Donham Promotes the Case Study Teaching Method at Harvard
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Education, Economics
- Subcategories: Teaching, Teachers, Business
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Massachusetts, New England
- Date: The 1920’s
Article abstract: Wallace B. Donham, dean of the Harvard Business School, introduced the case history teaching method to improve students’ management skills and knowledge of the business world.
Summary of Event
Virtually all management-related textbooks for business classes include case histories. There was a time, however, when such books contained nothing but theory. Wallace B. Donham, who was appointed to his position as dean of the Harvard Business School in 1919, changed that. He introduced an innovative element to the teaching of business, the...
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