Case Method - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1997
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Banking on HBS

phase along with Stanford Business School professor Charles O'Reilly. The case method is the primary learning tool; overall, cases used in EDP range from an examination of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Successful Harvard Business School Graduate, As Told in the Case Study Method by Fred Kahn (MBA 1963) CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform In this memoir, Kahn uses the case-study View Details

02 Nov 2020
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The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)

a better businessperson and leader, but I think what was most impactful from my time at HBS was the case method itself. After two years of cold-calls, cases, and classroom discussion, I feel much more... View Details

01 Sep 2015
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Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities

History by the Case Method Professor David Moss David Moss knew his proposal to develop a history course for Harvard College students might take Dean Nitin Nohria by surprise. But it was Nohria who surprised... View Details

23 May 2018
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John A. Paulson, MBA 1980

business, across the different types and functions of business,” he says. “The case method made learning exciting and instilled a problem-solving focus.” After earning his MBA as a Baker Scholar and spending... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2018
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Preparing Global Leaders

Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) credits the case method with providing training that has helped him address difficult and unexpected business challenges. “The two years that I spent at HBS shaped me... View Details

30 Jun 2019
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Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo

employment and supervision methods in China would come under pressure as the education and income of workers increase. Ultimately, Shih says the discussion turned to the idea of exploring ways to “play fairly” in global trade. “I really... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2015
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The Giving Tree

that legacy, one branch of which is shown below. William H. Draper III (MBA 1954) Founding Cochair, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation “The case method was a brand-new concept to me. I was on a very steep... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2017
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A Shared Vision for a Better World

because he was impressed by, among other things, the case method and by several alumni colleagues at Chemical Bank. “It was clear they had been superbly educated,” he says. Upon arriving on the HBS campus,... View Details

25 Aug 2010
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Classroom Hijinks: Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations

and making it fair, but it was 1974I, apparently, that removed the biggest obstacle to smooth, somewhat undisruptive playing of the game: they used an agreed-upon bingo phrase rather than shouting out “bingo” itself. If you got “bingo,” you had to get called upon in... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

with a “what’s in it for me attitude” and little patience. I have found that there is really no shortcut to success, and learning business takes time. Companies are different, industries are different, and the case View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Sep 2014
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Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes

folks aren’t without blame. Because of their need to be on-the-ground, in-the-moment thinkers, it can be difficult to get them to look beyond the next handshake and sealed deal. To combat this, Cespedes has written Aligning Strategy and Sales as a kind of View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; faculty research; faculty books

13 Nov 2020
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New Virtual Classrooms Expand Digital Learning

upcoming programs,” notes Nancy DellaRocco, executive director of Executive Education. “We could not have reopened our doors virtually so quickly without the new classrooms. The timing was fortuitous.” In recent years, Chandler explains, HBS has been experimenting with... View Details

15 Nov 2016
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Transferring Skills From The Military to the Private Sector

she was 18 she’s mostly been surrounded by people in the military. “The case method challenges me to speak up; it forces me to be a contributing member of the class,” she says. “I’ve been extremely impressed... View Details

13 Nov 2020
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Realizing a Dream

the case method pedagogy “so relevant to making you a better leader.” Ferrara was so inspired by the transformational experience the School provided that he has been a regular contributor to the HBS Fund... View Details

01 Jun 2020
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Lesson Plans

between participants. Elements of what makes the case method great need to be in every online course. You have to vary activities frequently, or people get bored very quickly. Lastly, I think there has to be... View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele

01 Apr 1998
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World Class Learning

Turkey. When the video ends, Janice McCormick, director of Academic Services, flicks on the lights and leads the group on its first foray into case method learning. Despite McCormick's encouragement, it is... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Jun 1998
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HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work

a way to help the communities in this region. In considering what they could do in this volatile area, club members decided to focus on what they do best: business management. And they decided to utilize a format with which they were all very familiar: View Details

26 Jan 2016
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The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)

months into working full time on Spruce & Co, so everything we are trying to do we are doing for the first time. In the HBS classroom, I learned the importance of having conviction in my decisions and charging ahead. The amazing thing about the HBS View Details

01 Dec 2016
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Recognizing the Value Proposition

Henry McCance (MBA 1966) As a student, Henry McCance (MBA 1966) thrived at HBS. “The combination of terrific students, inspirational faculty, and the case method made for a wonderful learning experience,”... View Details

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