Art of Case Analysis: A Guide to the Diagnosis of Business Situations

by Robert Ronstadt

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0930204018
• ISBN13: 9780930204013
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Consilience
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Hit the ground running

Being able to quickly read and analyze case studies, white papers, business plans, etc. is a big part of a lot of business jobs. I used this book when studying at Babson and have kept it on my shelf ever since. It's specifically designed for the rodeo art of business school case analysis but it's got information in it that I use every day.

Good general discussion on case preparation

If you think of this book as your preparation for case interview of consulting firms, you are reading the wrong book. This book is about preparing for case discussion for undergrad and graduate business courses. It provides general tips and strategies for: - forming study group - reading the case efficiently and effectively - analysing the case - participating and presenting in class your insight (your discussion role and course strategy) - classroom strategics and tactics (including where you sit)As a Harvard MBA student, I found this book (written by an Harvard MBA alumnus) relevant. It doesn't provide specific points to cover in particular class - it does have some general discussion on key accounting, finance, and marketing concepts in order to crack these cases. After all, it's a book about case analysis, not about accounting, finance nor marketing....