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Disadvantages
Case Method Disadvantages

1.lack of generalisation
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3.over abundance of information

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5.ambiguous information
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7.lack of clearly defined methods
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9.time-consuming
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11.misleading information

SUMMARY

Using cases repetitively can aid you in developing your decision-
making skills which will be relevant to any problem solving activity
you may subsequently confront.

• identifying the issue
• gathering the information
• undertaking the analysis and

• drawing conclusions
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will become part of your managerial armory

In summary, cases have a number of benefits for the user:

• encourages clear thinking about ambiguous, unstructured problems
using incomplete information;
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• aids recognising what information is important and what is missing;

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