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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2010 version)

  Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (A)

  Dorothy A. Leonard

  A relatively inexperienced professor struggles with managing a case discussion in a class based on numeric analysis. The class is lethargic and time is tight; she considers both a number of possible reasons for their disinterest and different teaching strategies to stimulate discussion and learning.

  Keywords: Education; Teaching; Strategy; Communication Strategy; Training; Leadership Style; Education Industry;

  Citation:

  Leonard, Dorothy A. "Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (A)." Harvard Business School Case 911-404, August 2012. (Revised from original July 2010 version.)

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2010 version)

  Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (B)

  Dorothy A. Leonard

  A professor teaching a case discussion based on numeric analysis is pleased that a student finally "cracks" the case--but the numbers differ from her own. The instructor has to decide how to handle the discrepancy.

  Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Teaching; Cases; Mathematical Methods; Conflict Management;

  Citation:

  Leonard, Dorothy A. "Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-405, August 2012. (Revised from original July 2010 version.)

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• Supplement | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2010 version)

  Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (C)

  Dorothy A. Leonard

  A professor has an awkward exchange with a student who has prepared numeric analysis, but whose numbers do not agree with her own.

  Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Learning; Teaching; Cases; Conflict Management;

  Citation:

  Leonard, Dorothy A. "Assistant Professor Jo Worthington (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 911-406, August 2012. (Revised from original July 2010 version.)

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