Cases - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Nov 2024

Military Explore the HBS Case Method

Now is your chance to experience the case method live! Join Professor Jim Matheson, Faculty Advisor to the Armed Forces Alumni Association, for this highly interactive virtual class. All prospective applicants are welcome to join. View Details

1982
Casebook

Cases in Operations Management: Analysis and Action

By: W. Earl Sasser, Kim B. Clark, David A. Garvin, Margaret B.W. Graham, Ramchandran Jaikumar and David H. Maister

Keywords: Cases; Operations; Management; Theory

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11 May 2015
Video

HBS Case Protagonist Mohamed Hage on Rooftop Farming

21 Nov 2013
News

Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins

[Editor's note: Since this case study was posted, two faculty members have also offered their insight to the BlackBerry situation. Read their comments below and keep the conversation going!] BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins was hired in... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

Blog

How the Pandemic Changed Case Development in Latin America

At HBS, research and case development are tightly intertwined. Cases provide the opportunity for faculty to develop ideas, gain insight into nascent research questions, and illustrate theory in practice. In... View Details

01 Oct 2021
News

Tulsa Massacre Case Fosters Timely Conversations

A new case looks at the Tulsa Massacre of 1921, when a white mob killed an estimated 300 Black residents and destroyed homes and businesses along 35 square blocks. Ashley McCray (MBA 2022) was a little nervous as she prepared to join all... View Details

2004
Class Lecture

The Case Method in Professional Education

By: David A. Garvin

Keywords: Executive Education; Teaching; Cases

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01 Sep 2005
News

Reunion Highlights: A Case in Point

novel case discussion. To a classroom full of the teenage children of reunion alumni, HBS assistant professor Zeynep Ton explained, “When we’re learning how to ride a bike, sometimes we fall off, but we get up and try again. That’s our... View Details

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

1974
Chapter

Management Accounting in Hospitals: A Case Study

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Keywords: Accounting; Health Industry

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27 Apr 2017
News

HBS Prof: Case Studies Need Diversity — Now

03 Feb 2015
News

The Curious Case of ‘Beyoncé’ the Album

01 Dec 2014
News

Case Study: Growing the Family Business

Kiddles founder and CEO Andrea Kimmel (MBA 2003) presents this case study query to HBS alumni and faculty: “The team has an aggressive growth timeline, but financing that growth is a challenge. (Center one, a ground-up build, cost a... View Details

Keywords: childcare; Finance

22 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

CEO Succession: The Case at Ford

Podcast with: Joseph Bower Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 8 min., 23 sec. In early September, Ford Motor Company announced that Bill Ford would be replaced as CEO by Boeing's Alan Mulally, credited with the turnaround of the Commercial Airplanes division of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Auto; Employment