Harvard Business Publishing
for Educators and Students
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Harvard Business Publishing
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Company Overview
Participant-Centered Learning
Course Materials Available
Simulations and Online Courses
Educators Web Site
Our mission:
To improve the practice of management and
its impact in a changing world
Harvard Business School
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Harvard Business Publishing Customers
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Academic Institutions
• Case studies, articles, chapters,
simulations, online courses
• Focus on MBA, executive
education, and undergraduate
business courses
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Individual Managers
• Harvard Business Review
• Harvard Business Review Press
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Corporations
• Corporate Learning
• Harvard ManageMentor
Participant-Centered Learning
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Also known as the Socratic method, case method, discussion
leadership, or active learning
 Harvard Business School pioneered the use of this pedagogy in
business education
 We provide course materials designed to:
• Facilitate class discussion
• Promote critical thinking
• Prepare students for leadership and teamwork
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Harvard Business Publishing is the leading provider of course materials
designed for this student-centered approach.
Participant-Centered Learning Resources
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The Art and Craft of Discussion Leadership Seminars
• Offered worldwide throughout the year
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Establishing and reshaping the learning contract
Questioning, listening, and responding
The teacher/student relationship
Designing the teaching plan
Practicing the skill
• Part I: for instructors at all levels of experience
• Part II: for those with 3-5 years of participant-centered experience,
covers teaching online and with quantitative cases
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Three-hour online program builds skills and confidence in discussion leadership:
hbsp.harvard.edu/multimedia/pcl/pcl_index.html
Case Studies
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Over 8,000 case studies from
Harvard Business School
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Includes Industry & Background Notes
covering theory, core concepts, or specific
industry overviews
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Partner Case Collections
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Babson College
Business Enterprise Trust
Darden School of Business
Design Management Institute
HEC Montréal
IESE Business School
IIM-Bangalore
IMD
INSEAD
Ivey School of Business
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Kellogg School of Management
Social Enterprise Knowledge
Network
Stanford Graduate School of
Business
Thunderbird School of Global
Management
Tsinghua University
University of Hong Kong
Harvard Business Publishing Brief Cases
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5-8 narrative pages + exhibits
Accompanied by a Teaching Note
Many have supplementary spreadsheets
Designed for a single class meeting
Current disciplines
 Accounting
 Finance
 General Management
 Human Resource Management
 Marketing
 Organizational Behavior
 Operations Management
 Service Management
Journal Articles
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Harvard Business Review articles
Each issue includes a case discussion and commentary
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Partner article collections
• Business Horizons
• California Management Review
• Rotman Magazine
• Sloan Management Review
Books and Chapters
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Harvard Business Review Press
• Books available by chapter
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Partner book publishers
• Business Expert Press
• Perseus Books
• Princeton University Press
• Also available by chapter
Online Courses
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Provide a comprehensive introduction
to each subject
 May be used in advanced undergraduate
courses, for MBA pre-matriculation work, or as
homework
 Use the complete course or selected sections
Current courses:
• Finance
• Financial Accounting
• IT Concepts
• Mathematics for Management
• Quantitative Methods
• Spreadsheet Modeling
Online Simulations
 Real-world contexts and narratives
 Simple but powerful administration tools
 Flexible setup options for various disciplines
and course levels
 Detailed Facilitator’s Guides
 Attend a webinar to learn about any simulation.
Current titles
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Leadership and Team: Everest
Finance: Blackstone/Celanese
Finance: M&A in Wine Country
Finance: Capital Budgeting
Operations Management: Benihana
Operations Management: Process Analytics
Global Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management:
Root Beer Game
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Project Management:
Scope, Resources, Schedule
Marketing: Managing Segments & Customers
Pricing: Universal Rental Car
Change Management:
Power and Influence
Strategic Innovation:
Back Bay Battery
Strategy: Competitive Dynamics and Wintel
The Educators Web Site
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Premium Educator access to the site is available to faculty at degreegranting institutions
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Premium Educator benefits include:
• Educator Copies of full-text cases, notes, articles, chapters
• Teaching Notes (an instructor's guide to course material)
• Previews and Free Trials of online courses and simulations
• Authorization of assistants to plan courses on your behalf
• Up to a 50% discount on coursepacks delivered to students
through the site
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Web Benefits Continued
 Online browsing tools to help you find the best materials for
your course:
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Custom curriculum maps
Premier Case Collection
Recommendations for Undergrad, MBA and Exec Ed courses
Course Modules (4-6 items per topic)
Textbook Case Maps
 A community of educators
• The Teaching Post Blog, an online forum for educators to exchange
ideas and insights on participant-centered learning
• Ratings and Reviews, a way for educators to learn from each other what
works well in class
Thank you. Questions?
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