Case study for MBA students

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Hello sir I would like to know the Case Study Method at Harvard Business School for MBA students so please provide me information about the same.

[Pathak]

The case study method is a style of learning used on many MBA courses which focuses on the student as decision maker.

The Case Study Method at Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School is the most well-known school to use the case study method.

Students read over 500 cases during the two-year MBA program.

These cases are given to the students in advance of the seminar and it is up to the individuals to work out and clearly propose their solution.

In the seminar they are required to explain their thinking to their peers in a healthy debating environment overseen

The cases are designed to arise in the world of business, developing as well as testing each student’s ability to utilize their analytical and communication skills, two qualities crucial in business leadership, in order to produce viable solutions.

The school claims that HBS faculty produces 350 new cases annually, making up over 80% of cases sold around the world.

The Problems of Using Business Case Studies

Students run the entire operation.

Too many cases not enough time

Business newbies: not so welcome

Times change, cases must follow suit.

An alternative to traditional case methods

Although most business schools offer the case study method, some are more wary of allowing the case method to take over.

Columbia offers their case studies in varied formats:

Traditional cases which include detailed write-ups of the problem.

Analytical cases which are often shorter and based upon real life decisions

The case gives a summary of the issue with some primary background information.

The aim is to force students to make decisions which have not already been pre-digested and predetermined.