ABSTRACT
Consulting these collections is useful if you are going to write your own cases, since they usually include ones that are well tested in the classroom. All good cases have certain characteristics. As identified by both Boehrer and Linsky (1990) and Lang (1986), a good case tells a story, raises thought-provoking issues, has conflicting elements, promotes identification with the core actors, encourages students to take a position, requires a decision, and consists of relevant facts that can all be stated concisely. As with PBL problems, real-life situations add both relevance and finality to the exercise.
