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Home of the calibration case method.

Accelerate your understanding of business by browsing our case selections. Pick a concept, and then read the cases within them. As you read, compare and contrast between each case: what are some surprising similarities? What are some surprising dissimilarities?

Doing this simulates what experts do when they examine cases in business and investing. Learn more →

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  • 100+ cases, 20+ concept series

    And growing! The case library receives steady updates of new Calibration Cases.

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Recent Concepts

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Asian Conglomerates

16 cases

A collection of cases about Asian tycoons and their conglomerates.

Incentive Design

12 cases

How entities — companies, firms, protocols — design effective incentives to accomplish effective goals.

Family Business Succession

3 cases

Stories of succession in a family business.

Power

15 cases

What power looks like in dealmaking and in business.

Capital Allocation

12 cases

What good and bad capital allocation looks like.

The Capital Cycle

9 cases

Cases of companies navigating the capital cycle: whether successfully, or not.

New Cases

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