FORMAT FOR WRITTEN CASE ANALYSIS (WAC) Required Sections I.

Executive Summary Guidelines One to two paragraphs in length On cover page of the report Briefly identify the major problems facing the manager/ ey person Summari!e the recommended plan of action and include a brief justification of the recommended plan State the problems facing the manager/ ey person Identify and lin the symptoms and root causes of the problems #ifferentiate short term from long term problems $onclude with the decision facing the manager/ ey person "rovide a detailed analysis of the problems identified in the Statement of the "roblem In the analysis% apply theories and models from the text and/or readings Brea down the research findings into & ' (ey )earning ' Implications ' *ction ' as three columns in a table Support conclusions and /or assumptions with specific references to the case and/or the readings Identify criteria against which you evaluate alternative solutions ,i.e. time for implementation% tangible costs% acceptability to management% where applicable Include two or three possible alternative solutions Evaluate the pros and cons of each alternative against the criteria listed Suggest additional pros/cons if appropriate Identify who% what% when% and how in your recommended plan of action Solution and implementation should address the problems and causes identified in the previous section 0he recommended plan should include a contingency plan,s- to bac up the 1ideal2 course of action 3sing models and theories% identify why you chose the recommended plan of action 4 why it2s the best and why it would wor External sources ,in addition to your textboo - should be referenced to bac up your recommendations or to identify issues. 0his information would be ideally sourced in current journals% maga!ines and newspapers and should reflect current management thought or practice with respect to the issues identified. 6our case analysis should & Include the 7 sections listed in the outline Be double spaced and the pages should be numbered 8ave 9inch margins 4 top bottom left and right 3se 9: point font si!e Be free of spelling errors 3se an established referencing system "resent the executive summary on the first page of the assignment along with your name ,s-% student number,s-% course section and due date

II. Statement of the "roblem

III. $auses of the "roblem

I+. #ecision $riteria and *lternative Solutions

+. .ecommended Solution% Implementation and /ustification

+I. External Sourcing

+II. Spelling 5rammar and "resentation

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