Mini Case Studies

Decision Fatigue

What would you do in a dilemma situation and why?

Cash vs. Gift Cards

Which deal would you choose? Which deal would be more memorable if you won?

Surrogation Bias

Is your approach the best way to achieve your strategic goals?

Off-the-job Behavior

Is it ethical to use the information from the applicants' social media page?

Reward vs. Punish

Which option do you prefer and is more motivating?

Delegation

Do you make decisions in a more centralized or a more decentralized way?

Division Accounting Manager

How much controller autonomy should be given?

Innovation Investment

Why do scientists care about internal resource allocation decisions including innovation budgeting?

Recruiting

Which is a better way of recruiting for your organization?

Unsupportive Data

What do you do when the data contradicts your boss's decision?

Feedback Frequency

Will feedback frequency affect future performance?

Mini Case Studies

Mini-Case Studies are designed as short lessons to build students’ understanding of data analytics and illustrate their application in a variety of business contexts. Unlike longer case studies, mini-cases are designed to take 15-30 minutes of class time.

Decision Fatigue

Cash vs. Gift Cards

Surrogation Bias

Off-the-job Behavior

Reward vs. Punish

Delegation

Division Accounting Manager

Innovation Investment

Recruiting

Unsupportive Data

Feedback Frequency

Mini Case Studies

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