Scholarly Articles

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 t

This is the full preview of the Journal of Critical Incidents - Volume 9 (Fall 2016). Individual cases with the associated teaching notes can be found by searching the case title.

This case primarily explores issues related to a multi-party, multi-faceted, escalating conflict that occurred at Trinity Classical Academy (TCA), a private, non-profit primary and secondary scho

This descriptive case provided an exercise for students to argue, under the applicable legal framework, whether the taxpayer’s purported business travel expenses using a recreational vehicle shou

Thus, for this issue, our “From the Editors” article focuses on points made during the workshops.

A former mutual fund chief investment officer, Mike Atherton, was concerned about the future volatility of bonds in a likely environment of rising interest rates.

This decision-oriented critical incident describes Stacey Garrison’s personal dilemma of whether to candidly express her concerns about the human resource management practices of Lexi and Mark (o

Groupon, Inc.’s growth had been spectacular, and in less than three years after its founding, it was ready to make its initial public offering (IPO).

This descriptive critical incident describes events which took place within the Philadelphia Police Department which resulted in a federal lawsuit for a hostile work environment.

John, a long-time board member at Midwestern Community Credit Union (MCCU), noted in one of his financial reviews that MCCU’s operating expense ratio was substantially higher than those of peer c

“We cannot get new banks to join the LIBOR panel. This is unfortunate from my perspective.

This descriptive critical incident describes the events and resulting tragic consequences of Dr.

Mitch Mainhardt was ultimately responsible for hiring and developing the professionals in his office. He and Joy Jones were reviewing staff utilization for two accountants: Jennifer and Jason.

Alicia Jones and Kevin Killian worked for Midwest Products. More than once, Alicia experienced Kevin putting his arm around her when talking to her.

This critical incident describes the merger and controversial tax inversion of U.S.-based Burger King and Canada-based Tim Hortons.

This critical incident can be used in a basic finance or personal finance class.

Memorial Hospital was part of a successful, for-profit, integrated healthcare organization. The hospital relied upon leases to finance equipment and real property.

This case explores the vital relationship between the measurement of inventory and income for the restaurant Northstar Café.

Trevor, a recent MBA graduate, was able to secure promising interviews with two companies. Following his interview with the first company, Trevor was offered a job.

This is the full preview of the Journal of Critical Incidents - Volume 3 - 2010. Individual cases with the associated teaching notes can be found by searching the case title.