Case study and template which needs to be completed. Please follow the template when answering them. Require 6 pages plus reference sheet
Case Study
CHRISTOPHER GROGAN AND JEANNE BRETT
Google and the Government of China: A Case Study in Cross-Cultural Negotiations
Template- Case Study:
Must follow exact outline of the case study in terms of format, outline and length. Any deviation from the framework of the case study outline, points will be deducted. Page 1 must contain Central Issue, Recommendation Course of Action and Basis for Recommendation. Page 2 must consist of Reasonable Alternatives and Significant factors. Pages 3 to 6 should include Discussion derived from the Significant Factors. No overlapping.
Central Issue: (One or two sentence, must always start out with a question, must be specific to the content of the case and state the issue or problem in concrete, objective, measurable terms)
Recommended Course of Action:
(one or two sentence, state your recommendation in both quantitative and qualitative terms and outline of action to be taken)
Basis for Recommendation:
(one paragraph, summarizing the important reasons for selecting this recommended course of action instead of others listed in the Reasonable Alternatives section)
(Identify at 3 to 5 reasonable alternatives and your rational for not selecting those alternatives. Listing of possible actions which could be taken. There must be reasonable within the framework of the case and must provide the pool from which the Recommended Course of Action is drawn.)
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(A listing of the categories of management theory pertinent to the case. This list should be used as the analytical presentation in the Discussion Section. In effect, the list of Significant Factors serves as a table of contents. Be sure to keep categories expressed at an appropriate level of abstraction.)
Discussion:
Using the list of Significant Factors as the major paragraph headings, prepare a discussion analyzing each factor. Include statements of the factors relative importance. This discussion should be convincing review of the situation so that reader accepts your Central Issue and Recommended Course of Action.