{"title":"Leading change for school improvement: a case study","authors":"Corinne Brion","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2020.10028320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2020.10028320","url":null,"abstract":"This teaching case study is meant to help current and future school leaders become change agents who lead effectively and improve their schools. I discuss one case in a fictitious city and school that is representative of many other American schools. In particular, I examine adaptive challenges that educational leaders commonly face. This case encourages administrators to participate in meaningful conversations with stakeholders to solve complex issues around leading change. The hope is to better understand how school leaders can transform schools, embrace adaptive challenges, and use change as opportunities for growth. I also pose questions designed to make future and current educational leaders think how they would resolve similar issues.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130889911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BuzzFeed publishing the unverified Steele dossier: a brief case study","authors":"Tatiana Harkiolakis","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2020.10030217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2020.10030217","url":null,"abstract":"The decision by BuzzFeed in 2017 to publish an article linking to a document that subsequently became known as the Steele dossier sparked widespread debate regarding the publishing of unverified information by professional journalists. In this case study, the ethicality of BuzzFeed's decision is examined, with arguments presented both for and against in the contexts of utilitarian ethics and Kantian ethics, respectively. A personal perspective is offered, supported by the tenets of Aristotelian virtue ethics.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122113377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Boom, bust, and the lack of trust: when stakeholder priorities collide","authors":"R. Subramanian, J. Tichenor","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103775","url":null,"abstract":"SMI Companies Global Inc., a Louisiana-based contract manufacturer for the oil and gas industry had a conflict with Whitney Bank regarding a line of credit. The line of credit was for a specific contract to supply acid storage tanks to Halliburton. Due to a series of delays on the part of Halliburton, the contract was started much later than originally envisaged. While the bank was aware of the delays, they were unwilling to extend the time for the repayment of the loan. Vaughn S. Lane, the founder and owner of the company, learned that the bank had, unilaterally and quite abruptly, turned the loan over to the bank's attorney for collection. He had to make a decision as to how to respond to the expected call from the attorney.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123860655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital payments in Africa - how demand, technology, and regulation disrupt digital payment systems","authors":"Kenzie Ferguson, L. Soutter, Michael Neubert","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103771","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to better understand the impact factors behind the adoption of digital payment systems in Africa. The FinTech environment is changing rapidly and requires constant review of the ecosystem of financial technology innovations to keep abreast of the innovations. This study addresses a gap in the literature regarding the payment and money transfer segment of FinTech innovations in Africa using a multiple case study methodology from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. We pulled information from multiple sources, including semi-structured interviews, archival data in the form of industry and regulatory reports, and observational field notes. The results highlight how regulatory innovation (Kenya) better enables the success of new technologies and their concomitant behavioural change than bank-led (South Africa) and pre-emptive (Nigeria) regulatory styles. This study will help FinTech innovators, academics, and policymakers to understand how technology and framework conditions impact payment business models in Africa.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133755703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marketing competitive strategies: a case study of national aluminium factory in Bahrain","authors":"Fadhel Hilal, Sawsan Hilal","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103772","url":null,"abstract":"This case study was about the National Aluminum Factory (NAF) in Bahrain. The NAF was founded in 1986 as a workshop to assemble aluminium and glass products for windows and doors only. Then in 1997 it has become a factory at a medium-sized owned property. As a result of this extension, the factory provides several fixing services, services in excavation and backfilling, beside iron material assembly. The general manager of NAF currently adopts the cost-leadership strategy. However, this strategy is very difficult to implement for the time being due to the high rate of inflation in the cost of construction materials, and the high cost of operational expenses, beside worker's wages. The other two alternative competitive strategies are differentiation strategy and niche strategy. However, it is uncertain which strategy should be adopted by the factory's manager for the coming two years to defeat competitors and to be the market leader.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129574039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human resource problems during software conversion at Johnson Regional Hospitals: a teaching case","authors":"S. C. Ross, William H. Ross","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103774","url":null,"abstract":"This teaching case recounts several human resource management problems encountered by an information technology contracting firm as it assisted a regional hospital chain with an electronic medical records software conversion. The case presents issues pertaining to training (e.g., needs assessment, training methods and evaluation), as well as personnel selection and US-based legal concerns (e.g., the Family and Medical Leave Act). Other managerial and organisational behaviour issues also emerge pertaining to group dynamics, intergroup conflict, and unprofessional employee behaviour. Undergraduate students in human resource and organisational behaviour courses are asked to identify what the managers did correctly and incorrectly, apply theories and resolve problems.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127151439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The move: program development from in-person to online","authors":"P. M. Price, N. J. Harrison, Nicole L. Cundiff","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.103773","url":null,"abstract":"A graduate level program in supply chain management that transitioned from a face-to-face instructional format to a fully online program is examined in detail using case study methodology. A framework is presented to demonstrate the program elements to be analysed and addressed when strategically aligning courses to enhance student learning in online teaching. Pedagogical factors to be considered when transferring an educational program to an online degree are discussed with emphasis on generally overlooked factors. Additionally, stakeholder assessment and buy-in demonstrates how course topics and essential design elements, as well as program layout, can be informed and enhance by influential stakeholders of the program. Applied detailed examples are given to support utilisation of the framework. This case study adds to the literature by providing a comprehensive guide and useful templates to online program development and design.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128331759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Managers' performance evaluation using a four-axis model: a case study of an Iranian industrial company","authors":"A. Hamidi","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.10024370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.10024370","url":null,"abstract":"Performance evaluation is of a great importance in human resource management. Compared with other approaches, it is so influential that we can resemble it to the heart of HRM. Since managers play the most important role in adopting and applying organisation strategies, evaluating their performance needs to be done in a comprehensive way. In this paper, a comprehensive practical model is proposed to evaluate the performance of managers. Competency, behaviour, short run and long-term output indexes are four factors considered in the model. To validate, the model has been deployed in an industrial company. In the end, conclusion and future work suggestions are presented. The great finding of this model is the significant focus of the managers on the results of the process that led to a good growth in performance of the managers and staff of the industrial company.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128312034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Precision Auto Clone: an integrated quantitative operations management case","authors":"T. Wedel, Ali R. Behnezhad","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.10024368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.10024368","url":null,"abstract":"The case study presented in this article is designed for operations management courses. It integrates seven quantitative applications of forecasting, service staffing, production planning, material requirements planning, inventory lot sizing, single period inventory with uncertain demand and project management all into one comprehensive case. The case has been used in small and large class settings and refined over several semesters. Student feedback has been extremely positive as they found the case realistic and comprehensive but not overwhelming since it is completed piece-meal throughout the semester. The case is accompanied by an Excel application file containing apps for solving the queuing problem as well as the production planning, inventory lot sizing and single period inventory problems.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114973182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leadership challenges in the sustainable internationalisation of a medium scale state university located in the USA: a case study","authors":"Babu George, J. Adams, J. Hopkins","doi":"10.1504/ijtcs.2019.10024373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtcs.2019.10024373","url":null,"abstract":"Universities have always been international in the sense that the very nature of knowledge imparted by them does not know national boundaries. The connection between university and universalism is self-evident. However, internationalisation as an operational expansion of particular universities beyond national boundaries is a relatively new phenomenon. This case presents some of the leadership challenges associated with the internationalisation of a medium scale teaching oriented state university located in the West Coast, USA. For this university, the priority for internationalisation has moved from the fringes to the very core, bringing with this a range of challenges and opportunities. The senior administration of the Case University needs to reinforce its leadership intent and make certain key strategic policy decisions, if the internationalisation effort is to sustain and grow.","PeriodicalId":253960,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies","volume":"3 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123697501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}