Developing a Case Study

Overview:

Students will be provided with a focus area from which to
construct their case study. The case study will represent an empirical inquiry
investigating a significant contemporary issue in the business sector. As a
summative project in your MBA program, it is expected that you will draw from
the skills and competencies developed throughout your MBA program course –
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT.

Prepare your case study as if you were a senior executive of
the corporation preparing a document for review by the organization’s Board of
Directors. Therefore, the quality of your presentation should be of a caliber
appropriate for this audience.

Case Study Theme and Volume:

Healthcare Cost Containment. Anticipated volume: about 4,000
words.

Format:

The assignment needs to be double spaced with a 12 pt. font.

Sub-titles need to be italicized (on a separate line)
reflecting the subject being discussed and used appropriately throughout the
paper.

The first line of a paragraph needs to be indented five
spaces.

All sources used outside of the text should be scholarly
articles or solid dependable non-scholarly sources.

Use Endnotes (Author, Date) followed by a period to properly
cite all information.

Include a reference page, listing all sources used (in
alphabetical order) in proper APA* format.

Topical Areas for Student-Written Case Studies:

Healthcare Cost Containment

The political environment specific to healthcare continues
to be unstable. However, recent legislation has specified some employer-based
requirements for the provision of healthcare to employees. In addition, as the
demographics workforce changes so does the use pattern for employer-sponsored
healthcare coverage. This increased utilization effects rate structure for a
company. How would recent governmental legislation affect your organization’s
strategy of providing continued healthcare benefits to its employees?

Your Organization:

The Environmental Working Group (EWG)