Top 40 Bestselling Case Authors 2017/18
Welcome to The Case Centre's list of bestselling case authors for the academic year 2017/18
Over 8,000 case writers are registered with The Case Centre, making a top 40 spot a special achievement. Many congratulations to everyone who made the list.
First place
For a third successive year ICFAI Business School Dean (Case Research Center) Debapratim Purkayastha is our bestselling case author, selling just under 19,000 copies of his cases during 2017/18. Special congratulations to him. Find our more about Debapratim here
Highest new entry
Ivey Business School’s Elizabeth Grasby certainly made an impression on this year’s top 40. The recently retired Professor Emeritus came in at an impressive no.13 on the list. Congratulations to Elizabeth. Find out more about her here
Global shift
Interestingly, the top 40 has seen an increase in European and Asian schools featured, rising from 33% to 37.5% and 10% to 12.5% respectively. North America is still well represented with 50% - down from last year’s 57%.
Unique perspective
Our top 40 bestselling authors, who represent renowned business schools around the world, provide a fascinating insight into how the case method works for them and tips on how to write a good case. Simply follow the links below to find out more about their cases and passion for the case method.
Meet our bestselling authors ...
Please note that every effort was made to ensure all biographical information and detail concerning each author was correct at the time of publication (22 October 2018).
If you believe any inaccuracies have occurred, please do contact paddy@thecasecentre.org and we’ll be happy to make any necessary changes.
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