Case study approach

The case method describes real management issues in real companies. Cases are used as a basis for class discussion and give participants the opportunity to take on the roles of key players in actual business situations.

About IMD cases

IMD cases are developed by IMD Faculty and research staff, usually in cooperation with a company whose management issues provide a key learning point. The case development process may take from a couple of weeks to several months, depending on a number of factors, such as the availability of company contacts and the time needed to move from the first draft to the final company approved version.

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Copyright

IMD retains all proprietary interests in its cases. Without prior written permission, IMD cases may not be reproduced, used, translated, included in books or other publications, distributed in any form or by any means, stored in a database or in other retrieval systems.

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Latest Releases

IMD has developed cases since the mid-1950s and currently counts more than 3,000 cases in its collection.

Since 2000, over 650 new cases were added to the IMD collection, with more than 500 released for use at other academic institutions.

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Award Winners

IMD cases have won more than 90 awards in case writing competitions.

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Distributors

IMD cases can be ordered from the distributors listed below.

IMD cases may not be translated without prior written permission from IMD Case Services.
A number of translated IMD cases are available from ecch and the following distributors: