http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:48:49 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 07:48:49 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90900 This is an excellent interactive on-line case study of the Cameron Hot Air Balloon factory in Bristol, UK. It covers many aspects of the functional disciplines of business: human resource management, operations, production management, accounting, marketing, etc. It also includes hypertext links to different departments in the ACTUAL FACTORY! The site is Illustrated with real photos, bios of various managers, and data. This is a real find! http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79389 This site provides links to three different cases that involve ethics in computing (Therac-25, Machado, and Huges Aircraft). Each contains a brief history of the case, teaching suggestions specific to the case, socio-technical and ethical analysis, two versions of exercises, and a variety of supporting documents. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80601 A website dedicated to the classic social psychology experiment on obedience and conformity conducted at Stanford University. Contains slide show, discussion materials and additional resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=380758 Each year the USC Marshall School of Business has a case competition. Listed here are the cases from 2005 through 2008 along with a link to the case materials. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=394163 I am absolute pleased after listening the podcast "Task Significance״. It really makes sense to connect employees to the beneficiaries of their work. I did work as manager for small companies and I know how hard is to help employees to see the importance of their work, and it is really hard to increase productivity. Aaron Grant's research is very useful; it shows that employees are not only motivated by the amount of money they can make in their jobs, but they can be motivated by personal satisfaction in producing goods or service that have significance to others. Fascinating! http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78978 This is a case assignment that is prepared for a graduate strategy class. In addition to the assignment, there are links to a wide variety of readings on both Intel and AMD. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77517 The Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) Program is a unique, innovative technology transfer effort that improves the competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base both here and abroad. The main goal at BMP is to increase the quality, reliability, and maintainability of goods produced by American firms. The Survey Reports are examples of how firms have accomplished this. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81306 This Bized site provides a lesson plan for an investigation to analyze a major business in terms of its current strategic position and to make some judgments about future strategy. Lesson objectives are provided as well as PowerPoint slides, a mind map, and an activity sheet that includes key issue questions and links to other resources. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=395177 Ikea has become one of the most well-known and well-valued companies in the world. Part of this success is, without a doubt, due to the intelligent use of the management techniques LEAN and AGILE. - LEAN: creation of value for the client and the company without generating waste. - AGILE: ability of a company to self-adapt to continuous change. In this material we try to explain both concepts through the experiences of Ikea by means of interviews, photographs and questions that help the reader understand the concepts. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=484965 This interactive case presents the dilemma that Iberia was facing in the year 2004 due to the entrance of low cost airlines into the Spanish market and particularly to Barcelona. The case presents different options that the student has to evaluate. The case shows the history of the company until 2004 and makes a detailed comparison of the two business models: in network (the one that Iberia uses) and the one that the low cost airlines use.