Index

Rebecca J. Morris (Westfield State University, USA)

The Ultimate Guide to Compact Cases: Case Research, Writing, and Teaching

ISBN: 978-1-80382-850-3, eISBN: 978-1-80382-847-3

Publication date: 1 September 2022

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Morris, R.J. (2022), "Index", The Ultimate Guide to Compact Cases: Case Research, Writing, and Teaching, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 269-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80382-847-320221012

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INDEX

Active learning
, 4, 159, 231

theories
, 18

Alignment
, 228–229

Archives
, 57–58

Assignment
, 228–229

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
, 127, 227

Asynchronous online
, 228, 230, 231

classes
, 232

Back pocket cases
, 242

Bad ideas for Compact Cases
, 36–40

Bar charts
, 105–106

Black Lives Matter (BLM)
, 85

Blended learning (see Hybrid learning)

Case
, 4, 53

criteria for Compact Cases
, 34–36

ideation
, 33

releases
, 61–63

teaching modalities
, 229–231

Case series (see Multipart series)

Case writer(s)
, 53, 114, 128–129

research ethics for
, 68–73

Case writing
, 62

assignment
, 159

assignment choices
, 167

benefits of
, 160

challenges of
, 164

conventions
, 78–79

individuals or teams
, 166–168

instructor benefits
, 162–164

instructor challenges
, 165–166

length of case
, 168

materials and guidance
, 174–176

peer feedback
, 170

research methodology in
, 53–54

skills
, 162

structuring
, 166

student benefits
, 160–162

student challenges
, 164–165

tips for
, 19–23

type of analysis
, 168–170

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
, 86

Closing Hook
, 93–96

Clustered bar graph (see Grouped bar graph)

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
, 68

Compact Case
, 1

active learning theories
, 18

bad ideas for
, 36–40

case
, 4

case ideation criteria for
, 34–36

case writing adventure
, 8–12

closing hook
, 93–96

company history
, 85

components
, 79

differences in learning objectives
, 25–26

“Don’t Tell Us–Show Us” approach
, 91–92

elements of compact case
, 23–25

encouraging student reading of assigned materials
, 19

great case writers
, 6–7

history of cases
, 2–3

IM for Compact cases vs. traditional cases
, 154–156

industry background
, 83–85

manager(s)
, 86–87

opening hook
, 80–83

past, present, and future of cases
, 248–250

possibilities for 2019 Hackathon
, 37–38

primary differences between short and traditional cases
, 28–29

problem/case focus
, 87–90

revised Bloom’s taxonomy
, 89

short cases from instructor’s perspective
, 27

short cases from student’s perspective
, 27–28

student’s perspective
, 17

teaching cases
, 3–4

tips for case writing
, 19–23

traditional cases
, 15

vs. traditional cases
, 15

write cases
, 5–6, 7–8

Company History
, 85

Conference workshop presentation
, 171

Conflicts of interest
, 68

Construct validity
, 60

Contextual knowledge
, 5

Data sources
, 54

primary data sources
, 54–55

quasi-primary data sources
, 56–58

secondary data resources
, 55–56

Data transparency
, 70

Data visualization (Dataviz)
, 100

in case exhibits
, 101

diagrams/charts
, 111–113

financial statements
, 108–110

graphs
, 101–108

maps
, 110

photos
, 113–114

sample timeline
, 112

videos
, 114–117

Deans and tenure committees
, 130–131

Decision-focused cases
, 46–48

Defamation
, 61

Descriptive cases
, 43

Design
, 228–229

Diagrams/charts
, 111–113

Discussion questions
, 143–144

and answers
, 148–152

Disguised cases
, 63–67

“Don’t Tell Us–Show Us” approach
, 91–92

Donut charts
, 104–105

Editors
, 130

Embryo cases
, 49

Evaluative cases
, 44–46

Evaluators
, 129

Exhibits
, 97

buried alive in data
, 100–101

Compact Case word budget
, 117–118

in compact cases
, 98

data visualization
, 100

editing case
, 119–121

increased encounters with visualization
, 100

technological innovations
, 101

tips for data visualizations
, 101–117

Fabrication
, 65

Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)
, 17

Falsification
, 65

Fictionalized cases
, 63–67

Field research
, 55

Financial statements
, 108–110

Five Forces Analysis
, 141, 169

Focus in short writing
, 34

Functional cases
, 20

“Good Idea” for Compact Case

bad ideas for Compact Cases
, 36–40

case ideation
, 33

case ideation criteria for Compact Cases
, 34–36

case writing journey
, 48–49

finding good case ideas
, 40–43

good ideas for short cases
, 36

types of cases
, 43–48

“Good” answers, characteristics of
, 149–150

Graphs
, 101–108

Great case writers
, 6–7

Grouped bar graph
, 106

Harvard Business School (HBS)
, 2–3

Hybrid learning
, 230–231

Illustrative cases (see Descriptive cases)

In-person case discussions
, 230

Industry Background
, 83–85

Informative cases
, 87

Informed consent form
, 73

Institutional Review Board (IRB)
, 69

Instructor’s manual (IM) (see Teaching note (TN))

Instructors
, 129

benefits
, 162–164

challenges
, 165–166

Intellectual contributions
, 64–65

Intellectual property
, 69

Journalism principles

do not add
, 72

do not deceive
, 72

Lammily case
, 47

Learning management system (LMS)
, 198, 229–230

Learning objectives (LOs)
, 128, 137

assignment questions vs.
, 141

examples
, 138–140

improper sequencing of
, 141

lack of
, 140–141

lack of alignment of
, 141–142

multipurpose tool
, 142

problems with
, 140

“Library cases” (see Secondary data resources)

Line graphs
, 102–103

LinkedIn study
, 162

Manager(s)
, 86–87

Maps
, 110

Multipart series
, 49

Multiple bar charts
, 108

North American Case Research Association (NACRA)
, 137, 162, 204

Online case pedagogy
, 237–242

Opening Hook
, 80–83

applying Five Ws and an H Framework to
, 81

Passive actors
, 159

Past tense
, 78

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK)
, 5, 6

Pedagogical knowledge
, 5

Pedagogical usage
, 135–137

Peer feedback
, 170

Peer-to-peer learning
, 202–203

PESTEL analysis
, 149, 234

Pie charts
, 103

Plagiarism
, 69

Primary research
, 55, 60–61

Primary sources
, 33, 86–87

“Problem-based learning”
, 2–3

Problem/case focus section of Compact Case
, 87–90

Problems, Pieces, People, and Possibilities (Four Ps)
, 35

Protagonist
, 16

PSEG case
, 47, 48, 94, 113, 138–139

Publication process
, 171–173, 210–217

Publishing Compact Case

activities post case acceptance
, 223

for journal submission
, 200–210

peer-review process
, 197

publication process
, 210–217

responding to reviewers
, 217–223

Quasi-primary data sources
, 56–58

Question and answer period (Q&A period)
, 57

“Red herrings”
, 88

Relationship-building
, 62

Reliability
, 60–61

Reproducibility
, 68

Research methodology

in case writing
, 53–54

IM
, 142–143

Researching Compact Case

case releases
, 61–63

data sources
, 54–58

difference between storytelling and research
, 53

disguised vs. fictionalized cases
, 63–67

informed consent form
, 73

primary or secondary research
, 60–61

publish-release form
, 71

research ethics for case writers
, 68–73

research methodology in case writing
, 53–54

triangulation
, 58–60

Return on investment (ROI)
, 198

Reviewers
, 130

writing response to
, 221–223

Reviewing
, 212

Sample Compact Case
, 125

Secondary data resources
, 55–56

Secondary research
, 60–61

Secondary sources
, 33, 86

Short cases

good ideas for
, 36

from instructor’s perspective
, 27

primary differences between short cases and traditional cases
, 28–29

from student’s perspective
, 27–28

Shorter cases
, 20, 49

good ideas for
, 36

from instructor’s perspective
, 27

primary differences between traditional cases and
, 28–29

selecting outlets for
, 21–22

from student’s perspective
, 27–28

Social media
, 58

Sound research methodology
, 62

Startup cases (see Embryo cases)

Storytelling and research
, 53

Strategic management cases
, 83

Student

benefits
, 160–162

challenges
, 164–165

Subject matter knowledge
, 5

Supplementary materials
, 147–148

“Swiss army knife” of cases
, 135

Synchronous online
, 231

classes
, 231–232

Synopsis/case summary
, 133–135

Teaching cases
, 3–4, 53, 78

Teaching note (TN)
, 11, 26, 33, 53, 78, 127, 198, 252

adopting instructors
, 129

case writer
, 128–129

for compact cases vs. traditional cases
, 154–156

components of
, 131–132

deans and tenure committees
, 130–131

discussion questions
, 143–144

discussion questions and answers
, 148–152

editors and reviewers
, 130

epilogue
, 152–154

evaluators
, 129

to incorporate feedback
, 201–202

LO section
, 137–142

pedagogical usage
, 135–137

purpose of
, 128

research methodology
, 142–143

supplementary materials
, 147–148

synopsis/case summary
, 133–135

teaching strategy
, 144–145

theory discussion
, 145–147

Teaching strategy
, 144–145

Teaching with cases online
, 231

asynchronous online classes
, 232

case preparation
, 233–234

online case pedagogy
, 237–242

synchronous and asynchronous methods combination
, 233

synchronous online classes
, 231–232

tools for
, 234–236

Teaching with Compact Cases

case for teaching with cases
, 227

case teaching modalities
, 229–231

decision-making skills
, 243

design, assign, and align
, 228–229

development of effective communication skills
, 227–228

PESTEL analysis
, 244

students beyond classroom
, 228

teaching tips for compact cases
, 242–243

teaching with cases online
, 231–242

Theory discussion
, 145–147

Three-option approach
, 93–94

Traditional cases
, 15, 159

active learning theories
, 18

Compact Cases vs.
, 15

differences in learning objectives
, 25–26

elements of
, 16

elements of compact case
, 23–25

encouraging student reading of assigned materials
, 19

IM for compact cases vs.
, 154–156

primary differences between short cases and
, 28–29

short cases from instructor’s perspective
, 27

short cases from student’s perspective
, 27–28

student’s perspective
, 17

tips for case writing
, 19–23

Transcripts
, 57

Triangulation
, 58–60

Unacceptable answers, characteristics of
, 150–151

Undergraduate case assignment example
, 181–188

US Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)
, 69

US National Science Foundation (NSF)
, 65

Videos
, 56–57, 86, 114–117

Who, What, When, Where, Why and How framework (Five Ws and H framework)
, 80–81

to Opening Hooks
, 81–82

Write cases
, 5–6, 7–8

Writing Compact Case
, 77

benefits of case writing assignment
, 160–164

case writing collaborations
, 159

case writing conventions
, 78–79

challenges of case writing assignment
, 164–166

Compact Case components
, 79–96

conference workshop presentation
, 171

evaluating student cases
, 189–191

exhibits
, 97

exhibits in compact cases
, 98–117

learning from experience of others
, 173–181

publication process
, 171–173

structuring case writing project
, 166–170

student response to case assignment
, 192–193

with students
, 159

undergraduate case assignment example
, 181–188

writing process
, 97–98

Writing process
, 97–98