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
Harvard Kennedy School of Govt.
HEC Montréal
IESE Business School
Indian Inst. of Management--Bangalore
IMD
INSEAD
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Ivey School of Business
Kellogg School of Management
NACRA Case Research Journal
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
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Accounting
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Sales
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 for Management
• 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 Teaching Notes
 Attend a webinar to learn about any simulation
Current titles
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Leadership and Team: Everest V2
Finance: Blackstone/Celanese
Finance: M&A in Wine Country
Finance: Capital Budgeting
Operations Management: Benihana V2
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 V2
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 60% discount on coursepacks delivered to students
through the site
hbsp.harvard.edu
Web Benefits Continued
 Online browsing tools to help you find the best materials for
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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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