer marketing casual wear to teens and young adults for years until the demise of its popularity in...
Introduction Starbucks is one of the most recognizable brands in the United States (US) and other countries around the world. Founded in the early 1970s, the company has grown from a small Seattle-based franchise to be one of the most formidable brands in the coffee and beverage industry (Starbucks Coffee...
Toyota Prius is a hybrid car developed by the Toyota Motor Corporation. Initially, it was meant for the US market, though many of them have been sold in more than 20 countries around the world. It has two types of engines: a gas engine, which works under high speed, and...
Introduction Midas and Ford Genoa do not act as competitors in the automotive repair business field, for they are targeted at different customers with contrasting income levels. Car repair service providers are in great demand, and rational business management will allow the two companies to co-exist and prosper. This paper...
Executive summary The present paper overviews IKEA’s internationalisation path that started in the 1980s – about forty years after its establishment. The author seeks to explain what justified the Dutch company’s expansion into foreign markets by applying the so-called OLI paradigm. The OLI paradigm demonstrates that IKEA used its “Democratic...
Introduction Whirlpool has managed to make some organizational improvements but which brought it to the third position in the European consolidated market but to achieve better results it has to improve in other directions as well. This paper aims to critically review the key changes the company made in its...
Internal and External Reasons Both external and internal factors play an essential role in the overall survival rate of a corporation, because a company can be highly competitive locally, but can be incompetent on an international scale. The given case is an illustration of an American company Burgmaster, which struggled...
Introduction For the last few decades, the health care industry has undergone a dramatic transformation. Before the 1960s, hospitals were hugely considered as charitable organizations that engaged in non-profitable ventures. However, the introduction of federal legislation in the 1960s saw an increase in the number of hospitals and clinics. The...
Executive Summary The current report focuses on exploring IKEA’s approach toward internationalisation. From the very beginning of the company’s existence, IKEA has set a goal of international expansion as a component of its strategy. It was found that the multinational enterprise’s efforts align with the process and network theories of...
Introduction Learning disabilities include a variety of neurologically-based problems that influence a child’s behavior and development. Alone with difficulties with reading, writing, and calculating, children are challenged by poor organizational skills, time planning, and critical thinking due to auditory processing disorder (APD), dyslexia, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other mental...
Introduction The target organization of this project is Macy’s Inc., which is one of the largest department stores in the United States. Macy’s is a retail store that supplies various products to numerous customers. Rowland Hussey Macy established Macy’s in 1858 in New York, the current headquarters. Over a century,...
Introduction It is apparent from numerous research articles that the development of the feminist movement and gender studies has a considerable impact on the current perspective on the questions of gender differences and discrimination. It is also worth mentioning that the issue of gender discrimination is far from any final...
A business model assuming that a company operates both physical stores (the bricks) and online ones (the clicks) is named brick-and-click. In other words, it integrates the two into a single retail approach. This model has an advantage over both brick-and-mortar stores and pure e-Commerce in terms of handling customer...
Introduction Merger and acquisition have become an essential strategies that businesses use to gain competitiveness in the marketing environment. There are various cases of mergers and acquisitions of companies from either one line of business or different lines of businesses in recent years. The main reason behind the merger and...
Introduction Entrepreneurs, artists, and content creators produce items, works, and publications that support their career goals. These professionals need to consider established laws to copyright or patent their innovative ideas and protect them against any form of infringement, misuse, or reproduction. A proper analysis and understanding of the issues surrounding...
Two global leaders in the beverage industry are undoubtedly Coke and Pepsi – two companies identical in production, consumption, and flagship. On the surface, both companies represent two similar business models. However, these two leading worldwide companies are still competing to outshine each other on different levels. It is curious...
Talent is one of the most significant resources in the modern world. Every large corporation does its best to employ many talented individuals because they are expected to make a difference. It is so because such people, for example, can find the most useful solutions to existing issues. That is...
Background of the company Ray Kroc founded McDonald’s Corporation in 1955. The company went public, in the stock exchange, in 1967. His mission “was to build a restaurant that would be famous for food of consistently high quality and uniform methods of preparation. He wanted to serve burgers, buns, fries,...
Introduction The dealerships have different objectives and key points that are targeted at the sales department as compared to the brands. This leads to the imbalance of goals that is devastating for the planned value creation by both brands and dealerships, which also affects the customers. It is essential to...
Executive Summary GoGo Juice will be a fruit beverage company that sells freshly prepared drinks at gas stations. Its products will be distinguished by their combination of healthy fruit ingredients and an energy component that incorporates caffeine. The name refers to the “on the go” nature of the distribution model,...
Older adults are a vulnerable demographic that suffers from many issues and may require help depending on their circumstances. The assistance that older adults receive, however, should not overstep certain boundaries, as senior citizens can be resilient and independent. It is essential to find the right approach to older people...
Introduction Trader Joe’s is a grocery stores network which was founded in 1967 by Joe Coulombe. The company targeted sophisticated customers and aimed to offer unique goods and service. In the 1970s the company transitioned to the private label goods. Presently, 80% of the stock in the stores consists of...
Introduction Investors have always conducted research to know the right way of attracting and retaining customers. Occasionally, financial constraints make some clients reduce their budgets and avoid eating out but this is understood to be beyond their abilities to manage multiple issues at the same time. However, an investor should...
Introduction Ethics is a wide field of inquiry that addresses the way people should live their lives, in regard to their internal and external environment. Ethics in business, therefore, is like a set of guidelines on how society expects the business to operate. Since society allows the said businesses to...
Introduction The need for organizations to make their operations relevant pushes managers to devise various ways of ensuring that employees make maximum use of the available resources to ensure their level of production is enhanced and that their organizations generate reasonable profits (Ross 31). This paper presents a case study...
Abstract This is a concise case study on the southwest airline. The paper has outlined a number of factors that are fundamental to the success of the company. The paper provides some of the managerial strategies that are most suitable for the company’s survival in the current economic times. At...
Introduction The art of winemaking has a long history that dictated its modern state of affairs. Generally, all wine-producing companies are divided into the Old World and New World vineyards both of which are competing against one another in the global market. However, each of the two competitors has its...
Introduction This report aims to identify the key problems and to prepare a strategic plan for Kudler Fine Foods to overcome these difficulties. Background After founding KFF in 1998, Kathy Kudler opened three shops out of which the Del Mar shop had difficulties in operation, the La Jolla shop is...
Historical Monthly Rates of Return for the Market Index Monthly Return Rate = {(Current Month Return – Previous Month Return) ÷ Previous Month Return} × 100%, Therefore: Jan-2020 Return Rate = {(75179 – 71814) ÷ 71814} × 100% = 4.69% Feb-2020 Return Rate = {(69106 – 75179) ÷ 75179} ×...
The modern world can be characterized by the focus on innovation, technology, and sustainability. People are becoming more concerned about their environmental footprint, which shapes their behavior, as well as buying habits. These trends influence companies, the operations, and strategies they employ to communicate with existing and potential customers (Leonidou...
Introduction Over the recent past, General Motors (GM) has experienced numerous challenges which have declined its competitiveness in the market. Some of these challenges have arisen from an increment in the intensity of competition and economic changes. Additionally, the firm’s failure has also arisen from the management teams’ ineffectiveness. GM’s...
Ethics Issue Thomas Andrews Drake worked for seven years as a senior executive in the National Security Agency. During his time in the organization, he attempted to inform the management of the various examples of misconduct that he witnessed. Unfortunately, his efforts did not bring any changes, so he decided...
Thesis Statement The number of claimants, the complex cultural and political landscape of Southern Asia, the balance of military power, and a range of geographical issues create a multi-layered problem that defies common resolutions and requires a complex approach in order to arrive at a plausible solution. Purpose of Paper...
Introduction Wal-Mart has acquired among numerous labor activists, environmentalists, progressive groups and community activists a terrible reputation for being an unfeeling, destructive behemoth (Tilly,2007; Palast, 2004; Greenwalt, 2005). This reputation, like all reputations in the public eye, is comprised of a mix of fact and fiction, mythology and accuracy, so...
Introduction General Motors (GM) is one of the largest car manufacturers in the United States and an industry leader. However, despite the company’s competitive advantages, it also faces internal and external challenges. GM’s cultural crisis in 2014 led to technical problems in the ignition of automobiles, resulting in the death...
Investing Behavior There are different types of investors. One of the categorization systems has three types of investors: pre-investors, passive investors and active investors. Another way to single out different types is based on determining investing behavior and willingness to tolerate risks, in particular. Which can be defined as the...
Abstract One of the most common pieces of commercial laws is the law that deals with patent issues. Patent laws have become very crucial in commercial cases. Patents in their rights promote inventions and innovation in society, hence the need to be protected. In the United States, patent issues are...
Introduction Ford motor company boasts to be the largest producer of trucks and pickups in the whole world. In addition to these, it also produces cars which are distributed in many parts of the world. Its main location is in Dearborn and operates in the entire United States of America....
Introduction Networking is one of the most vital elements required by individuals planning to venture into or become their own business managers. It helps them acquire the important information required for starting and running a business. The information is obtained through interacting with experts in various business fields. Therefore, as...
Introduction and Background Analysis The Wallace group is a leading company in providing high quality civil engineering, land planning, architectural design and surveying services. It was developed in Texas in the late 1970’s and the company and has since then recorded a stable growth over the years. In essence, the...
The role of the HR department is crucial for every organization in modern society. The world changes and the generation gap becomes increasingly noticeable. While the leaders usually represent the conservative part of the company, young specialists want to make changes and have more carrier opportunities. The aim of the...
Executive Summary This summary gives general information about a new coffee shop to be opened in Markham, Ontario. The shop owners plan to become franchisees of Second Cup, a Canadian coffee shop network. The cafe’s target audience is mainly middle-class people who live or work nearby. The shop has competition...
Introduction Embraco is a manufacturer of refrigerator compressors that started in Brazil but later expanded across the world, opening facilities in China and the United States, among others. While it had always embraced lean methodologies and sought to maximize its efficiency, its management recognized additional improvement opportunities. By 2005, the...
Introduction Making crucial business decisions is a complicated process that requires an in-depth analysis and understanding of various factors. Java For You case study might be an excellent example of what obstacles an entrepreneur may face when running a company (Jaffke and Schultz, 2013). Jim and Kathy, shareholders of Java...
Square was started by Jack Dorsey in December 2009. It is a company that allows payments for work using smart phones to clients (Romo). The clients use the readers provided by the company to process payments on a mobile platform. However, the payment industry has seen increasing competition from other...
What is ERP An enterprise resource plan is be defined as a packaged business software system that lets a company automate and integrate its business processes that share common data and information across the enterprise, and produce and access information in real-time. It controls all the businesses processes in a...
Introduction Procter & Gamble (P&G) is a leading company in consumer goods based in America. In the year 2012, it made sales worth $83.68 billion, and it was ranked fifth on the list of most admired companies by Fortune magazine (Pg.com n.pag). P&G was formed in the year 1837, and...
The Evolution of the Small Package Express Delivery Industry, 1973 – 2010. The prime idea behind the establishment of a business venture is to earn returns in the form of profits. Business operators often employ a myriad of strategies to ensure that the profitability of their venture is intact. However,...
Alternative Analysis The key aspect in determining the alternative courses of action for Roger Chocolate Company are matching the results of the SWOT analysis together. In that regard, the revealed internal strengths should utilize the opportunities of the external environment, or minimize threats, while other alternative options might include utilizing...
Introduction Groupe Danone SA, a French manufacturer of yogurt, baby foods, and non-alcoholic beverages, was founded in 1972 and for several decades has been a successful international competitor with multiples joint ventures (JVs) throughout the world. By 2008, the company had already occupied the number 2 position in the baby...
Introduction The analysis of working and organizational practices used in the launch of retail outlets plays a significant role in opening new branches. Except for the economic aspects at the design stage of new geographical areas, the emphasis should be on staffing technology, business tactics, and branch-to-branch relationships. The Dunkin’...
Company overview Every company or organization has its unique politics and social life. The management chooses the way it will run the internal community of the company and establishes a certain relationship with the employees. The company of my choice is KCTS Television. I have worked there from June 2012...
Introduction It could be hardly doubted that a leader is characterized not only by his or her traits and actions but also by the ability to employ the ideas and support from his subordinates. It is evident from the theory of charismatic leadership that is primarily focused on personal charisma...
First Step John Should Consider Taking John’s company, Smith Taxi Cab (STC), has enjoyed healthy connections with customers for more than four decades with a good reputation. Winning clients’ trust and confidence for more than 35 years is one of the most significant achievements for a company that exists in...
Introduction Organizational leadership traits are significantly crucial for practical implementation. Managers, who possess such characteristics, can perform more efficiently, and encourage their employees also to be more productive. It is essential to mention that one of the primary approaches to guiding, monitoring, assessing, and inspiring the subordinates is the theory...
The use of well-planned and practically sound business models is a valuable aspect of the success of activities in any market. The ability to apply adequate tools to interact with the target audience and implement approaches that allow generating profits characterize a company as a sustainable enterprise. As an assessment...
Introduction When analyzing the case study by Aguinis (2013), one can note that intentional rating distortion is obvious due to Demetri’s initiative to employ the graduates of his university as new engineers. In this case, rating inflation is a problem since the main character shows condescending ratings to most employees....
SWOT Analysis SWOT analysis is a vital asset to the company’s strategic planning efforts. This analysis aims to aid the company’s management in identifying the most influential factors and choosing an appropriate direction for further development. Strengths One of Huawei’s main strengths has always been its attention to the customers’...
Introduction Every organization must conduct an effective training program to ensure that new employees in a company are effective and productive (Ohio State University, 2013). An organization must have a well-defined training procedure that forms a basis for the training of new workers. When a company has put a lot...
Introduction Logistics and the compilation of the supply chain are as important stages in the business process as the creation of a product or service and its advertising. The wrong choice of suppliers or logistics strategy affects the quality and speed of receipt of goods by customers. In a modern...
Introduction In earlier times tribunals have always been considered to be the subtypes of courts. However, today there is a new tendency, which discloses the whole range of differences between a court and a tribunal as well as marks tribunals as modern alternative judicial decisions. Therefore, they start to be...
Introduction Nike is among the brands that can be called world recognized. Not many companies can be proud of such an accomplishment. Adidas, Sony, Mercedes Benz, BMW, and some others can be set in one line with Nike in terms of brand awareness. Considering the status of the company, the...
Introduction Costa Coffee House is a multinational company located in Britain. The company was established in 1971 by Bruno and Sergio Costa as a supplier of roasted coffee to hoteliers and coffee shops located in London. It makes huge profits because it has roasting machines and outsources its beans from...
Introduction Various organizations’ operational activities depend on a number of factors and both external and internal influences that form managerial approaches and create a context for relevant interventions. By using the example of two individual academic case studies, the significance of metaphors will be defined as tools for assessing and...
Role of the “Center” The concept of the “center” remains critical because it dictates the sustainability of a given company and its ability to achieve the intended business aims. For any corporation to succeed, its leaders need to have a clear understanding of its center and the unique roles that...
Samsung Electronics (Samsung) is a prominent player in the Smartphone industry in terms of production and sales. The company’s flagship Galaxy S brand of mobile devices has enabled it to maintain a comparative and competitive advantage. In essence, Samsung sold more smartphones in 2013 than Apple. Nonetheless, the dynamic and...
Risk 1 PETRA Analysis Results Table 1. Risk 1 PETRA Analysis. CAUSES PREVENTIVE ACTIONS EVENT RECOVERY ACTIONS IMPACTS a) immature regulatory framework for approval of CO2 sequestration project To develop communication with actors able to inform regarding the status of the approval process to predict the most probable period for...
Introduction It is evident that every organization goes through various changes, including periods of successful growth and expansion as well as decline and downturn. These periods occur infrequently, but they have an immense positive or negative impact on the further development of any given company. It is evident that the...
The article focuses on the topic of small and medium-sized enterprises and their need to rely on the networking (Muzzi & Albertini 2014, p. 1). There were two primary goals of the article. Firstly, to determine the competences and tasks required for a successful administration of the innovation community. This...
Aerotech Corporation is a company that deals in the manufacture and distribution of circuit boards that are essential in equipment dealing with communications and radars. It has a 20-year history of operating in Phoenix. Any form of a costing system is important in a company in that it makes it...
Introduction One can hardly doubt that the efficient communication between a manager as a leader and an employee as a follower is an essential part of a successfully achieving business. Numerous leadership theories elaborate on different means of establishing more effective relationships between managers and subordinates. It is possible to...
Introduction Levi Strauss and Co. China was established in the United States in the year 1873. Since its start, the company has enjoyed enormous growth and extended its operations to overseas markets in the 1940s. In the year 1977, it became one of the largest clothing producers in the world....
Introduction This paper covers a detailed Project Scope Management. It covers the factors of moral determinants in an organization from a marketing, Information System, and Procurement point of view. A creative strategy is a fundamental approach to gaining market share and success in business. The distinction between breadth of reference...
Company history Sears Holdings Corporation is a multinational company headquartered in America, Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The company is a product of a merger agreement dating back to 2005 between Sears (in Hoffman Estates) and Kmart (based in Michigan). Sears Holdings Corporation operates retail chains all over the world. According to...
Electronics Industry’s Primary Business Activities The electronics industry comprises companies designing, manufacturing, assembling, and servicing electronic products. These products range from discrete equipment, such as integrated circuits (smartphones, personal computers, television sets), medical equipment (dialysis machines and heart rate monitors), and industrial equipment (robotic devices), to networking and communication equipment...
Who Are We? Phantom is a consultancy firm that could help Wakame in regards to management optimization and marketing changes. The role of a consultant is primarily focused on (but not limited to) collecting internal business intelligence, interviewing the team and customers, as well as creating a recommended course of...
Ethical and CSR Issues The first issue that becomes after the review of the Mobil Indonesia case is that the local government and the international company did not have a mutual understanding of how they should fulfill their responsibilities and benefit the community. The process of attaining organizational goals became...
Introduction UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest American companies that provide medical insurance packages. The comparator group consists of two other major healthcare insurance providers, which are Cigna and Anthem. Both companies possess comparable revenues and operate in a similar market, but there are key distinctions between the comparator...