Textbook learning may be invaluable, but nothing compares to real-world experience.
But before students are ready to take what they’ve learned to the field, case studies provide opportunities for thinking through the complexities of situations that arise in today’s workplaces.
The case studies students read in their textbooks are designed by professors from around the world and have a global impact as aspiring business professionals from Dallas to Denmark seek solutions that will one day help them problem solve in the workplace.
Ivey Publishing, one of the world’s foremost academic publishers, reported that a case study developed by Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics Management Professor Atul Teckchandani was the bestselling case study of the 2023-24 academic year.
The case study, “People First Inc.: A Star Employee But a Terrible Manager,” envisions a management consulting company in which a star employee has been promoted, but they fall short as a manager.
Understanding the importance of and assessing emotional intelligence and psychological safety, and considering how employees and managers can navigate transitions from employee to management are some of the learning objectives undergrad and graduate business students achieve when their instructors incorporate this case study into their classes.
We sat down with Teckchandani to discover more about the case study and its impact.
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