Case study help please (1 Viewer)

[Sapling]

Hiii, i just wanted to know which case study i should do for each topic for example operations, marketing, finance and HR. which company fits better and will be more effective.

 

[jimmysmith560]

Essentially, any company may constitute appropriate case study material. The important factor when choosing a business to discuss is the ability to effectively link the case study to the point(s) that you are making so that you can support it. Choosing the business that suits a particular topic/question the closest but not being able to effectively elaborate on information relevant to that business in an advantageous manner (i.e. in a way that further increases the quality of your response) is not sufficient for favourable performance.

With that being said, you could discuss the following businesses for each topic and subtopic:

• Operations
  • Role - McDonald's, Qantas
  • Influences - McDonald's, Qantas
  • Processes - McDonald's, Domino's
  • Strategies - McDonald's
• Marketing
  • Role - Apple
  • Influences - Mcdonald's, Apple
  • Processes - Samsung
  • Strategies - Apple, Samsung
• Finance
  • Role - McDonald's, Apple
  • Influences - McDonald's
  • Processes - Apple, Bingo Industries, BMW
  • Strategies - Apple, Harvey Norman
• Human resources
  • Role - McDonald's, Qantas, JB Hi-Fi
  • Influences - Google
  • Processes - McDonald's
  • Strategies - Google
  • Effectiveness - Google, JB Hi-Fi, McDonald's

You may already have relevant case study material targeting some of these businesses. If this is the case, then great! All that would be left would be to maximise your ability to effectively incorporate case study information into your responses. If you wish to discuss one (or more) of these businesses but are not currently equipped with knowledge of relevant information, it would be a good idea to research each business with respect to the particular syllabus dot point that you are covering.

I hope this helps!

 

[Sapling]

Essentially, any company may constitute appropriate case study material. The important factor when choosing a business to discuss is the ability to effectively link the case study to the point(s) that you are making so that you can support it. Choosing the business that suits a particular topic/question the closest but not being able to effectively elaborate on information relevant to that business in an advantageous manner (i.e. in a way that further increases the quality of your response) is not sufficient for favourable performance.

With that being said, you could discuss the following businesses for each topic and subtopic:

• Operations
  • Role - McDonald's, Qantas
  • Influences - McDonald's, Qantas
  • Processes - McDonald's, Domino's
  • Strategies - McDonald's
• Marketing
  • Role - Apple
  • Influences - Mcdonald's, Apple
  • Processes - Samsung
  • Strategies - Apple, Samsung
• Finance
  • Role - McDonald's, Apple
  • Influences - McDonald's
  • Processes - Apple, Bingo Industries, BMW
  • Strategies - Apple, Harvey Norman
• Human resources
  • Role - McDonald's, Qantas, JB Hi-Fi
  • Influences - Google
  • Processes - McDonald's
  • Strategies - Google
  • Effectiveness - Google, JB Hi-Fi, McDonald's

You may already have relevant case study material targeting some of these businesses. If this is the case, then great! All that would be left would be to maximise your ability to effectively incorporate case study information into your responses. If you wish to discuss one (or more) of these businesses but are not currently equipped with knowledge of relevant information, it would be a good idea to research each business with respect to the particular syllabus dot point that you are covering.

I hope this helps!

Thanks a lot!!! I was also wondering would ikea for operations be good also?

 

[jimmysmith560]

Thanks a lot!!! I was also wondering would ikea for operations be good also?

No worries! Provided that the information to be used is relevant to the question that you are answering, then yes, you should have no issues with discussing IKEA as part of your response. I would suggest attempting the following Section IV question (and/or another question of your choosing) as a starting point in order to assess your ability to incorporate IKEA into your response:

Examine the impact of globalisation on operations strategies. (20 marks).