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How To Write Report
For the exclusive use of J. Zhang, 2014.
HAR VA R D
B U S I N E SS
S C H O O L
P R E SS

How to Write a Case-Based Essay
E xc e r p t e d fro m

The Case Study Handbook:
How to Read, Discuss, and Write Persuasively About Cases
By

William Ellet

Harvard Business School Press
Boston, Massachusetts

ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-2451-2

2451BC

This document is authorized for use only by Ji Zhang in Guidance for Report Writing taught by Megumi Taoka, at Globis Management School from November 2014 to May 2015.

For the exclusive use of J. Zhang, 2014.

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This document is authorized for use only by Ji Zhang in Guidance for Report Writing taught by Megumi Taoka, at Globis Management School from November 2014 to May 2015.

For the exclusive use of J. Zhang, 2014.

CHAPTER 9

HO W T O W R I T E A
C A S E - B A SE D E S S AY

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riting about a case is very different from talking about it.You collaborate with others in a discussion, bringing to bear everyone’s background and case preparation

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