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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
A case study analysis requires you to inesti!ate a "usiness #ro"le$% e&a$ine t'e
alternatie solutions% and #ro#ose t'e $ost e(ectie solution usin! su##ortin!
eidence) To see an annotated sa$#le o* a Case Study Analysis% clic+ 'ere)
Preparing the Case
,e*ore you "e!in -ritin!% *ollo- t'ese !uidelines to 'el# you #re#are and
understand t'e case study.
/) Read and examine the case thoroughly
• Ta+e notes% 'i!'li!'t releant *acts% underline +ey #ro"le$s)
0) Focus your analysis
• Identi*y t-o to 1e +ey #ro"le$s
• W'y do t'ey e&ist2
• 3o- do t'ey i$#act t'e or!ani4ation2
• W'o is res#onsi"le *or t'e$2
5) Uncover possible solutions
• Reie- course readin!s% discussions% outside researc'% your
e&#erience)
6) Select the best solution
• Consider stron! su##ortin! eidence% #ros% and cons. is t'is solution
realistic2
Drafting the Case
Once you 'ae !at'ered t'e necessary in*or$ation% a dra*t o* your analysis s'ould
include t'ese sections.
/) Introduction
• Identi*y t'e +ey #ro"le$s and issues in t'e case study)
• For$ulate and include a t'esis state$ent% su$$ari4in! t'e outco$e o*
your analysis in /70 sentences)
0) Bacground
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• Set t'e scene. "ac+!round in*or$ation% releant *acts% and t'e $ost
i$#ortant issues)
• De$onstrate t'at you 'ae researc'ed t'e #ro"le$s in t'is case study)
5) !lternatives
• Outline #ossi"le alternaties 8not necessarily all o* t'e$9
• E&#lain -'y alternaties -ere re:ected
• Constraints;reasons
• W'y are alternaties not #ossi"le at t'is ti$e2
6) Proposed Solution
• <roide one s#eci1c and realistic solution
• E&#lain -'y t'is solution -as c'osen
• Su##ort t'is solution -it' solid eidence
• Conce#ts *ro$ class 8te&t readin!s% discussions% lectures9
• Outside researc'
• <ersonal e&#erience 8anecdotes9
=) Recommendations
• Deter$ine and discuss s#eci1c strate!ies *or acco$#lis'in! t'e
#ro#osed solution)
• I* a##lica"le% reco$$end *urt'er action to resole so$e o* t'e issues
• W'at s'ould "e done and -'o s'ould do it2
Finali"ing the Case
A*ter you 'ae co$#osed t'e 1rst dra*t o* your case study analysis% read t'rou!' it
to c'ec+ *or any !a#s or inconsistencies in content or structure. Is your t'esis
state$ent clear and direct2 3ae you #roided solid eidence2 Is any co$#onent*ro$ t'e analysis $issin!2
W'en you $a+e t'e necessary reisions% #roo*read and edit your analysis "e*ore
su"$ittin! t'e 1nal dra*t) 8Re*er to <roo*readin! and Editin! Strate!ies to !uide you
at t'is sta!e9)
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,rie* Introduction
,AC?GROUND
<RESENT STUDY 8Sa$#le% Instru$ent% Analysis9
FINDINGS
CONCLUSIONS
,rie* Conclusion
Re!ardin! A<A "i"lio!ra#'ies% in so$e ersions o* A<A style% 'an!in! indents are
used@ -'ile in ot'ers% #ara!ra#' indents are used) T'is #a#er uses #ara!ra#'
indents as requested "y t'e co$#anion sociolo!y instructor)
>>>
Uniersity o* innesota
En!C 5B/6 >> e-ell
Final Interie- Researc' <a#er
Co#yri!'t C'ristine 3etc'er
#omen and Beauty $aga"ines
"y C'ristine 3etc'er
,eauty $a!a4ines% suc' as Cosmopolitan% Glamour % and Marie Claire% are
-idely read "y -o$en t'rou!'out A$erica ) W'at do -o$en actually t'in+ o*
t'ese $a!a4ines2 Do t'ey *eel t'e $a!a4ines are 'el#*ul% de!radin!% or si$#ly
so$et'in! to read2 T'is #a#er is a surey interie- to deter$ine -'at -o$en in
t'eir late teens and early t-enties t'in+ a"out "eauty $a!a4ines
in A$ericatoday) T'e #ur#ose o* t'is study is to deter$ine -'et'er -o$en li+e or
disli+e "eauty $a!a4ines% -'y t'ey li+e or disli+e t'e$% and 'o- *requently -o$en
read "eauty $a!a4ines)
Bacground
T'is section reie-s t'e #reious studies conducted on t'e e(ects o*
-o$ens $a!a4ines) a!a4ines s#eci1cally -ritten *or -o$en 'ae "een in
circulation *or oer si&ty years% discussin! -'ateer issues -ere releant to -o$en
at t'e ti$e 8os+o-it4% /9) So$e o* t'e earlier $a!a4ines *ocused on a -ar>
ti$e re"ellion o* *e$inis$) os+o-it4 8/9 conducted a study a"out t'e e(ects
o* -ar>ti$e $a!a4ines and said% HWo$ens $a!a4ines o* t'e Cold War era re$ain
sy$"ols o* anti*e$inis$ 8#) 9) os+o-it4 8/9 *ound t'at $any -o$en li+edt'e articles "ecause $any $a!a4ines discussed i$#ortant issues to t'e$% suc' as
stress% e$otionalis$% and *e$inis$ 8#)9) os+o-it4 8/9 said% Hreco!nition o*
e$otional tension -as co$$on *or -o$ens $a!a4ines 8#)J9) T'is reco!nition
H#resented a -'ole ne- !enre o* articles t'at !ae 'ouse-ies t'e *reedo$ to
inter#ret t'eir o-n states o* $ind 8os+o-it4% /% #) J69) T'is *reedo$ -as an
i$#ortant issue o* t'e early t'irties and *orties)
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Today% $ost -o$ens $a!a4ines *ocus on 1e "asic conce#ts. 'ealt'%
career% #ersonal -ell>"ein!% *as'ion% and% o* course% se&) So$e articles *ro$ a
recent Cosmopolitan -ere HFreaky Flow? Your Most Pressing Period Problems Ever %
HCosmo’s Hot New e! Position% and H"en Hollywood Hair#uts to Copy $ig%t Now
8,eland% Gott'ardt% K ?e$#% /% #) 0=B>0J9) Suc' coer stories -ould 'ae
"een s'oc+in! in t'e conseratie -ar era si&ty years a!o% "ut are no- e&#ected int'e li"eral nineties)
Only recently 'ae #syc'olo!ists and -o$ens studies ent'usiasts "e!un to
-onder -'at e(ects $a!a4ines -it' suc' articles $ay 'ae on -o$en) cCrac+en
8/59 *ound t'at so$e -o$en en:oy readin! t'ese articles "ecause t'ey Hli+e to
i$a!ine t'at t'ey can "e li+e t'e -o$en in t'e $a!a4ine >> "eauti*ul% success*ul%
etc) 8#) 9) Ot'er -o$en read "eauty $a!a4ines si$#ly *or entertain$ent) One
-o$an stated% HMT'e articles are *un to lau!' at "ecause t'ey are so *ar>*etc'ed%
-'ile anot'er said% HI li+e to loo+ at t'e *as'ions een t'ou!' no one I +no- dresses
li+e t'at and I +no- I neer could 8cCrac+en% /5% #) J9) Ot'er -o$en read t'e
$a!a4ines "ecause t'ey *eel t'at t'e adice is 'el#*ul and in*or$atie 8cCrac+en%
/5% #) 9) cCrac+en 8/59 stated% Hany readers e&#erience a #seudo sense o*
co$$unity@ t'e adice colu$ns aid t'e$ -it' t'eir #ro"le$s and 'el# assure t'e$
t'at ot'er -o$en e&#erience si$ilar diculties 8#) 9)
W'ile so$e -o$en 1nd "eauty $a!a4ines entertainin! and 'el#*ul% ot'ers
1nd t'e$ a##allin! and de!radin!) cCrac+en 8/59 stated% HDisillusion$ent can
occur -'en t'e $a!a4ines ideal -orld does not corres#ond to real li*e 8#)J9) T'e
contents o* "eauty $a!a4ines o(end so$e -o$en "ecause t'e $a!a4ines
Hencoura!e insecurities% 'ei!'ten !ender stereoty#es% and ur!e rede1nin!
de1nitions o* sel*>t'rou!' consu$er !oods 8cCrac+en% /5% #) 9)
Alt'ou!' $uc' researc' 'as "een done on -o$ens o#inions o* "eauty
$a!a4ines% t'e results 'ae "een inconclusie as to -'et'er $ore -o$en li+e t'e
$a!a4ines and read t'e$ re!ularly or -'et'er $ore -o$en disli+e t'e $a!a4ines
and neer read t'e$) In t'e researc' re#orted 'ere% I interie-ed youn! -o$en in
order to deter$ine -'ic' *actors cause t'e o##osin! ie-#oints o* li+in! or disli+in!
"eauty $a!a4ines) I atte$#ted to discoer -'y -o$en c'ose to read or re*used to
read t'ese $a!a4ines) I e&#ected to 1nd a 'i!'er #ercenta!e o* -o$en -'o li+ed
"eauty $a!a4ines and re!ularly read t'e$ t'an t'ose -'o disli+ed "eauty
$a!a4ines and neer read t'e$)
Present Study
T'e ne&t section discusses t'e #resent study) It e&#lains 'o- t'e sa$#le
-as c'osen% descri"es t'e instru$ent used% and analy4es t'e results) T'is study
*ocused on youn! -o$ens o#inions o* #o#ular -o$ens $a!a4ines and -'y
-o$en li+ed to read t'e$ or re*used to read t'e$)
S!$P%&
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T'e sa$#le used *or t'is study consisted o* t-enty youn! -o$en "et-een
t'e a!es o* nineteen to t-enty>1e) T'e -o$en interie-ed -ere rando$ly
selected *ro$ students attendin! t'eUniersity o* innesota at noon on t'ree
se#arate days. onday% Tuesday% and T'ursday) T'e students 1lled out
questionnaires distri"uted to t'e$ -'ile t'ey -ere en!a!in! in arious
actiities) T'e actiities t'ey -ere en!a!in! in -ere eit'er sittin! in Co($an Union%-al+in! on ca$#us% -aitin! *or a "us% studyin! at a li"rary% eatin! lunc'% #layin! a
s#ort on t'e la-n% or -aitin! *or a class) First% t'e -o$en -ere as+ed i* t'ey -ere
"et-een t'e a!es o* nineteen to t-enty>1e) I* t'ey 1t t'e a!e !rou#% t'en t'ey
-ere as+ed to i$$ediately ans-er a questionnaire and return it to $e u#on
co$#letion)
I'S(RU$&'(
T'e instru$ent used -as a questionnaire consistin! o* si& questions) T'e
si& questions *ocused on 'o- o*ten t'e -o$en read "eauty $a!a4ines% -'at t'ey
t'ou!'t o* t'e contents% on -'at t'ey t'ou!'t t'e $a!a4ines s'ould c'an!e orincrease *ocus% 'o- "ene1cial t'e $a!a4ines -ere to t'e$% 'o- o*ten t'ey ta+e
t'e adice !ien in t'e $a!a4ines% and -'ic' $a!a4ines 8i* any9 -as t'eir *aorite
includin! t'e reason -'y it -as t'eir *aorite) T'e *or$at o* t'e questions
consisted o* "ot' a no$inal scale and an ordinal scale o* ans-ers accordin! to t'eir
res#onses)
T'e *ollo-in! are t'e questions *ro$ t'e questionnaire ad$inistered.
&'E"()NN*($E
/) 3o- $any ti$es #er $ont' do you read "eauty $a!a4ines2
) or more* +* ,* %ess than ,* 'ever
0) 3o- do you *eel a"out t'e contents o* "eauty $a!a4ines2
Strongly approve !pprove* 'eutral or no opinion* Disapprove* Strongly
disapprove
5) W'ic' are do you t'in+ "eauty $a!a4ines s'ould e$#'asi4e $ore2
'othing -maga"ines put good emphasis on all areas.* /ealth* Sex*
Career* Fashion* Personal 0ell being* 'o opinion
6) 3o- "ene1cial do you t'in+ "eauty $a!a4ines are2
1ery bene2cial* Slightly bene2cial* 'ot at all bene2cial* Slightly
harmful* 1ery harmful* 'o opinion
=) 3o- o*ten do you ta+e t'e adice or ti#s !ien in "eauty $a!a4ines2
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1ery often* Fre3uently* Rarely* 'ever* 'o opinion
) W'ic' "eauty $a!a4ine is your *aorite2
Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour * 'one
W'y2 444444444444444444444444444444444
444444444444444444444444444444444
!'!%5SIS
In order to deter$ine t'e results o* t'is study% t'e ans-ers -ere ta"ulated
and t'en statistically co$#uted) T'is co$#utation *ound t'e relatie *requency% or
t'e #ercenta!es% o* eac' res#onse to eac' question)
3ere are t'e relatie *requency c'arts and 'isto!ra$s *or eac' question.
/) Frequency and Relatie Frequency o* Ti$es ,eauty a!a4ines -ere read #er$ont'.
Frequency Rel) Freq)
Neer B)5B
less t'an one B B)BB
/ = B)0=
0 B)5B
5 or $ore 5 B)/=
Total 0B /)BB
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0) Frequency and Relatie Frequency o* O#inion o* Contents o* ,eauty a!a4ines.
Frequency Rel) Freq)
stron!ly a##roe 6 B)0B
a##roe B)6=
neutral 8no
o#inion9
5 B)/=
disa##roe / B)B=
stron!ly
disa##roe
5 B)/=
Total 0B /)BB
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5) Frequency and Relatie Frequency o* O#inion o* Contents o* ,eauty a!a4ines.
Frequency Rel) Freq)
not'in! = B)0=
'ealt' 0 B)/B
se& 5 B)/=
career 0 B)/B
*as'ion 0 B)/B
#ersonal -ell "ein! 5 B)/=
neutral 8noo#inion9
5 B)/=
Total 0B /)BB
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6) Frequency and Relatie Frequency o* O#inion o* ,ene1t o* a!a4ines.
Frequency Rel) Freq)
ery "ene1cial 5 B)/=
sli!'tly "ene1cial B)6B
not "ene1cial 0 B)/B
sli!'tly 'ar$*ul / B)B=
'ar$*ul 5 B)/=
neutral 8no
o#inion9
5 B)/=
Total 0B /)BB
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=) Frequency and Relatie Frequency o* Adice Ta+en *ro$ a!a4ines.
Frequency Rel) Freq)
ery *requently 0 B)/B
*requently J B)5=
rarely 6 B)0B
neer 6 B)0B
neutral 8no
o#inion9
5 B)/=
Total 0B /)BB
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) Frequency and Relatie Frequency o* Faorite a!a4ines.
Frequency Rel) Freq)
Cos$o#olitan B)6B
Gla$our 6 B)0B
Po!ue / B)B=
arie Claire / B)B=
Elle B B)BB
no *aorite 5 B)/=
donQt read "eauty $a!)s 5 B)/=
Total 0B /)BB
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T'e res#onses to t'e HW'y #ortion o* question si& -ill not "e listed 'ere
due to t'e *act t'at t'ey are #ersonally -ritten res#onses)
Findings
T'is section e&a$ines and discusses t'e results to t'e questionnaire) In
order to e(ectiely understand t'e in*or$ation *ound t'rou!' t'e results% t'is
section is "ro+en into si& cate!ories in accordance -it' t'e si& questions *ro$ t'e
questionnaire) T'ese si& cate!ories are 'o- *requently t'e $a!a4ines are read "y
-o$en in t'is a!e !rou#% t'e o#inions o* t'e contents o* t'e $a!a4ines% t'e
o#inions o* -'ic' areas s'ould "e e$#'asi4ed $ore "y t'e $a!a4ines% 'o-
*requently -o$en ta+e adice *ro$ t'e $a!a4ines% t'e o#inions o* t'e "ene1ciallity
o* $a!a4ines% and 1nally% -'ic' $a!a4ine -as listed as t'e co$$on *aorite and
-'y)
FR&6U&'C5 7F R&!DI'8 $!8!9I'&S
T'e 1rst area o* t'e results is 'o- *requently t'e -o$en sureyed read
"eauty $a!a4ines) T'e results to t'is area *ound t'at $ost -o$en 8==9 read t'e
$a!a4ines once or t-ice a $ont') W'en t'e results are "ro+en do-n accordin! to
eac' res#onse t'ey s'o- t'at /= o* t'e -o$en interie-ed read "eauty
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$a!a4ines t'ree ti$es a $ont' or $ore% 5B read t'e$ t-ice a $ont'% 0= read
t'e$ once a $ont'% and BB read t'e$ less t'an once a $ont') 5B o* -o$en
sureyed neer read "eauty $a!a4ines)
)7PI'I7'S 7F (/& C7'(&'(S
T'e second area o* t'e results is t'e -o$ens o#inions o* t'e contents o*
"eauty $a!a4ines) T'e results to t'is area *ound t'at $ost -o$en interie-ed
8=9 eit'er a##roed or stron!ly a##roed o* t'e contents) T'ese results "ro+en
do-n s'o- t'at 0B stron!ly a##roed% 6= a##roed% /= -ere neutral or 'ad
no o#inion% = disa##roed% and /= !reatly disa##roed)
!R&!S '&&DI'8 $7R& &$P/!SIS
T'e t'ird area o* results is -'ic' areas t'e -o$en *elt needed $ore
e$#'asis) Oerall% $ost -o$en 8B9 *elt t'at one area needed $ore e$#'asis%
"ut t'e results di(ered as to -'ic' area s'ould "e e$#'asi4ed) W'ile 0= *elt
not'in! s'ould "e c'an!ed% /B *elt t'e $a!a4ines s'ould #ut $ore e$#'asis on
'ealt'% /= *elt t'e $a!a4ines s'ould #ut $ore e$#'asis on se&% /B *elt t'e
$a!a4ines s'ould #ut $ore e$#'asis on career% /B *elt t'e $a!a4ines s'ould #ut
$ore e$#'asis on *as'ion% and /= *elt t'e $a!a4ines s'ould #ut $ore e$#'asis
on #ersonal -ell>"ein!) /= o* t'e -o$en interie-ed 'ad no o#inion)
FR&6U&'C5 7F !D1IC& (!:&'
T'e *ourt' area o* results is 'o- o*ten -o$en ta+e t'e adice !ien in
"eauty $a!a4ines) ost -o$en 86=9 *requently or ery *requently too+ adice
*ro$ "eauty $a!a4ines) T'e results s'o- t'at /B o* -o$en interie-ed ta+e t'e
adice !ien in $a!a4ines ery *requently and 5= ta+e it *requently) 3o-eer%
0B o* -o$en interie-ed rarely ta+e t'e adice !ien and 0B neer ta+e it) /=
o* t'e -o$en interie-ed -ere neutral or 'ad no o#inion)
B&'&FI(
T'e 1*t' area o* results is 'o- "ene1cial -o$en interie-ed *elt "eauty
$a!a4ines are) W'ile $ost -o$en 8==9 *elt t'e $a!a4ines are eit'er ery
"ene1cial 8/B9 or sli!'tly "ene1cial 86B9% ot'er -o$en *elt t'e $a!a4ines are at
least sli!'tly 'ar$*ul 8=9 or 'ar$*ul 8/=9) In t'is area o* results% /= o* -o$en
interie-ed -ere neutral or 'ad no o#inion)
F!17RI(& $!8!9I'&
T'e 1nal area o* results to t'is study is -'ic' $a!a4ine -o$en c'oose as
t'eir *aorite and -'y) ost -o$en interie-ed c'oose Cosmopolitan as t'eir
*aorite 86B9 -it' Glamour a distant second 80B9) ,ot' +ogue and Marie
Claire receied = o* t'e otes eac'% and no one c'oose Elle as t'eir *aorite) /=
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o* t'e -o$en interie-ed did not 'ae a *aorite "eauty $a!a4ine and /= did not
read "eauty $a!a4ines)
Summari"ed Conclusions
T'is section #roides a su$$ary o* t'e results *ound -it' 1nal conclusions
a"out t'ese results) T'e 1ndin!s o* t'is study s'o- t'at $ost -o$en 8JB9 read
"eauty $a!a4ines o*ten 8once a $ont' or $ore9 and -ere su##ortie o* t'e
contents o* t'e $a!a4ines 8=9) ost -o$en 8B9 *elt t'e $a!a4ine s'ould #ut
$ore e$#'asis on one certain area% "ut di(ered as to -'ic' area) Only 80=9 *elt
t'e $a!a4ines 'ad a !ood "alance o* to#ic e$#'asis) T'e reason $ost -o$en
!ae *or c'oosin! Cosmopolitan as t'eir *aorite -as "ecause it -as Hery 'i# and
Hnot a*raid to discuss i$#ortant to#ics to -o$en) Also% $ost -o$en 8==9 *elt
t'at t'e $a!a4ines -ere 'el#*ul to t'eir daily li*e and *requently used t'e adice
*ound in t'e $a!a4ines 86=9)
T'e results to t'is study lead to t'e conclusion t'at% des#ite t'e *act t'at
"eauty $a!a4ines $ay see$ *riolous to so$e% youn! -o$en o* today use t'e$ as
ty#es o* surial !uides) Wo$en loo+ to t'e$ *or adice in t'eir careers% 'ealt'%
#ersonal -ell>"ein!% *as'ion styles% and se&>lies) E&a$inin! t'ese results s'o-s
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results to t'is study su##orted t'e ori!inal 'y#ot'esis t'at a 'i!'er #ercenta!e o*
-o$en li+e "eauty $a!a4ines and read re!ularly read t'e$ t'an t'e #ercenta!e o*
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