Case studies are an important learning strategy in business classes as they provide an opportunity for you to analyze real-life events that have occurred in business and industry.

Case Studies
Case studies are an important learning strategy in business classes as they provide an opportunity for you to analyze real-life events that have occurred in business and industry. You will examine situations that managers have dealt with in a variety of situations, applying theoretical concepts from the textbook and researching supplemental information that will aid you in responding to the questions. Typically, this will chart the way for a managerial response involving changing the business or corporate strategy.
Unit I Case Study
Choose ONE of the case options below. Evaluate the case, and respond to each question that follows the case using both theory and practical managerial thinking.
 Cisco, beginning on page 57 of the course textbook
 Nike, beginning on page 29 of the course textbook
 Microsoft, beginning on page 93 of the course textbook
 Walmart, beginning on page 94 of the course textbook
Your APA formatted Case Study should be a minimum of 500 words (not including the title and references pages). You are required to use a minimum of three peer-reviewed, academic sources that are no more than five years old (one of which may be your textbook). All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Unit III Case Study