PC Business – The PhD ProjectCase Writing Workshop
PC Business – The PhD Project Case Writing Workshop
FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY TO IMPACT
The PC Business – PhD Project Case Writing Workshop
May 20 – May 22, 2025
The Ryan Center for Business Studies
Providence College
Building on the success of this annual workshop focused on writing and teaching cases reflecting under-represented identities, we invite you to enjoy the beautiful Providence College campus and Rhode Island seacoast for this year’s PC Business – The PhD Project Case Writing Workshop.
By the end of the workshop, all participants will end up with an embryo of a case study and the path forward to publication.
We are excited to come together to help aspiring case writers:
- understand the case writing and publishing process
- create a draft of a case and teaching note that includes under-represented identities as a topic, protagonist, or focus
- develop a community of case writers for continuing support
- grow your case teaching skills, both in planning and delivery
- understand how case writing can support AACSB societal impact expectations
WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR
This year’s workshop has been revamped to meet the evolving needs of case writing. This year’s workshop will:
- Start on the embryo of your case on day one
- Leverage technology like artificial intelligence in case writing
- Be significantly more hands on
- Include more breakout learning activities
- Better inform you on conference and submission cycles
- Include additional expert guests
Faculty Leads and Presenters Include:
Andy Borchers
Co-editor, Journal of Critical Incidents, published by the Society for Case Research; professor of management and associate dean of Lipscomb University College of Business
Ann Hackert
At-large director, Society for Case Research; director of assessment and professor of finance at Idaho State University
George L. Whaley
Co-editor of Business Case Journal, published by the Society for Case Research; emeritus professor of human resources management, San José State University
Rebecca Frankel
Acquisitions editor for SAGE Business Cases and Business Foundations. Based in Washington DC, Rebecca has been working with new and experienced case writers for over 5 years. She is especially excited about content that not only prepares students to thrive in the modern workplace, but also empowers them to change it for the better.
Maureen Adams
Publisher at SAGE. Based in Washington DC, Maureen has been at SAGE for almost 10 years, working on educational content for the business and management curriculum.
Schedule
Breakfast and lunch are provided Tuesday through Thursday. The group dines together Tuesday evening (included in the program registration fee). Wednesday evening is free time.
Tuesday, May 20 – Check-in, welcome and introductions, background on case writing and publishing, the beginning of teamwork and case development
Wednesday, May 21 – Case writing boot camp, including warm-up exercises, case development, and teaching note tactics.
Thursday, May 22 (partial-day) – Planning and delivering a case.
Travel & Accommodations
Travel
Travel arrangements are individually made. The T.F. Green Airport (Providence, RI) is just a few minutes away from downtown Providence and the Providence College campus. Boston’s Logan Airport is approximately an hour from Providence.
Accommodations
A block of rooms with preferential rates has been reserved at the Graduate Providence hotel. To receive this rate, rooms must be booked by April 21, 2025. Please reserve through the group booking link below.
Phone Reservations: Guests can call a Hotel Reservations Agent directly at 401-421-0700 and choose Option 1, open seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, and use your group code or event name when speaking with the reservations agent.
If you have any questions, please contact us at pcsb-events@providence.edu.
Space is limited and, based on the generous support of our sponsors, the cost of this workshop is kept low at $250 pp, excluding travel and hotel. We anticipate it will fill quickly. Participants are expected to attend all workshop sessions on all three days of the program. Early registration is encouraged.
School of Business
Office Hours:
Academic Year: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Summer: Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Ryan Center for Business Studies 135
401.865.2332
pcsb@providence.edu
