case study
noun
1
: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment
2
Examples of case study in a Sentence
a case study of prisoners
The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.
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Most importantly, provide specific facts or a case study that substantiates your claims.
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Sergio Alvarez, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Through the lens of two disguised case studies the authors show how gen AI can help companies identify some challenges and opportunities that managers missed, overcoming the human biases, but by the same token missed some possibilities rooted in the company’s specific capabilities.
—Graham Kenny,
marek Kowalkiewicz,
kim Oosthuizen, Harvard Business Review, 11 Sep. 2024
And is there any case studies or data that shows you that this is going to be a viable business?
—Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024
Peru’s own experience with expanding financial services to underserved populations through digital platforms will be a valuable case study in these discussions.
—Luciano Paredes, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2024
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Sergio Alvarez, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Through the lens of two disguised case studies the authors show how gen AI can help companies identify some challenges and opportunities that managers missed, overcoming the human biases, but by the same token missed some possibilities rooted in the company’s specific capabilities.
—Graham Kenny,
marek Kowalkiewicz,
kim Oosthuizen, Harvard Business Review, 11 Sep. 2024
And is there any case studies or data that shows you that this is going to be a viable business?
—Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024
Peru’s own experience with expanding financial services to underserved populations through digital platforms will be a valuable case study in these discussions.
—Luciano Paredes, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for case study
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“Case study.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20study. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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