In the field of management science and business administration, the case method is gaining ground in research and in teaching. Case studies support on the one hand exploratory research and on the other hand problem-based teaching. However, we find that case research and case teaching remain...

Case studies are, normally, real-world problems that might include relevant or irrelevant data, correct or incorrect analysis and that require some sort of interpretation or solution. The use of case studies has been a common feature of undergraduate studies in business and law for a long time....

Structured Abstract Purpose - This article contributes to efforts documenting the incursion of Anglo-American capitalism into Latin America by looking at the emergence and development of graduate and postgraduate business education in Mexico. Design/methodology/approach - Archival research...

The complexity of economic life and the necessity to prepare the students for a very competitive environment has determined the members of the teaching body to find new teaching methods. An increasing importance was awarded to the study case method, successfully promoted by Harvard Business...

While recognizing that the goals of legal education can, and should, extend beyond the solitary objective of generating competent legal professionals this paper will argue that experiential learning techniques offer us an opportunity to move beyond the stale dichotomies of core course ::...

This paper seeks to address the perceived failure of university teaching to foster critical understanding of audit practice and to identify a potential remedy. It contributes to the debate (Maltby, 2001, “Second thoughts about 'Cases in Auditing',” Accounting Education: an international...

The case method of teaching and the corresponding Socratic Method predate the discovery of the scientific method for advancing knowledge and problem solving. The case method applies known principles (e.g., laws) to specific situations while the scientific method focuses on discovering...

Abstract: Study programmes in economics and management should be more focused on developing students' critical thinking skills and the capabilities to solve practical problems. Case method is admittedly one of the best techniques to accomplish these goals. Thus, disseminating the benefits of...