THE PATTERSON OPERATION
The overall objective of the case analysis is to answer the following questions.
Use these questions in your paper to structure your analysis report.
1. What are the issues or problems facing the organization?
2. What course concepts can be applied to understand why this problem is occurring?
3. What recommendations, based on the course concepts, can you offer to help improve Organizational functioning and address the problem you identified? What is Case Study?
A case study analysis requires you to investigate a business problem, examine the alternative
solutions, and propose the most effective solution using supporting evidence.
• Write your case analysis paper in APA style.
• Length: Your paper must contain 600 to 750 words (excluding the title page and the reference
page).
• Include a title page and a reference page.
• Use the provided template (at the bottom of this page) to organize your paper. Include all the
headings.
• Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Tool is set. Review your percentages before submitting – 20% or
less is the goal.
• Use credible references: Newspaper articles, general websites, Wikipedia, and similar sources are
not valid reference material (although they could put you on the track to a valid source).
