Scholarly Articles

On the flight back to his home station, Captain Jack Thompson pondered his choices. He had to make the decision now because his unit was about to deploy to Afghanistan.

As writers who have made numerous attempts to create cases (some more successful than others) we are often asked, "how do you find a topic?" or "what topics make good cases?" These questions are

This is the full preview of the Journal of Critical Incidents - Volume 7 (Fall 2014). Individual cases with the associated teaching notes can be found by searching the case title.

This is the full preview of the Business Case Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2 (Summer, 2014). Individual cases with the associated teaching notes can be found by searching the case title.

After several years as a sales representative, Todd was promoted to zone sales manager.

In this decision case, the CEO of an insurance company located in the European Union is faced with a dilemma related to a breach of confidentiality on the part of a senior manager.

Daren Young, CEO of DRYCO, a family owned paving construction and maintenance (PCM) firm, faced several crises at DRYCO but he worked hard to make the firm profitable.

The Society for Case Research held a preconference workshop to help authors improve their case research skills.

In this article, we review the challenges to the current economic system and then proceed by presenting two competing paradigms—the economistic and humanistic paradigms of business.

Mike Peters, a professor at Rocky Mountain State University (RMSU), had been asked to serve as the chair of a selection committee to fill the position of Human Resource Partner.

Dr. Cara Peters, Associate Editor of Journal for Case Studies, has a long-time friend from graduate school who used to be an active member of the Society for Case Research.

This is the full preview of the Journal of Critical Incidents - Volume 6 (Fall 2013). Individual cases with the associated teaching notes can be found by searching the case title.

This decision case gives students an opportunity to think about communication needs related to an organization’s recovery from a crisis created by a flood.

This case reports, in his own words, the experiences of Javier, a 22 year-old factory worker, reflecting on three separate interpersonal incidents occurring within the past year at his job in a f

In this article, we discuss the importance of human assets in growing and scaling a social venture in order to achieve its objectives and attain financial sustainability.

As editors, our goal is to facilitate the publishing of interesting and relevant cases that allow for students to evaluate real-world events and experiences.

Over time, each of the editors of the Journal of Case Studies has set a goal to improve the quality of publications produced by the journal.

This is the full preview of the Journal of Critical Incidents - Volume 5 (Fall 2012). Individual cases with the associated teaching notes can be found by searching the case title.

Cases are real life, true stories. The story is told about a real event in a real organization in a real industry.