The CASE Journal: Volume 15 Issue 1

Letter from the Editor

Rebecca J. Morris

Analyzing industry changes and business evolution: the path forward for Midwest Equipment Company

Larry Gene Straub, John Perry

The case illustrates how environmental forces affect an industry’s profitability. PESTEL and five forces analyses can be used to examine the retail agricultural equipment industry.

Mystery over the Atlantic: the tragic fate of Air France Flight 447

Jamie O’Brien

This case has two primary purposes. First, it allows students to examine how cognitive bias can affect decision making in stressful situations. Students explore why individuals…

Case exercises in an introduction to management course: a structured approach to increase student engagement

Michael S. Lewis, Robin Ayers Frkal

Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to test the effectiveness of the case exercise process as it relates to increasing student participation and engagement…

Detective Casey and the April 2010 shooting

Joy Jones-Carmack

Several theories emerge in a reading of this case; however, the primary or overarching focus of the case is the role of communication and how ineffective or non-existent…