During my decade as dean of Harvard Business School, I spent hundreds of hours talking with our alumni. To enliven these conversations, I relied on a favorite question: “What was the most important ...

Such analyses capture what worked at a particular moment. That doesn’t mean it will work again. The venerable business case study method got its start in 1921 at the Harvard Business School. The ...

From the publication of the first case in 1921 to teaching the case method online during the 2020 pandemic, we’re marking the centennial of the case method in 2021 with these milestones, while looking ...

Case-based teaching is a popular learning method used by many business schools. It allows students to generate their own insights and develop critical thinking and communication skills through ...

Have you ever worked with a group of people trying to solve a problem? There are different opinions, different considerations, and each person’s perspective provides a different angle on the problem.

It’s been 100 years since Harvard Business School began using the case study method. Beyond teaching specific subject matter, the case study method excels in instilling meta-skills in students. This ...