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Case Study Solving procedure

What is a Case Study?

A case study is a description of an actual administrative situation involving a decision to be made or a problem to be solved.The current corporate scenario urges the students to know about practical applicability of management concepts in day-to-day operations. To get such practical knowledge case study is one of the vital tool. It enables the students to

Understand the situation , Locate the problem Analysis the case Find out various available suggestions Finally conclude appropriate solution.

Case studies can betwo types:

a) case study with questionsb) case study without questions

Case study with questions

Case will be given and some questions will be given at the end for which you have to answer after analysing the case completely. In this method there wont be much problem as the complete case details are given, problem will be in front of you. Here you just have to answer the questions given below.The method to solve this type of cases is:- Start with an introduction wherein you will cover the complete case. Answer the questions one by one in a clear manner (*) The length of your answer must depend on the marks assigned for that question. Try to associate your answer with any of the concept or theory in the given subject

Write a conclusion for the case for the main problem in the case.(*) In case there is a question likeif you are the manager what would be your reaction in the given situation.you can answer in the following way:- list all the possible options in the given situation select the best option from your view-point conclude it like why that is the best option by mentioning the advantages of such option.

b) case study without questions:-

In this type of cases there wont be any questions only complete case will be given. And the students get confused about what to do with such type of case type. The following are the ways in which a case can be solved and among those things whichever is applicable or possible in that you can include it in the solution and solve the case.Introduction:Give a detailed description about the case in two or three paragraphs and cover all the major issues in the case in your introduction.SWOT analysis:-Strength Weakness Opportunities and Thread. You have to list the strength weakness opportunity and thread of the company. Strength and weakness stands internal in which the company can have a control over that and Opportunity and Thread stands for External in which the company does not have any control.

Identify the Problems:Find out major issues in the case and highlight those problems consider those problems as questions. Frame the problem in a proper way.Find out the solutions:-This is the part wherein you are going to give the solution for the case exactly. In the previous step you have framed the problems here you need to give solutions for each problem. Consider the problems as questions and start answering for each question.Model 1You can answer the question straight away about what you feel. Like how you reply to your other theory questions the same way you have to answer for these questions. You can highlight the subheadings and quote some definition in the answer if any concept is involved in thatModel 2You can explain your answer by aligning the answer with any theory related to that. This method is not possible in all the cases. But if it related to employee motivation, International Trade Blocks, marketing strategy etc then you can align your answer with Maslows Hierarchy theory, Trade Blocks theory and BCG model etc.. This will fetch you more marks but one thing you need to be clear that you must know the theory completely.

Model 3This method will take you in a proper direction. As said earlier consider the problem as question. Take the question one by one. Find the possible solution for each question. And also write the advantages and disadvantages for that solution. If you have more than one options for the same problem list the option one by one along with the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Finally conclude the question by comparing the option and write the best option among the listed option and support your conclusion.