Case Study

Chapter 7, Case Study 7.1 – Site Security and Secure Escorts

Please read the case and:

How to Write a Case Study

You have to think like a practicing manager if you want to analyze a  case successfully. As part of your analysis, it is necessary, but not  sufficient to answer the following questions in enough depth to show  that you have performed more than a superficial reading of the case’s  content, and subsequently applied relevant theory.

• What is      the issue being presented or analyzed in the  case? Focus on the main      issue in the case if more than one topic is  presented. Use your      judgment to decide on which issue is the one that is  potentially      most costly to an organization if left unresolved. There  are more      kinds of cost to be considered than economic costs. Do not  neglect      them in your analysis.
• Where did      the issue take place? Consider this because  you need to take into      account cultural and environmental considerations  that may differ      from those of the United States, in your analysis.
• When did      the issue take place? There may be historic  and environmental      considerations different from those of the United  States, which      should be taken into account in your analysis.
• Who was      affected by the issues? In other words, who are  the stakeholders      inside and outside of the organization that need to be  considered      when formulating an analysis, and possible response to the       situation?
• Why did      the issue occur? This may involve conjecture on  your part. It is all      right to speculate; just identify your speculation  as such. In an      empirical case, causal factors may be identified as  such.
• How would      you, as a manager, apply the insights gained from the case to improve an      (your) organization’s operations?

I expect to read narrative answers that are written in grammatically  correct, well-formulated English sentences. Each paragraph should be  organized around a single topic, and transitions should flow logically  from one paragraph to the next.

1. Submit answers to the four questions following the case by the previously noted deadline.

2. You may want to consider the above factors (“How to write a case  study”) when you are preparing your case answers as an aid to organizing  your information if you find it helpful.