Case Study

.2 .10 .2 1 Describe one of the best case studies you have seen . What are the specific parts of it that made it memorable Include a reference

As a matter of fact , I truly like the case studies prepared by the Harvard Business Review . These case studies is the representation of the Harvard Busiess school which is known for its methodological strengths strategic thinking and constant innovation . The case studies are all made according to the same principles of simplicity and innovation and usually comprise the follwing parts

Case study snapshot

p Company 's snapshot and problem introduction

Background information on the company

Background information on the industry (competitors

Corporate action . How the problem has been solved till that point

Questions that the reader has to answer 2 Here is the practice case study . Also , consider that after summarizing the issues , some type of analysis would be good before the possible solutions and then your solution

Analysis : The given case study speaks about one of the problems that the Blue Grocessy stores company is facing and about Arthur Reed who does not know what to do to have the summers covered

Problem defined : Blue Grocery stores historically had labor problems in the summer . A great number of people are on vacation . Many people take more sick leaves to enjoy the sunny summer . The company needs replacements in order to function properly . At the same time it does not want to hire people full time because of the extra expenses involved in the process

Issues in focus

In the summer people do not like working for Blue Grocery stores

There is a high turnover rate because people do not want to work a lot and not get the benefits of full time workers

Need to hire more people

Alterntives of action

Hire a hiring agency that would constantly provide Blue Grocery stores with new people

Constantly place adds in newspapers , magazines , on the internet and other areas to attract workers

Improve the working conditions , i .e . increase the pay , give some benefits

Chose the best one

I believe that Blue Grocery Stores should choose the third option , i .e the improvement of the working conditions for the new hires and the existing workers in order to enjoy a constant inflow of employees and their retention that would be seen in low turnover figures

Blue Grocery Stores does not appear to understand that high turnover indeed contributes to the corporate inefficiencies and thus to the increased costs . Apparently the newly hired people are not as productive as the experienced workers who leave the company in search of a better salary . The costs associated with new entrants hiring , training , etc certainly will make the company to lower its profits . Hiring and retaining people means that Blue Grocery Stores would not need to incur the unneeded extra expenses spend on training someone who would leave the company after a month of work . Yet the extra finances directed towards the employee retention will mean investing...