Cases - Publications - Faculty & Research

February 2010
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Lending Club case exhibits (CW)

A new entrant in the nascent online peer lending space, Lending Club must decide whether or not to register with the SEC. Lending Club provided a platform through which individual borrowers could receive loans funded by individuals who chose to invest in them. The... View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Financing and Loans

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October 2005 (Revised February 2006)
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Reactivity: A Case of Re-Invention

By: Myra M. Hart and Sylvia Sensiper

By the time Glenn Osaka joined Reactivity as its new CEO in January 2001, the Internet bubble had burst, the financial markets had turned, and the company's core businesses were drying up. He was not hired to lead a turnaround, but Osaka found that the firm's future... View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Venture Capital; Organizational Culture; Applications and Software; Leadership Style; Product; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry

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September 1985 (Revised May 1986)
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Consumer Financial Institute, Software Case

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July 1985 (Revised May 1986)
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BIMA Corp. (B), Software Case

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January 1987
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Teaching and the Case Method

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24 Aug 2015
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The Case for Teaching Ignorance

01 Jun 2012
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The Business Case for Sustainability

17 Jul 2024
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The Case for Inclusive Alliances

09 Jun 2022
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The Case for Mindful Cursing

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Inside the HBS Case Method

25 Feb 2020
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Case Study: The Credit Bureau

Illustration by Brown Bird Design Walk the streets of New York City around the first of the month, and you’ll see the symptoms: orphaned couches, credenzas, and swivel chairs that were left behind after a move. The problem, according to Daniel Ramírez Yunqué (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

01 Jun 2019
News

Case Study: Mind the Gap

The facts of the ever-widening skills gap are increasingly difficult to ignore: As many as 9 million tech jobs sit vacant across the US, Europe, and China, says Przemyslaw Berendt (PLDA 18, 2014). And judging by the $1 trillion spent on IT services in 2018 and the... View Details

Keywords: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2013
News

The Case for Stealth Innovation

Keywords: Paddy Miller, Thomas Wendall-Wedellsborg

01 Mar 2014
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Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators

Illustration by Istvan Banyai Since 2006, Gazelle has offered consumers an answer to the question of what to do with their old electronic devices when they upgrade: Sell them to us. Customers can go to Gazelle's website; get a price for their used smartphone, tablet,... View Details

Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Telecommunications; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Retail Trade

1987
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Tools for Teaching: The Case Method

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Teaching; Cases

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The Case Method in Professional Education

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Executive Education; Teaching; Cases

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September 2019
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Legal Time Case – Video Short 2

By: Christine L Exley, Katherine B. Coffman and Joshua Schwartzstein

Legal Time is a two-party dynamic negotiation simulation. Students take the role of either the prosecution or the defense in a case that centers on a client who has been accused of spear-heading a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This conflict-resolution scenario gives... View Details

Keywords: Conflict Resolution; Time Stress; Negotiation; Conflict and Resolution; Fairness; Learning

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News & Videos - Case Method Project

News & Videos News & Videos 13 May 2019 WGBH Making History More Relevant, One Case At A Time Play Introductory Video: Bringing the Case Method to High Schools Play Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health... View Details

April 2019
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Coup or Crime? The Case of Carlos Ghosn

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Puneet Brar

This case explores the interplay of global corporations, management styles, and local traditions through the high profile arrest of auto industry icon, Carlos Ghosn, in November 2018. The case allows students to debate opposing theories that led to the arrest and... View Details

Keywords: Management Style; Globalized Markets and Industries; Problems and Challenges; Ethics; Governance Controls

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