Case Study - Suicide
Using suicide as a case study provides an illustration of how positivist and interpretivist approaches lead researchers to ask very different
Worst Case Scenario
rapidly. Health officials recognize the beginning of a pandemic when cases begin to cluster throughout a community.
Chinese Labor Dispute Case
In courthouses across China, the volume of cases is on the rise. Many migrants have no knowledge of their rights under the labor laws. Supervised
Shell shock: the failure of corporate ethics
When oil conglomerate Shell stunned investors by announcing a 20 percent reduction in its proven reserves, pensions and portfolios suffered around the world. This program reveals a pattern of exaggeration and cover-up at the company's top level - sp...
Series: Case Studies From The Multinational Marketplace
Transcript: THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE SHELL SECURITIES. AND STANLEY ISN'T THE ONLY ONE ON SHELL'S CASE. THE SEC HAS LAUNCHED A FORMAL INQUIRY AND SO, TOO, HAS THE
eBay: managing success
This program presents the history of Internet phenom eBay; discusses the Web site's feedback system, the key to its unprecedented success; and examines the devastating impact eBay has had on antique and collectible shops. The program also exposes tw...
Series: Case Studies From The Multinational Marketplace
Transcript: 'S JUST A CASE OF BEING PATIENT. AND ELAINE'S DEDICATION HAS PAID OFF. HER PRIZE, A BRAND NEW KITCHEN. I'VE GOT A DOUBLE OVEN, I BOUGHT THAT FOR 360 POUNDS
The Chewing Gum War: A Case Study in Market Share
Cadbury Schweppes, Britain’s biggest confectioner, has ventured into the chewing gum market—taking on the might of Wrigley’s, the long-time global industry leader. This program examines Cadbury’s multipronged product launch and Wrigley’s c...
Transcript: : IT THROWS YOU BACKWARDS. IT'S GREAT FUN. THE PROBLEM IS, THE JOB IS NEVER FINISHED. AND THE REAL STICKING POINT FOR MOST LOCAL AUTHORITIES IS THE PRICE
Gender Matters: Expression and Identities Beyond the Binary - Two-Spirit People
About this title: Two-Spirit People explores the berdache or "two-spirit" tradition in many Native American cultures, in which individuals who embody feminine and masculine qualities are understood as a third gender, beyond man and woman. In many co...
Contributor(s): Gender On A Stick Productions
No child left behind: the case of City Springs
Originally titled The Battle of City Springs, this fascinating case study profiles City Springs Elementary - a Baltimore school nearly closed by the
Transcript: ( kids yelling ) ( theme music playing ) Narrator: CITY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE WAS WIDELY REGARDED AS A HOPELESS CASE. LOCATED IN THE