Case Study - What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
Adapted from the New York Times 28 /02/2016 by Dr. M Heffernan, O.A.M.
TASK: Analyse the case and write a response.
Your response should be written in a case study format, and address the following sections. Writing a case study.
A. Reading and analysing the case
Analyse the case by asking questions
a. What are 2 to 3 problems I can identify in the case?
b. Why do they exist?
c. How do they impact the organisation?
d. Who is responsible for them?
B. Writing the Case Study report
Before writing your report read the "ITM Guidelines for writing a case study assignment".
1. Introduction
a. Include a brief general statement about the sector the case study is from.
b. Identify the challenges managers face when managing complex organisational environments in this organisational sector.
c. Identify the particular company that is being analysed.
2. Background
The ‘Background' section is to set the scene so the reader has some information about the background of the company being analysed.
- Use your own words to paraphrase background information, relevant facts, and the most important issues from the case.
- Do not just copy or restate information from the case study: be brief and summarise.
3. Identification of issues and problems
In this section you identify the major problems and their causes
a. What are the major problems? What caused them?
b. Describe the positive and negative aspects of the management approaches and activities in the case.
- Integrate the information in the case study with relevant management theories and approaches. Apply your knowledge and theories from Topics 1 to 6 ( management practices; organisational behaviour; groups and teams; managerial communication; managing socially responsible and ethical behaviour; and managerial leadership)
- Use concepts from class (scholarly readings, tutorial discussions, lectures) and your research to show which management theories and approaches apply to the problems you have identified. This research will help you develop possible solutions.
- Read https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/case-studies-tutorial to help you understand how to integrate theories
4. Possible Solutions
This section should link to the issues and problems you identified in the previous section.
a. Outline 3 possible alternatives that could resolve the issues and/or problems that you identified in section 3 (you are not required to write all alternatives...just the 3 key alternatives you consider are having the most impact on the organisation).
b. What needs to change?
c. Support your solutions by using evidence from your research.
5. Proposed Solution:
a. Given the company's resources discuss one of the possible solutions in further detail;
b. Explain why this solution was chosen;
c. Support this solution with solid evidence from your research for this assignment and concepts from Topics 1 to 6 (scholarly readings, tutorial discussions, lectures);
d. Consider strong supporting evidence, pros, and cons: justify why this solution is realistic and beneficial for the organisation;
e. When justifying your solution consider the resources within the organisation to enable the implementation of each solution.
6. Recommendations
a. Outline an action plan specifying 2 key strategies needed by management for accomplishing the proposed solution.
- One short term action linked to the solution (implemented immediately)
- One medium term action linked to the solution (implemented within twelve to eighteen months)
- What should be done and who should do it?
- What will be the benefit to the organisation?
7. Reference List
In order to receive a Pass grade the Reference list must
1. contain a minimum of 5 scholarly references (journal articles and text books)
2. apply the Harvard referencing technique
- listed in alphabetical order by author family name
Attachment:- Google Case Study.rar