Case Studies For Case-Based Classes

Case studies challenge students by bringing them as close as possible to business situations of the real world. Cases spark lively discussion in class and provide management lessons that students can put into practice in their professional lives. http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/academic/edu_teachres_case_based_courses.jhtml Below is an updated list of new and popular cases for your M.B.A. courses.
Accounting & Control
	Bridgeton Industries: Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant
	Citibank: Performance Evaluation
	Destin Brass Products Co.
	Kanthal (A)
	Microsoft's Financial Reporting Strategy
	Vyaderm Pharmaceuticals
Business & Government
	China: Facing The 21st Century
	Chiquita Brands International (A)
	European Monetary Union
	Forever: De Beers and U.S. Antitrust Law
Competitive Strategy
	Airborne Express (A)
	Apple Computer-2002
	BMG Entertainment
	Leadership Online (A): Barnes & Noble vs. Amazon.Com
	Matching Dell
	Nucor at a Crossroads
	Ready-To-Eat Breakfast Cereal Industry in 1994 (A)
	Walt Disney Co.: The Entertainment King
Entrepreneurship
	Howard Schultz and Starbucks Coffee Co.
	Icedelights
	Ingvar Kamprad and Ikea
	Johnsonville Sausage Co. (A)
	Nantucket Nectars
	Vermeer Technologies (A): A Company is Born
	Walnut Venture Associates (A): RBS Group Investment Memorandum
	Zipcar: Refining the Business Model
Finance
	Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (A)
	Airbus A3XX: Developing The World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)
	Arundel Partners: The Sequel Project
	Clarkson Lumber Co.
	Interco
	Marriott Corp.: The Cost of Capital (Abridged)
	MCI Communications Corp.-1983
	Netscape's Initial Public Offering
General Management
	Body Shop International
	BRL Hardy: Globalizing an Australian Wine Company
	EMI and the CT Scanner (A)
	GE's Two-Decade Transformation: Jack Welch's Leadership
	Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad
	McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning
	Philips Vs. Matsushita: A New Century, A New Round
Human Resources Management
	Cirque Du Soleil
	General Dynamics: Compensation and Strategy (A)
	John Smithers at Sigtek
	Merck & Co., Inc. (A)
	Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A)
	People Express Airlines: Rise and Decline
	SG Cowen: New Recruits
	Slade Plating Department
Management Of Information Systems
	Buckman Laboratories (A)
	Caregroup
	Charles Schwab Corp. (A)
	Cisco Systems Architecture: ERP and Web-Enabled IT
	Mrs. Fields Cookies
	Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (A)
	Wyndham International: Fostering High-Touch with High-Tech
Marketing
	Barco Projection Systems (A): Worldwide Niche Marketing
	Biopure Corp.
	Black & Decker Corp. (A): Power Tools Division
	Calyx & Corolla
	Citibank: Launching The Credit Card In Asia Pacific (A)
	Cumberland Metal Industries: Engineered Products Division—1980
	Eastman Kodak Co.: Funtime Film
	Tivo
Negotiations
	Beauregard Textile Co.
	C.K. Coolidge, Inc. (A)
	Frasier (A)
	L.L. Bean, Inc.: Item Forecasting and Inventory Management
	Luna Pen (A)
Operations Management
	Barilla Spa (A)
	Ford Motor Co.: Supply Chain Strategy
	iPremier Co.: Denial of Service Attack (A)
	Manzana Insurance: Fruitvale Branch (Abridged)
	Sport Obermeyer Ltd.
	Toyota Motor Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
Organizational Behavior & Leadership
	Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (A)
	Erik Peterson (A)
	Firmwide 360-Degree Performance Evaluation Process at Morgan Stanley
	Meg Whitman at Ebay, Inc. (A)
	Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (A)
	Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)
	Taran Swan at Nickelodeon Latin America (A)
	Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-Hellas A.E. (A)
Service Management
	Benihana of Tokyo
	Euro Disney: The First 100 Days
	Jetblue Airways: Starting From Scratch
	NYPD New
	Southwest Airlines--1993 (A)
Social Enterprise & Ethics
	Accounting Fraud at WorldCom
	Analyst's Dilemma (A)
	Conflict on a Trading Floor (A)
	Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)
	Martha McCaskey
	Merck Sharp & Dohme Argentina, Inc. (A)
	Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)
	Sears Auto Centers (A)

 

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