Cases in the Classroom: Part C

Authors
Leigh W. Cellucci, East Carolina University, Cara Peters, Winthrop University, Michael H. Kennedy, East Carolina University, Woodruff, Eric, East Carolina University
Region
North America
Topic
Accounting & Finance
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Ethics & Social Justice
Human Resources & Organizational Behavior
Information Systems
Marketing & Sales
Operations
Strategy & General Management
Length
11 pages
Keywords
case research
case teaching
case writing
Journal of Case Studies
Copyright Holder
Society for Case Research
Target Audience
Faculty/Researchers

Building upon our past “From the Editor” articles that focused on cases in the classroom (Peters, Cellucci, and Ford, 2015; Cellucci, Peters, and Woodruff, 2015), the purpose of this article is to describe the results from the pilot study and focus group conducted at the 2016 Society for Case Research (SCR) Summer Workshop, Kearney, NE. The respondents were professors who were actively engaged in case study research. The findings indicated that they found cases as a useful pedagogical tool for students to apply theory in real-life situations, hone their critical thinking skills and build their ability to work in teams effectively. Focus group recommendations were applied to improve the survey instrument distributed to the SCR membership during Fall 2016. This research was IRB approved.