Summary of William Ellet's The Case Study Handbook

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The case method is a new approach to learning that you may encounter in business school. It is a dynamic, unpredictable classroom where students discuss and disagree with each other about cases. The professor doesn’t lay out the correct response to the case, because you have to learn how to think. #2 The lecture method is a great way to learn a lot of information in a short time. However, it can’t teach you how to think, and it can’t prepare you for the real world. #3 The case method is a new approach to learning that you may encounter in business school. It is a dynamic, unpredictable classroom where students discuss and disagree with each other about cases. The professor doesn’t lay out the correct response to the case, because you have to learn how to think. #4 MBA students have told me that there is a secret to the case method that some people get and some don't. If you get it, you do well; if you don’t, you scrape by as best you can.