Case Template for International Business

IBM 2016
Name: __________________________________________________ Group Number: _____
General Instructions: Please fill up all the details pertaining to the case assigned to your group
for this academic week carefully. This is an individual assignment. Though the objective details
of the case will match with the details filled in by your group mates or the members of other groups
assigned the same case, in the descriptive sections, your insights are going to get evaluated.
Submit a hardcopy of this mode of assessment in the session assigned for the respective case
presentation.
1. Case Description
This section asks for basic information regarding the case assigned to your group. Each piece of
information is important.
1.1. Name of the case
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1.2. Geography
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<What geography is in focus in the case?>
1.3. Learning Goal
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<Write a few sentences on what learning goals, the case is trying to focus on. Please consult
your course outline objectives>
1.4. Who are the main actors in the case? Provide their details.
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<Provide the details of the key actor involved in the use case. Typically, this individual is
the source of the event that stimulates the case pathway into action or contemplates to do
so. In case there are other actors that play a part in the case, please mention them also>
1.5. Constraints/Issues/Risks
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<Is there a decision dilemma in the case? Are there any proposed solutions mentioned in
the case? >

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1.6. Trigger Event(s)
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<Was there an external event or an internal set of events that led to these issues? Give the detailed
timeline>

2. Step wise Analysis

This section demands for a step wise analysis of the case. Please provide the details of how your
group tackled this research in the box given below. (word limit: 500 words)

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3. Optional question
This question is for extra marks to be adjusted later in case there’s a shortfall in the in-class activity
component. Please note, not to be included in any mid-sem exam related shortfall.
2.1. Additional Learning
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<You have already talked about the learning goals of this case. Do you see any additional contexts
in which this case can be used? Use your course-outline for hints>