Case Development Center

Currently GSOM SPbU is the largest center of case studies on business practices in Russia. GSOM SPbU — is Russian first business school, which formed its own collection of case studies at The Case Centre (before July 07, 2013, known as European Case Clearing House) in English. As of January 01, 2021, GSOM SPbU case collection at The Case Centre consists of 244 registration units (143 cases and 101 teaching notes). At the moment GSOM SPbU cases are available for use in training programs anywhere in the world. They are ordered for use in teaching at universities in Europe, U.S., Asia and Africa.

The collection of business case studies developed at GSOM SPbU in 1996–2020, consists of 292 cases, including 171 cases supported by teaching notes. More than 80 professors and 7 graduate students took part in case development. More than 50 case studies and teaching notes have been developed in co-authorship with colleagues from other business schools, i.e. Haas School of Business, University of California (Berkeley), University of Texas, Babson College, Helsinki School of Economics and other international business schools.

By now nine collections of cases were published at GSOM SPbU, 117 cases in total (17 cases were published in 2003-2005, 69 cases were published in collections of 2008-2010, 7 cases - in 2012, 4 cases – in 2014, 20 – in 2015). 50 case studies and articles on the development of case-method were published in journals and periodicals in Russia. Five editions of guidelines for teachers of business disciplines on case study development were published at GSOM SPbU. 30 case studies and articles on case-method were published in leading international journals, covering the use of case-method.

In 2017, GSOM SPbU is the first in Russia that formed its own collection of cases  in English in the new academic Case Collection produced by SAGE. The first collection of cases of the Russian business school, which became part of the SAGE Business Cases, included 26 cases and 17 Teaching Notes.

To coordinate the development and use of teaching cases, the Case Development Center was established at GSOM SPbSU. Its main activities include the following: 

• Supporting the process of development, registration, publication, and preparation for use in the educational process of cases, business games and other teaching materials.
• Integration of teaching technics used at school into the international process of business education development.
• Providing professors with teaching materials and guidelines, licensed for use at other universities, training centers and international organizations.
• Methodical and organizational support to professors in issues related to improving professional skills, methodological expertise and implementation of advanced learning methods.

 
One of the main activities of the center is development and use of case studies in the teaching process.

Tel.: +7 (812) 323-84-53

Address: 199004, 3, per. Volkhovskiy