Announced: The Case Centre Impact Index 2024:

Now in its second year, The Case Centre Impact Index continues to highlight the immense global influence of the case method in business education. It is fitting that, as the home of the very first case in 1921, Harvard Business School retains its position as the school with the most reach, while ICFAI Business School (IBS) and INSEAD remain in second and third places respectively.

The landscape, however, is evolving as more schools worldwide are making significant contributions to the case method. This year, seven new schools have joined the ranks of schools with the most impact: Stanford University School of Engineering; Cranfield University School of Management; Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware; EDHEC Business School; Asian Institute of Management; and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA). Special recognition goes to MIT Sloan School of Management, which has made an impressive debut in the rankings as the highest new entrant at number ten.

In the 2023-24 academic year, 1,234 organisations across 87 countries purchased cases from The Case Centre, underscoring the global reach of the case method. 452 schools qualified for a place in the Impact Index by having cases written by their faculty actively used in teaching worldwide, making a position in the top 50 a significant marker of impact.

Vicky Lester, Chief Executive Officer of The Case Centre commented:

“With so many new schools joining the Index, building on the work of those with established influence, it’s fantastic to celebrate these tremendous contributions to the business education community. The Index is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate those schools demonstrating their commitment to high-quality case writing. Writing that is educational, engaging, and influential to students and teachers globally.”

 

Methodology

To determine the ranking, the Impact Index considers the number of a school’s cases adopted, the breadth of adoption across organisations and countries, and the number of individual students taught with the cases. All organisations that published at least one case with The Case Centre in the preceding academic year are eligible.

Read more about the Impact Index at The Case Centre.

The Case Centre Impact Index 2024

1          Harvard Business School

2          ICFAI Business School (IBS)

3          INSEAD

4          International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

5          Amity Global Business School

6          Ivey Business School

7          Stanford Graduate School of Business

8          University of Virginia Darden School of Business

9          MIT Sloan School of Management

10         Rotterdam School of Management

11         Copenhagen Business School

12         Columbia Business School

13         London Business School

14         IESE Business School

15         Kellogg School of Management

16         Singapore Management University

17         Babson College

18         HEC Paris

19         ESMT Berlin

20         Thunderbird School of Global Management

21         China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

22         HKU Business School

23         University of St. Gallen

24         IÉSEG School of Management

25         Institute of Management Technology

26         SDA Bocconi School of Management

27         IE Business School

28         Harvard Kennedy School

29         Vlerick Business School

30         ESSEC Business School

31         ESCP Business School

32         HEC Montréal

33         Nanyang Business School

34         McDonough School of Business

35         Michigan Ross School of Business

36         ESADE Business School

37         Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon

38         Stanford University School of Engineering

39 (j)     Newcastle University Business School

39 (j)     School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg

41         The Wharton School

42         Beedie School of Business

43         Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

44         Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University

45         Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware

46         Fox School of Business at Temple University

47         Hult International Business School

48         EDHEC Business School

49         Asian Institute of Management

50         Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA)

(j) indicates joint winners

For more information on each school’s case writing commitment use the links above.

The Case Centre is the independent home of the case method and is dedicated to advancing the case method worldwide, sharing knowledge, wisdom and experience to inspire and transform business education across the globe. It is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity. www.thecasecentre.org

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